Car 749 is a standard coach. It is the only surviving coach built by Pullman for the North Shore. It was modernized for Skokie Valley service with lower ceilings, fish-eye lights, and new seats. This car was never painted as a silverliner, but finished service in the economy green scheme. This car was choosen for preservation at abandonment because it had recently undergone major maintanence in the Highwood shops and because of its significance as a pullman built car. The car is not operational at this time because it is undergoing a complete cosmetic restoration, the mechanical components having been repaired.
| Builder | Year built | weight | seats | length | Width | Height |
| Pullman | 1928 | 103,500 | 52 | 55'3" | 8'8" | 12'7" |
The above picture shows the problem that caused the North Shore to pull the 749 from service in 1963 and what took until fairly recently to find. The junction box with the wires coming out go to the controller on the #1 or front end, and developed a short inside the conduit. The junction box was mounted with the cover facing an I-Beam, requiring the box and conduit be removed from the car. Today, new wiring is being pulled and the controller has been rebuilt. The two pipes with tape on them are air pipes to the brake stand. The floor, which was rusting through on this end, is being re-built at the same time. The picture below is inside the car, directly above the other picture.
