Iowa Terminal 3
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Built in:1911 by McGuire-Cummings
Out-of-service/Retired:1973 (1967)
Type of car:snow sweeper (standard sweeper)
Current Owner:Rockhill Trolley Museum(Rockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania)
Car History by Wesley Paulson
Iowa Terminal 3
Iowa Terminal 3 is a standard, off-the-shelf McGuire-Cummings, single-truck sweeper. As MC&CL 102, this car was the original snow sweeper for the Mason City & Clear Lake. Used mostly used in Clear Lake, IA the car last ran in revenue service before 1967. Following retirement, the car spent time at Mt. Pleasant, IA. IT 3 returned to
Clear Lake as part of the Mason City and Clear Lake Electric Railway Historical Society's Iowa Trolley Park. IT 3 was acquired by NCTM in September 2005 as a replacement for Capital Transit 07, an 1899 McGuire snow sweeper from Washington, DC that was lost in the tragic fire on September 28, 2003.
Ownership History:Mason City & Clear Lake #102 1911-1961 / Iowa Terminal #3 1961-1973 / 1st preserved by Midwest Electric Railway Museum 1973-1989 / later preserved by Iowa Trolley Park 1989-2005 / Rockhill Trolley Museum(Rockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania) 2012-present
Facts and Figures
| Status:stored operable | Gauge:4'8.5" |
| Construction:wood | Roof type:AR | Ended:DE |
| Length:25'7" | Width:7'8" | Weight: |
| #Seats:n/a | #Wheels/Conf.:4 (B) | Total HP: |
| Trucks:McGuire Pedestal | Brakes:Hand | Compressor:n/a |
| Motors: | Voltage (if not 600DC): |
Notes
Formerly preserved by Branford Electric Railway Association (National Capital Trolley Museum, owner) (2005-2012)
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