NUM ry built_in builder type status constr roof ended
length width height weight seats oos gauge
Ownership History
Notes
10
PHOTO
PHOTO
Nassau Electric Railway 1898 Taunton Locomotive Works snow plow (blade plow) operated occasionally wood AR DE
27'0"     28600# n/a 1957 4'8.5"
Nassau Electric Railway #10 1898-1899 / Brooklyn Rapid Transit #9800 1899-1923 / Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit #9800 1923-1929 / Brooklyn & Queens Transit #9800 1929-1940 / New York City Board of Transportation #9800 1940-1953 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1957-present
Later New York City Transit Authority #69 (1953-1957)
1001
PHOTO
PHOTO
HISTORY
Brooklyn & Queens Transit 1936 St. Louis Car Company (ord#1600) streetcar (PCC, prewar) operated occasionally steel AR SE
46'0" 8'4" 10'1" 33360# 59 1956 4'8.5"
Brooklyn & Queens Transit #1001 1936-1940 / New York City Board of Transportation #1001 1940-1953 / New York City Transit Authority #1001 1953-1956 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1956-present
116
PHOTO
PHOTO
HISTORY
Cincinnati & Lake Erie 1930 Cincinnati Car Company (ord#3055) interurban (lightweight/highspeed car) stored inoperable steel AR SE
44'3" 8'10" 11'4" 48300# 38 1954 (1953) 4'8.5"
Cincinnati & Lake Erie #116 1930-1938 / Cedar Rapids & Iowa City #116 1938-1954 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1954-present
1199 Connecticut Company 1907 John Stephenson Car Company (ord#1216) streetcar (standard) stored inoperable wood RR DE
41'0"     47300# 44 1948 4'8.5"
Connecticut Company #283 1907-1915 / Connecticut Company #1199 1915-1948 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1948-present
12
PHOTO
PHOTO
Cornwall Street Railway Light & Power 1917 Baldwin/Westinghouse (ord#45657) locomotive (B-W steeplecab) (Type B) stored operable steel AR DE
36'0"     106000# n/a 1972 (1971) 4'8.5"
Ogden Logan & Idaho #904 1917-1918 / Utah-Idaho Central #904 1918-1948 / Cornwall Street Railway Light & Power #12 1948-1971 / Cornwall Transit #12 1971-1972 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1972-present
1227
PHOTO
PHOTO
VIDEO
Brooklyn Rapid Transit 1903 Osgood-Bradley rapid transit car (open platform car) (Type BU) operated occasionally wood RR DE
40'8"     69880# 53 1964 4'8.5"
Brooklyn Rapid Transit #1227 1903-1923 / Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit #1227 1923-1940 / New York City Board of Transportation #1227 1940-1953 / New York City Transit Authority #1227 1953-1964 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1964-present
1330
PHOTO
PHOTO
Connecticut Company 1910 Osgood-Bradley streetcar (suburban car) stored inoperable wood RR DE
41'0"     47000# 42 1937 4'8.5"
Connecticut Company #554 1910-1915 / Connecticut Company #1330 1915-? / Connecticut Company #1333 ?-1936 / Connecticut Railway & Lighting #1333 1936-1937 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1974-present
1349
PHOTO
PHOTO
Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit 1905 Cincinnati Car Company (ord#330) rapid transit car (open platform semi-convertible) (Type BU) operated occasionally steel/wood RR DE
49'3"     73230# 60 1962 4'8.5"
Brooklyn Rapid Transit #1349 1905-1923 / Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit #1349 1923-1940 / New York City Board of Transportation #1349 1940-1953 / New York City Transit Authority #1349 1953-1962 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1962-present
1362
PHOTO
PHOTO
Brooklyn Rapid Transit 1905 Jewett Car Company rapid transit car (open platform semi-convertible) (Type BU) stored inoperable steel/wood RR DE
49'3"     73230# 60 1962 4'8.5"
Brooklyn Rapid Transit #1362 1905-1923 / Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit #1362 1923-1940 / New York City Board of Transportation #1362 1940-1953 / New York City Transit Authority #1362 1953-1962 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1962-present
1403
PHOTO
Montreal Tramways 1914 Ottawa Car Manufacturing Company streetcar (standard) stored inoperable steel AR SE
46'6"         1963 4'8.5"
