Picture 14A-26.
Open car no. 616, some time in the late 'teens or early 20s. The
system owned several second-hand 12-bench open cars numbered in the 600s,
built by St. Louis Car Co. in 1902 on order #244 for St. Louis Transit
Co. (later United Rys. Co. of St. Louis). Known in Champaign-Urbana
are no. 616 and 652, but other members of the group probably rolled in
the Twin Cities. The route sign of this car, in shadow, says “New
&” something; it was assigned to the New Street branch of the main
line. The conductor, at left, is probably Roy Mount.
— Roy Mount collection
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