Pope Imagineering Interurban: Chicago Transit Authority (CTA)
Model Manufacturer Info
Manufacturer:
Pope Imagineering
Prototype Info
Category:
Interurban
Road Name:
Chicago Transit Authority (CTA)
Class:
6000
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Model Info
Gauge:
S
Introduced:
1986
Product Type:
Resin Kit
Finish:
painted & lettered
Power:
AC or DC
Wheels:
scale or hi-rail
Supplemental Part:
Supplemental Part:
Notes:
Pope Imagineering took pre-orders to produce their items. They tended to offer them at local train shows in the Chicago area, so if you lived there at the time and were involved in S, you might have been able to pre-order or pick these up. These were not one-off models, but they were produced in small quantities. The prototype cars were 48 feet long and 9'4" wide. The model scales out at 48' long and 9'2" wide.
(image copyright © John Mann; used by permission)
John Mann bought this car second-hand. In trying to identify its origins, he opened it up and found the text "Jim Wolf, Chicago 1986" inside.