Montreal Tramways #1403 1914-1963 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1963-present
1425
PHOTO
PHOTO
HISTORY
Connecticut Company 1911 Osgood-Bradley streetcar (open car, 15-bench) operated occasionally wood DR DE
42'0"     41500# 75 1948 (1947) 4'8.5"
Connecticut Company #1425 1911-1948 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1948-present
Originally had Chalmers compressor
1504
PHOTO
PHOTO
Rhode Island Company 1904 Rhode Island Company wrecker (emergency car) operated occasionally wood RR DE
37'0"     45000# n/a 1948 4'8.5"
Rhode Island Company #1504 1904-1948 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1948-present
157 Staten Island Midland 1895 St. Louis Car Company streetcar (standard) stored inoperable wood   DE
            4'8.5"
Staten Island Midland #157 1895-? / 1st preserved by Old Richmondtown Historic Site ?-1996 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1996-present
Body only, disassembled, located off-site
1602
PHOTO
PHOTO
Connecticut Company 1911 Wason Manufacturing Company streetcar (standard) operated often wood DR DE
41'0"     45100# 42 1948 4'8.5"
Connecticut Company #612 1911-1915 / Connecticut Company #1602 1915-1948 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1948-present
1689
PHOTO
PHOTO
VIDEO
Independent Subway System 1940 American Car & Foundry (ord#1935) rapid transit car (IND type subway car) (Type R9) operated occasionally steel DR DE
60'6" 9'10" 12'2" 84396# 56 1977 4'8.5"
New York City Board of Transportation #1689 1940-1953 / Independent Subway System #1689 1940-1940 / New York City Transit Authority #1689 1953-1977 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1977-present
1706
PHOTO
PHOTO
Toronto Railway 1913 Toronto Railway streetcar (semi-convertible) stored operable wood DR SE
34'6" 7'11" 11'10" 30600# 59 1955 4'8.5"
Toronto Railway #1706 1913-1921 / Toronto Transportation Commission #1706 1921-1925 / Toronto Transportation Commission #W24 1925-1955 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1955-present
Rebuilt to rail grinder #W24 in 1925
1792
PHOTO
PHOTO
Brooklyn Rapid Transit 1899 Laclede Car Company (ord#466) streetcar (standard) operated occasionally wood DR DE
35'0"     26000# 32 1952 4'8.5"
Nassau Electric Railway #? 1899-1899 / Brooklyn Rapid Transit #1792 1899-1923 / Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit #1792 1923-? / Brooklyn & Queens Transit #9730 ?-1940 / New York City Board of Transportation #9730 1940-1952 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1952-present
Later converted to sand car
18
PHOTO
PHOTO
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority 1949 St. Louis Car Company (ord#1755) streetcar (suburban streamliner) stored inoperable steel AR DE
50'5" 9'0" 10'0" 49000# 58 1982 4'8.5"
Philadelphia Suburban Transportation #18 1949-1970 / Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority #18 1970-1982 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1982-present
Former 5'2.5" gauge
1802
PHOTO
Connecticut Company 1917 Wason Manufacturing Company streetcar (lightweight car) stored inoperable steel AR DE
43'10"     36000# 44   4'8.5"
Connecticut Company #1802 1917-? / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1973-present
On Brill 39E shop trucks
1911
PHOTO
PHOTO
Connecticut Company 1919 J.G. Brill Company (ord#20633) streetcar (suburban car) operated occasionally steel AR DE
49'0"     49000# 44 (1948) 4'8.5"
Connecticut Company #1911 1919-? / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) ?-present
197
PHOTO
PHOTO
Brooklyn Rapid Transit 1888 Pullman rapid transit car (open platform trailer) undergoing restoration wood RR DE
48'0"     39240# 48 1955 (1952) 4'8.5"
Kings County Elevated Railway #167 1888-1900 / Brooklyn Rapid Transit #324 1900-1903 / Brooklyn Rapid Transit #197 1903-1923 / Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit #197 1923-1940 / New York City Board of Transportation #197 1940-1953 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1955-present
Later New York City Transit Authority #197 (1953-1955)
1972
PHOTO
