Lake Shore Electric 150




Facts and Figures


Current Number150
Railway RepresentedLake Shore Electric
BuilderNiles Car & Manufacturing
Built In1906
Builder's order id
Currently in (State)Illinois
--(Locality)Union
Totally out of svc date1938
(Initial retirement date)
Car Typeinterurban
-subtypecoach
-designation
Statusdisplayed inoperable
More infohttp://hickscarworks.blogspot.com/2011/01/history-of-lse-150.html
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionwood
Roof typeRR
EndedSE
Length51'9"
Width8'10"
Height13'8"
Weight75000
#Seats52
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP400
Trucks[Baldwin 84-30]
BrakesAMM
Compressor[WABCO D2EG]
Control[GE M-C36A]
Motors[WH 121 (4)]
Voltage (if not 600DC)
NotesBody only, on trucks

Car 150 on display at IRM in 2020
Illinois Railway Museum
photo: https://www.irm.org/gallery/LSE150/aan

Car 150 on display at IRM in 2018
Flickr
photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/garrison27/48333295692/

Car History by Frank Hicks


Lake Shore Electric 150
A typical LSE interurban coach, this car was typical of the wooden cars Niles built for a variety of midwestern interurban lines. It originally had arched end windows and a drop back platform, but was rebuilt early in its life. Retired when the LSE was abandoned in 1938, 150 was one of many LSE cars sold for other uses. It was used as a house in Milan, Ohio from 1938 until 1964, when it was moved to Fostoria and used as a house there by James Jenck. In May 1977 the carbody was moved to the Station Square complex in Pittsburgh and cosmetically restored - with some modifications made - for use as a flower shop; there it remained until it was acquired in 2000 by the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum. PTM, which wasn't interested in the car, immediately resold it to IRM and it was moved to Union in October 2000. It has been repainted and put on display.


Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Lake Shore Electric (Ohio, Sandusky)1501906 1938 NO NO
Station Square (Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh)1501977 2000 YES NO
Illinois Railway Museum (Illinois, Union)1502000 present YES NO