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| Steven J. Brown posted Rock Island Golden State 48-seat coach 342 'Golden Trumpet' (built 1947/Pullman-Standard, scrapped 1988) at the 47th Street Coach Yard in Chicago, Illinois - September 25, 1977. Brian Falzon: Wonder what happened to it now? Steven J. Brown: Brian Falzon Scrapped 1988 in Oklahoma. Steven J. Brown shared |
Metra aquired Rock Island's 47th Street Yard when they purchased the route from LaSalle Street Station after the RI went bankrupt. The engine servicing facility next to 47th Street is called their 47th Street Yard. A building a little further south of the "Rocket House" was the coach shop. Metra calls this the 49th Street Shop and uses it to rehabilitate railcars. Both facilities were upgraded in 2018.
Metra is one of few U.S. commuter-rail agencies with an extensive in-house car rebuilding program, in part because it retains the facilities and space to do so, Metra officials say. Built shortly after World War II, the cavernous 49th Street shop features enough room for four rail cars to be worked on at the same time. Metra acquired the shop when it took over the now-defunct Rock Island Railroad's operations in 1983....In the Amerail project's early days, it took crews about 40 days to overhaul a car. Six years later, they've cut rail-car overhaul time to 32 days. [ProgressiveRailroading]
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| One of several photos explaining how the cars are rehabilitated in the 49th Street Shop |
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| Bob Osacky posted RI 17869 sits alone near the 49th Street Coach Shop in Chicago, sometime around 1980. Dennis DeBruler shared |
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