Montreal Tramways 1929 Canadian Car & Foundry (ord#801) streetcar (standard) stored operable steel AR SE
41'2"     37000# 36 1963 (1959) 4'8.5"
Montreal Tramways #1972 1929-1963 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1963-present
2001
PHOTO
PHOTO
VIDEO
Montreal Tramways 1929 Canadian Car & Foundry (ord#801) streetcar (standard) operated often steel AR SE
41'2"     38000# 32 1963 (1959) 4'8.5"
Montreal Tramways #2001 1929-1963 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1963-present
21
PHOTO
PHOTO
Philadelphia Suburban Transportation 1949 St. Louis Car Company (ord#1755) streetcar (suburban streamliner) stored inoperable steel AR DE
50'5" 9'0" 10'0" 49000# 58 1982 4'8.5"
Philadelphia Suburban Transportation #21 1949-1970 / Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority #21 1970-1982 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1982-present
Originally 5'2.5" gauge
220
PHOTO
PHOTO
Third Avenue Railway System 1892 Laclede Car Company (ord#257) streetcar (converted cable car) operated occasionally wood BO DE
32'0"     23000# 20 1948 4'8.5"
Third Avenue Railway System #20 1892-1899 / Third Avenue Railway System #220 1899-1900 / Metropolitan Street Railway #220 1900-1907 / Third Avenue Railway System #275 1907-1924 / Third Avenue Railway System #33 1924-1948 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1948-present
Former cable car #20, converted to slot scraper in 1908
2350
PHOTO
PHOTO
Connecticut Company 1922 Osgood-Bradley (ord#6810) streetcar (Birney safety car) operated occasionally steel AR DE
28'0" 7'8" 10'4" 16300# 32 1948 4'8.5"
Connecticut Company #2350 1922-1948 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1948-present
2431
PHOTO
Public Service Coordinated Transport 1913 Cincinnati Car Company (ord#1565) streetcar (standard) stored inoperable steel DR SE
47'0"     48000# 42 1947 4'8.5"
Public Service Coordinated Transport #2431 1913-1947 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1947-present
25
PHOTO
PHOTO
Ottawa Electric Railway 1923 Ottawa Electric Railway line car (homebuilt line car) operated often wood AR DE
30'0"     23000# n/a 1959 4'8.5"
Ottawa Electric Railway #25 1923-1948 / Ottawa Transportation Commission #25 1948-1959 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1959-present
25
PHOTO
New Jersey Transit 1947 St. Louis Car Company (ord#1660) streetcar (PCC, postwar) stored inoperable steel AR SE
46'5" 9'0" 10'2" 37990# 54 2005 (2001) 4'8.5"
Twin City Rapid Transit #364 1947-1953 / Public Service Coordinated Transport #25 1953-1971 / New Jersey Transit #25 1971-2005 / 1st preserved by City of Bayonne 2005-2014 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 2014-present
250
PHOTO
PHOTO
Atlantic City Transportation Company 1917 J.G. Brill Company (ord#20663) streetcar (standard) stored inoperable steel AR DE
45'6" 8'6" 11'6" 45580# 52 1955 4'8.5"
Southwestern Company #5500 1917-? / Ocean Electric Railway #6850 ?-1928 / Atlantic City & Shore #6850 1928-1945 / Atlantic City Transportation Company #6850 1945-1949 / Atlantic City Transportation Company #250 1949-1955 / 1st preserved by Trolley Museum of New York 1955-2007 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 2007-present
Located in Guilford, Connecticut
27
PHOTO
PHOTO
HISTORY
Public Service Coordinated Transport 1949 St. Louis Car Company (ord#1670) streetcar (PCC, postwar) operated occasionally steel AR SE
46'5" 9'0" 10'2"   54 1990 4'8.5"
Twin City Rapid Transit #416 1949-1953 / Public Service Coordinated Transport #27 1953-1971 / New Jersey Transit #27 1971-1978 / Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority #27 1978-1990 / 1st preserved by Minnesota Transportation Museum 1990-2001 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 2001-present
2775
PHOTO
PHOTO
HISTORY
Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit 1922 Pressed Steel rapid transit car (standard) (Type A/B) displayed inoperable steel DR DE
67'6" 9'8" 12'1" 96320# 78 1980 (1969) 4'8.5"
Brooklyn Rapid Transit #2775 1922-1923 / Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit #2775 1923-1940 / New York City Board of Transportation #2775 1940-1953 / New York City Transit Authority #2775 1953-1980 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1980-present
