BN 700-787, 816-820 and 7100-7121

BN’s Commuter service in Chicago’s west side, which was a continuation of CB&Q service, was handled by seven groups of double decked coaches (and two groups of cab cars) called “Suburban Gallery Cars”.  Six of these groups were original CB&Q cars from 1954.  As more cars were needed to handle the population using this service, they were purchased from Budd in 1973 and 1978 to supplement the fleet.

Car Series	restroom equipped?	year mfg
700-724	no toilets	1954
725-731	toilets	1954
732-739	no toilets	1954
740-744	toilets	1954
745-749	no toilets	1954
750-787	toilets	1954
816-820	toilets	1973
7100-7121	toilets	1978

Click here for a diagram page of the 700 series

Click here for a diagram page of the 7100 series