Turnbull sprang up as if spurning the steel car from under his feet.
Wooden cars were used until 1916, when they were replaced by steel cars.
It was large, and occupied almost one complete end of the great steel car.
Built in 1911, it is the second oldest steel private car in existence.
The steel cars sliced through the two wooden coaches: a smoking car and a ladies' day coach containing many children.
This inevitably led them to the conclusion that it would be best to design an all steel car to run in the new tunnels.
By 1927 about 1,000 steel cars were in use for both steam and electric service.
The eight stainless steel cars that make up the train are among the newest in the system, built from 1986 to 1988.
During the prosperous 1920s, the Exposition consisted of 50 steel cars carrying 100 wagons.
They were the first steel cars on the Chicago 'L' system.