2898
PHOTO
PHOTO
Toronto Transportation Commission 1923 Ottawa Car Manufacturing Company streetcar (Peter Witt) (Class P-2) operated occasionally steel AR SE
47'0" 8'6" 10'9" 39700# 51 1965 4'8.5"
Toronto Transportation Commission #2898 1923-1965 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1965-present
Originally 4'10.875" gauge
3000
PHOTO
PHOTO
Connecticut Company 1922 Wason Manufacturing Company (ord#136) streetcar (Birney safety car) stored operable steel AR DE
40'3"     27700# 47 1948 4'8.5"
Connecticut Company #3000 1922-1948 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1948-present
302
PHOTO
PHOTO
Union Street Railway 1907 J.M. Jones & Sons railway post office car (Post Office streetcar) operated occasionally wood RR DE
31'0"     31450# n/a 1947 4'8.5"
Union Street Railway #302 1907-1947 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1947-present
Rebuilt from freight trailer in 1923
3152
PHOTO
VIDEO
Montreal Tramways 1945 Canadian Car & Foundry snow plow (standard plow) operated occasionally wood AR SE
44'2"     59000# n/a 1972 (1971) 4'8.5"
Montreal Tramways #3152 1945-1957 / Cornwall Street Railway Light & Power #P8 1957-1971 / Cornwall Transit #P8 1971-1972 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1972-present
Rebuilt in 1945 from 1925-vintage flatcar
316
PHOTO
PHOTO
Union Railway 1895 American Car Company streetcar (standard) operated occasionally wood DR DE
30'0"     17000# 20 1948 4'8.5"
Union Railway #316 1895-1911 / Third Avenue Railway System #489 1911-1924 / Third Avenue Railway System #1 1924-1948 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1948-present
Converted to pay car in 1910
3271
PHOTO
Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority 1920 Differential Car Company dump car (side dump motor) stored inoperable steel AR SE
40'8"     34810# n/a 1976 4'8.5"
Boston Elevated Railway #3271 1920-1947 / Boston Metropolitan Transit Authority #3271 1947-1964 / Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority #3271 1964-1976 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1976-present
3344
PHOTO
PHOTO
Interborough Rapid Transit 1904 Wason Manufacturing Company rapid transit car (subway parlor car) stored inoperable wood RR DE
46'6"       6 1940 (1922) 4'8.5"
Interborough Rapid Transit #3344 1904-1940 / 1st preserved by Magee Trolley Museum ?-1973 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1973-present
Private car "Mineola"; body only, on trucks
34
PHOTO
PHOTO
Lynchburg Railway 1899 Jackson & Sharp (ord#1249) streetcar (open car, 9-bench) operated occasionally wood DR DE
28'0"     13500# 45 1946 (1945) 4'8.5"
Lynchburg Railway #34 1899-1929 / Five Mile Beach Electric #34 1929-1946 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1946-present
First car acquired by BERA
356
PHOTO
PHOTO
Johnstown Traction 1925 St. Louis Car Company (ord#1380) streetcar (safety car) stored inoperable steel AR DE
41'0" 8'2" 11'4" 38000# 44 1962 4'8.5"
Johnstown Traction #356 1925-1962 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1962-present
357
PHOTO
PHOTO
HISTORY
Johnstown Traction 1925 St. Louis Car Company (ord#1380) streetcar (safety car) operated often steel AR DE
41'0" 8'2" 11'4" 38000# 44 1959 4'8.5"
Johnstown Traction #357 1925-1959 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1959-present
3662
PHOTO
PHOTO
Interborough Rapid Transit 1907 American Car & Foundry (ord#4936) rapid transit car ("Hi-V" deck-roof) operated occasionally steel DR DE
51'0"     83780# 44 1961 (1958) 4'8.5"
Interborough Rapid Transit #3662 1907-1940 / New York City Board of Transportation #3662 1940-1953 / New York City Transit Authority #3662 1953-1961 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1961-present
388
PHOTO
PHOTO
Staten Island Rapid Transit 1925 Standard Steel (ord#P3065) rapid transit car (standard car) displayed inoperable steel DR DE
67'8" 10'0" 12'2" 98000# 71 (1973) 4'8.5"
