MTH 30-2889-3 O CTA Non-Powered 6200 Series Add-On Subway Set (Set of 2) – Model Train Junction: Quality Parts and Art Supplies

This is an MTH 30-2889-3 CTA 2-Car Non-Pwd Add-On Subway Set. In the mid-1940s, Chicago’s public transit system was in a dismal state, with much of its equipment dating back to the turn of the century. In April 1945, the Chicago Transit Authority was created as a government agency to take over and run all the privately owned elevated (L) and streetcar operations. One of the CTA’s first acts was to order 130 new 6000-series cars to replace older equipment. Eventually the 6000-series grew to 720 cars delivered from 1950-1959, the largest series of cars ever built for the CTAr and, for many, the classic symbol of Chicago’s L. The 6000’s were the first large series of L cars with a feature borrowed from the North Shore’s Electroliners (shown elsewhere in this catalog): curved sides that were narrow at the floor to accommodate L platforms and wider at the window line to give passengers more room. The 6000’s also borrowed much of their electrical technology from the PCC streetcar design of the late 1930s. And beginning with car 6201, they borrowed a whole lot more. The CTA had realized that its fleet of nearly-new PCC cars had been made superfluous by the automobile and new bus routes. So, beginning in 1953, it sent 520 Green Hornet streetcars to the St. Louis Car Co., where their trucks, motors, electrical equipment, window frames, and other parts were recycled into new 6000-series cars.This quintessential Chicago L car is offered in two variations of its original paint scheme of Mercury green, Swamp Holly orange, and Croydon cream, Like all M.T.H. transit cars, this model features Station Stop Proto-Effects, allowing you to program the train to stop automatically at designated station stops and announce authentic Chicago station names. For more information on the 6000-series cars and the entire Chicago L system, visit www.Chicago-L.org.Features Include: Intricately Detailed ABS Bodies, Metal Wheels and Axles, Die-Cast Truck Sides Pilots, Authentic Paint Scheme, Lighted Cab Interiors, Unit Measures:13 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 3 3/8 ,Operates On O-31 Curves.

Condition: Factory New (C-9)
Operational Status: Functional
Original Box: Yes (P-9)

Manufacturer: MTH
Model Number: 30-2889-3
Road Name: Chicago Transit Authority (CTA)
MSRP: $149.95

Scale/Era: O Modern
Model Type: Transit/Subways

The Trainz SKU for this item is P11450114.

Trainz Product Id: 11450114