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NORM Collection
Cleveland Transit System
Pullman "Airporters" # 161 & 172
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The "Airporters," as these cars came to be known, were built in 1967 and 1970 by the Pullman Standard Company for the Cleveland Transit System's heavy-rail rapid transit line. The line features high-platform boarding at all stops and stub end terminals at the ends of the line. The cars are double-ended and equipped with sliding doors for fast loading and unloading. Power is collected from the catenary-style overhead using roof-mounted pantographs and can be distributed through the car's multiple-unit couplers, allowing a single motorman to control a train of several cars.
In 1968 city extended the line west to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, making it the first city in the US to have rail service linking its airport to its City center. The first set of 25 of these cars, numbered 151-170, was purchased to inaugurate the extension. An additinal 10 cars were purchased in 1970 and numbered 171-180. The cars had a short service life on the line. After consolidation into the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority in the 1980's, new cars were ordered from the Tokyu Car Company of Japan to replace all of the older equipment.
The Museum is fortunate to have two of these cars in its collection. Car 161, from the first set, was acquired by the Museum from the Greater Cleveland RTA in May of 2003. Car 172 was acquired along with several other pieces from the Trolleyville/Brookins Collection in the fall of 2009.
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CTS 161 Specifications:
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Type:
Electric Rapid Transit Car
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Description:
Double End, Double Truck, Arch Roof, Steel Rapid
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Builder:
Pullman Standard Car Company, Chicago, Illinois
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Year Built:
1967
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Aquired by NORM:
2003
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Dimensions:
Length: 70ft., Width: 10ft., Height: 12ft.
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Weight:
64,000 lbs.
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Seats:
80
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Controls:
GE Cineston C3A
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Trucks:
LFM MPT-2
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Motors:
4 GE1250K1, 100 HP
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Brakes:
WH E-2-S
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Compressor:
WH D3F
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Lines Served On:
Cleveland Transit System, Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
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This photo shows 161 switching other cars of the same series onto the scrap line at the RTA Brookpark yard in 1998. (Museum Collection)
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Another view of 161 at the Brookpark yards in November of 2000. (Museum Collection)
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This photo shows 161 on the Prunkard Maintenance Facility lead shortly after its arrival at the Museum. (Museum Collection)
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Here is 161 on track #1 outside of the Bennett Carhouse at in September of 2010. (B. C. Gage)
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CTS 172 Specifications:
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Type:
Electric Rapid Transit Car
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Description:
Double End, Double Truck, Arch Roof, Steel Rapid
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Builder:
Pullman Standard Car Company, Chicago, Illinois
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Year Built:
1970
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Aquired by NORM:
2009
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Dimensions:
Length: 70ft., Width: 10ft., Height: 12ft.
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Weight:
64,000 lbs.
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Seats:
80
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Controls:
GE Cineston C3A
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Trucks:
LFM MPT-2
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Motors:
4 GE1250K1, 100 HP
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Brakes:
WH E-2-S
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Compressor:
WH D3F
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Lines Served On:
Cleveland Transit System, Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
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A snowy day in early March of 2010 finds 172 spotted on the loop track at NORM. (S. Heister)
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This May 2010 photo shows 172 on track #1 just south of 161. (B. C. Gage)
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This view shows 172 on track #1 in front of the Bennett Carhouse. 161 and 201-2 can be seen behind it on the same track. Other equipment in the photo from left to right are: CRC 0711, our Trackmobile, our Jnspection Car with SHRT 0X behind (all in the carhouse), SHRT 78 and LSE 42. (B. C. Gage)
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To see a short video of the car in tranist to the Museum Click Here.
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Last Updated 01/29/2012
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