Staten Island Rapid Transit #388 1925-1971 / New York Metropolitan Transit Authority #388 1971-? / 1st preserved by Trolley Museum of New York ?-1993 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1993-present
4
PHOTO
PHOTO
South Brooklyn Railway 1907 Brooklyn Heights locomotive (box cab) stored inoperable steel AR DE
31'0"     114000# n/a 1980 4'8.5"
South Brooklyn Railway #4 1907-1940 / New York City Board of Transportation #4 1940-1953 / New York City Transit Authority #4 1953-1962 / New York City Transit Authority #20001 1962-1966 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1980-present
401
PHOTO
PHOTO
Consolidated Railway 1906 J.M. Jones & Sons streetcar (open car, 15-bench) displayed inoperable wood RR DE
42'0"     36500# 75 1948 (1947) 4'8.5"
Consolidated Railway #401 1906-1907 / Connecticut Company #401 1907-1915 / Connecticut Company #923 1915-? / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1948-present
4280
PHOTO
PHOTO
HISTORY
Chicago Transit Authority 1922 Cincinnati Car Company (ord#2660) rapid transit car (standard) stored inoperable steel AR DE
48'6" 8'11" 13'3" 76800# 52 1975 (1973) 4'8.5"
Chicago Elevated Railway #4280 1922-1924 / Chicago Rapid Transit #4280 1924-1947 / Chicago Transit Authority #4280 1947-1975 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1975-present
4573
PHOTO
PHOTO
VIDEO
Brooklyn Rapid Transit 1906 Laconia Car Company (ord#510) streetcar (convertible) operated often wood DR DE
42'6" 8'3" 12'0" 48500# 44 1948 4'8.5"
Brooklyn Rapid Transit #4573 1906-1923 / Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit #4573 1923-1929 / Brooklyn & Queens Transit #4573 1929-1940 / New York City Board of Transportation #4573 1940-1948 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1948-present
4584
PHOTO
Public Service Coordinated Transport 1921 Osgood-Bradley streetcar (center entrance trailer) stored inoperable steel AR SE
          1936 4'8.5"
Public Service Coordinated Transport #4584 1921-1936 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 2004-present
Body only, on trucks; not accessioned
5
PHOTO
PHOTO
Montreal Tramways 1910 Peckham snow plow (rotary snow plow) stored operable wood AR DE
37'0"     50000# n/a 1963 (1959) 4'8.5"
Montreal Street Railway #5 1910-1911 / Montreal Tramways #5 1911-1963 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1963-present
500
PHOTO
PHOTO
Connecticut Company 1904 J.G. Brill Company (ord#12142) streetcar (suburban parlor car) operated occasionally wood RR DE
40'0" 8'0" 11'6" 37830# 20 1948 4'8.5"
Connecticut Railway & Lighting #500 1904-1907 / Connecticut Company #500 1907-1948 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1948-present
5002
PHOTO
PHOTO
VIDEO
Montreal Tramways 1918 Montreal Tramways locomotive (steeplecab) operated occasionally steel AR DE
31'6"     98000# n/a 1963 4'8.5"
Montreal Tramways #5002 1918-1963 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1963-present
503
PHOTO
PHOTO
Hudson & Manhattan 1928 American Car & Foundry (ord#570) rapid transit car ("Black Car" subway car) (Type J) operated occasionally steel DR DE
51'0" 8'11" 11'9" 79200# 44 1979 4'8.5"
Hudson & Manhattan #503 1928-1962 / Port Authority Trans-Hudson #503 1962-1979 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1979-present
5245
PHOTO
PHOTO
Public Service Coordinated Transport 1921 Public Service of New Jersey snow plow (homebuilt plow) stored inoperable wood AR DE
      67300# n/a 2007 (1953) 4'8.5"
Public Service Coordinated Transport #5245 1921-1971 / New Jersey Transit #5245 1971-2007 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 2007-present
5466
PHOTO
PHOTO
Interborough Rapid Transit 1924 American Car & Foundry (ord#9720) rapid transit car ("Low-V" car) operated occasionally steel RR DE
51'2" 8'11" 12'0" 77700#   1989 (1969) 4'8.5"
Interborough Rapid Transit #5466 1924-1940 / New York City Board of Transportation #5466 1940-1953 / New York City Transit Authority #5466 1953-1989 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1989-present
59 Third Avenue Railway System 1914 McGuire-Cummings snow sweeper (standard sweeper) stored inoperable wood AR DE
35'0"     29000# n/a 1952 4'8.5"
Third Avenue Railway System #59 1914-1952 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1952-present
Operated on Yonkers Railroad
61
PHOTO
Rhode Island Company 1893 J.M. Jones & Sons streetcar (standard) operated occasionally wood DR DE
29'0"     22000# 30 1948 4'8.5"
Rhode Island Company #61 1893-? / Rhode Island Company #1567 ?-1948 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1948-present
Later sand car #1567
614
PHOTO
PHOTO
Connecticut Company 1901 J.G. Brill Company (ord#10820) streetcar (open car, 15-bench) stored inoperable wood DR DE
42'0"     36500# 75 1948 (1947) 4'8.5"
Winchester Avenue Railway #302 1901-1901 / Fair Haven & Westville #302 1901-1904 / Consolidated Railway #302 1904-1907 / Connecticut Company #302 1907-1915 / Connecticut Company #614 1915-1948 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1948-present
629
PHOTO
Third Avenue Railway System 1939 Third Avenue Railway System streetcar (lightweight car) operated often steel AR DE
        46 1966 4'8.5"
Third Avenue Railway System #629 1939-1949 / Wiener Stadtwereke Verkehrsbetriebe #4239 1949-1966 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1966-present
659
PHOTO
Brooklyn Rapid Transit 1901 Jewett Car Company rapid transit car (open platform car) stored inoperable wood RR DE
49'0"     69652# 52 1961 4'8.5"
Brooklyn Rapid Transit #476 1901-? / Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit #659 1923-1940 / Brooklyn Rapid Transit #659 ?-1923 / New York City Board of Transportation #659 1940-1953 / New York City Transit Authority #659 1953-1961 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1961-present
6688
PHOTO
PHOTO
VIDEO
New York City Transit Authority 1955 St. Louis Car Company (ord#1786) rapid transit car (IND type subway car) (Type R17) operated occasionally steel AR DE
51'1" 8'10" 11'10" 77887# 44 1988 4'8.5"
New York City Transit Authority #6688 1955-1988 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1988-present
709
PHOTO
PHOTO
Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee 1926 Cincinnati Car Company (ord#2725) interurban (standard coach) stored inoperable steel AR DE
55'3" 8'8" 12'7" 102300# 56 1963 4'8.5"
Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee #709 1926-1963 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1964-present
75
PHOTO
PHOTO
HISTORY
Philadelphia Suburban Transportation 1926 J.G. Brill Company (ord#22212) interurban (center entrance) stored inoperable steel AR DE
47'10" 8'7" 12'5" 59280# 62 1990 4'8.5"
Philadelphia & West Chester #75 1926-1936 / Philadelphia Suburban Transportation #75 1936-1970 / Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority #75 1970-1990 / 1st preserved by Buckingham Valley Trolley Association 1990-1999 / later preserved by Electric City Trolley Museum 1999-2003 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 2003-present
Former 5'2.5" gauge
775
PHOTO
Connecticut Company 1904 Jewett Car Company (ord#154) streetcar (suburban car) operated occasionally wood RR DE
42'0"     46600# 44 1948 4'8.5"
Consolidated Railway #193 1904-1907 / Connecticut Company #193 1907-1915 / Connecticut Company #775 1915-1948 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1948-present
8
PHOTO
Philadelphia Suburban Transportation 1941 J.G. Brill Company (ord#23961) streetcar (Brilliner suburban) stored inoperable steel AR DE
48'4" 8'10" 10'0" 42350# 56 1982 4'8.5"
Philadelphia Suburban Transportation #8 1941-1970 / Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority #8 1970-1982 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1982-present
Former 5'2.5" gauge
8111
PHOTO
PHOTO
Brooklyn & Queens Transit 1923 St. Louis Car Company (ord#1310) streetcar (Peter Witt) stored inoperable steel AR DE
44'0"     41690# 40 1952 4'8.5"
Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit #8111 1923-1929 / Brooklyn & Queens Transit #8111 1929-1940 / New York City Board of Transportation #8111 1940-1952 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1952-present
824
PHOTO
PHOTO
Interborough Rapid Transit 1881 Pullman rapid transit car (instruction car) stored inoperable wood RR DE
46'4"     70000# n/a 1959 4'8.5"
Manhattan Railway #824 1881-1903 / Interborough Rapid Transit #824 1903-1940 / New York City Board of Transportation #824 1940-1953 / New York City Transit Authority #824 1953-1959 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1959-present
Rebuilt from locomotive-hauled coach in 1902
830
PHOTO
PHOTO
Third Avenue Railway System 1908 J.G. Brill Company (ord#16452) streetcar (standard) stored inoperable wood DR DE
42'0"     31400# 51 1948 4'8.5"
Third Avenue Railway System #830 1908-1948 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1948-present
84
PHOTO
Philadelphia Suburban Transportation 1932 J.G. Brill Company (ord#22980) streetcar (Master Unit suburban) stored inoperable steel AR DE
49'2" 8'10" 10'6" 41980# 61 1982 4'8.5"
Philadelphia & West Chester #84 1932-1936 / Philadelphia Suburban Transportation #84 1936-1970 / Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority #84 1970-1982 / 1st preserved by Middletown & Hummelstown 1982-1992 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1992-present
850
PHOTO
PHOTO
VIDEO
New Orleans Public Service 1923 Perley Thomas (ord#119) streetcar (standard) operated often steel AR DE
47'8" 8'4" 11'4" 41148# 52 1964 4'8.5"
New Orleans Public Service #850 1923-1964 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1964-present
Former 5'2.5" gauge
865
PHOTO
PHOTO
Connecticut Company 1905 Wason Manufacturing Company streetcar (standard) undergoing restoration wood RR DE
41'0"     45520# 44 1948 4'8.5"
Consolidated Railway #512 1905-1907 / Connecticut Company #512 1907-1915 / Connecticut Company #865 1915-1948 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1948-present
884
PHOTO
PHOTO
Third Avenue Railway System 1909 J.G. Brill Company (ord#16603) streetcar (convertible) stored operable wood DR DE
43'0"     33400# 54 1948 4'8.5"
Third Avenue Railway System #884 1909-1948 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1948-present
9
PHOTO
PHOTO
Montreal & Southern Counties 1911 Grand Trunk Railway interurban (coach) operated occasionally wood RR DE
49'0"     37490# 56 1956 4'8.5"
Montreal & Southern Counties #9 1911-1956 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1956-present
9137
PHOTO
PHOTO
VIDEO
South Brooklyn Railway 1904 Middletown crane (rail crane) operated occasionally wood   SE
38'6"       n/a 1961 4'8.5"
South Brooklyn Railway #9137 1904-1961 / New York City Board of Transportation #9137 1940-1953 / New York City Transit Authority #9137 1953-1961 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1961-present
9161 South Brooklyn Railway 1904 Baltimore Steel work motor (motorized gondola) stored inoperable wood   DE
38'0"       n/a   4'8.5"
South Brooklyn Railway #9161 1904-? / New York City Board of Transportation #9161 1940-1953 / New York City Transit Authority #9161 1953-? / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) ?-present
9421
PHOTO
South Brooklyn Railway 1903 Middletown box motor (open-platform motor) stored inoperable wood AR DE
38'0"       n/a 1958 4'8.5"
South Brooklyn Railway #9421 1903-1958 / New York City Board of Transportation #9421 1940-1953 / New York City Transit Authority #9421 1953-1958 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1958-present
948
PHOTO
PHOTO
VIDEO
Georgia Power Company 1928 Cincinnati Car Company (ord#2910) streetcar (standard) operated occasionally steel DR DE
46'4"     37000# 48   4'8.5"
Georgia Power Company #948 1928-? / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1966-present
Originally had GE 265 motors (4)
9799
PHOTO
Brooklyn Rapid Transit 1898 Taunton Locomotive Works snow plow (wedge plow) stored inoperable wood AR DE
27'0"     28600# n/a 1957 4'8.5"
Nassau Electric Railway #9 1898-1899 / Brooklyn Rapid Transit #9799 1899-1923 / Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit #9799 1923-1929 / Brooklyn & Queens Transit #9799 1929-1940 / New York City Board of Transportation #9799 1940-1953 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1957-present
Later New York City Transit Authority #68 (1953-1957)
9832
PHOTO
Brooklyn & Queens Transit 1915 J.G. Brill Company (ord#19696) snow sweeper (standard sweeper) stored inoperable wood AR DE
30'0"     37940# n/a 1956 4'8.5"
Brooklyn Rapid Transit #9832 1915-1923 / Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit #9832 1923-1929 / Brooklyn & Queens Transit #9832 1929-1940 / New York City Board of Transportation #9832 1940-1953 / New York City Transit Authority #? 1953-1956 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1956-present
999
PHOTO
PHOTO
Brooklyn Rapid Transit 1905 Brooklyn Heights rapid transit car (instruction car) stored inoperable wood RR DE
40'8"     86700# n/a 1961 4'8.5"
Brooklyn Rapid Transit #999 1905-1923 / Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit #999 1923-1940 / New York City Board of Transportation #999 1940-1953 / New York City Transit Authority #999 1953-1961 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1961-present
Amy Abendroth Foundry 1902 General Electric locomotive (work locomotive) stored operable wood AR DE
      54000# n/a 1957 4'8.5"
Abendroth Foundry #Amy 1902-1957 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1957-present
Derby
PHOTO
PHOTO
HISTORY
Derby Street Railway 1888 Pullman locomotive (extremely early box cab) displayed operable wood AR DE
20'0"   7'9" 22000# n/a ? (1889) 4'8.5"
Derby Street Railway #Derby 1888-1900 / Connecticut Railway & Lighting #Derby 1900-? / 1st preserved by Pine Rock Grove ?-1914 / later preserved by Connecticut Company 1914-1928 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1982-present
Lettered "Ansonia Derby & Birmingham"; originally had Van Depoele control; later preserved by New York New Haven & Hartford (1928-1950); later preserved by Great Danbury Fair (1950-1982); thought to be first electric car preserved in North America
G
PHOTO
PHOTO
HISTORY
Manhattan Railway 1878 Gilbert Bush & Company rapid transit car (money car control trailer) operated occasionally wood RR DE
45'0"     35000# n/a 1959 (1955) 4'8.5"
New York Elevated Railroad #41 1878-1879 / Manhattan Railway #41 1879-1893 / Manhattan Railway #G 1893-1903 / Interborough Rapid Transit #G 1903-1940 / New York City Board of Transportation #G 1940-1953 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1959-present
Oldest preserved electric car in North America; rebuilt from coach to money car in 1893; later New York City Transit Authority #G (1953-1959)
S36
PHOTO
Toronto Transportation Commission 1920 Russell snow sweeper (standard sweeper) operated occasionally wood AR DE
43'6"     59000# n/a 1973 4'8.5"
Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway #P607 1920-1935 / Third Avenue Railway System #89 1935-1948 / Toronto Transportation Commission #S36 1948-1973 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1973-present
Former 4'10.875" gauge
S62
PHOTO
Interborough Rapid Transit 1906 Pressed Steel flat motor (drill motor) stored inoperable steel AR DE
43'5"     80000# n/a 1959 4'8.5"
Interborough Rapid Transit #S62 1906-1940 / New York City Board of Transportation #S62 1940-1953 / New York City Transit Authority #S62 1953-1959 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1959-present
Shunter
PHOTO
PHOTO
Montreal Tramways 1920 Montreal Tramways locomotive (yard switcher) operated occasionally wood   DE
14'0"       n/a 1963 4'8.5"
Montreal Tramways #Shunter 1920-1963 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1963-present
W3
PHOTO
Montreal Tramways 1929 Differential Car Company crane (self-propelled derrick) operated often steel AR SE
      82000# n/a 1963 4'8.5"
Montreal Tramways #W3 1929-1963 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1963-present
[no num.]
PHOTO
PHOTO
Lincoln Bleachery Company 1904 Wason Manufacturing Company locomotive (box cab) stored inoperable wood AR DE
        n/a 1956 4'8.5"
Quincy & Boston Street Railway #? 1904-? / Lincoln Bleachery Company #[no num.] ?-1956 / 1st preserved by Edaville Railroad 1956-1975 / Branford Electric Railway Association(East Haven, Connecticut) 1975-present
Built as snowplow, rebuilt to locomotive in 1914