Montreal Tramways 5




Facts and Figures


Current Number5
Railway RepresentedMontreal Tramways
BuilderPeckham
Built In1910
Builder's order id
Currently in (State)Connecticut
--(Locality)East Haven
Totally out of svc date1963
(Initial retirement date)1959
Car Typesnow plow
-subtyperotary snow plow
-designation
Statusoperated occasionally
More infohttp://www.bera.org/cgi-bin/viewcar.pl?car=5
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionwood
Roof typeAR
EndedDE
Length37'0"
Width
Height
Weight50000
#Seatsn/a
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP160
TrucksPeckham 14B6
BrakesStraight Air
CompressorChristensen AA1
ControlK-28
MotorsGE 80 (4)
Voltage (if not 600DC)
NotesOnly preserved trolley rotary plow; two GE80 motors for plow blades.

Car 5 in operation at Branford in 2020
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photo: https://www.facebook.com/branfordelectricrailwayshop/photos/pb.100057702030111.-2207520000/2749257168648133/?type=3

Car 5 in operation at Branford in 2002
Great Rails Photo Archive
photo: http://photos.greatrails.net/s/?p=29917



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Montreal Street Railway (Quebec, Montreal)51910 1911 NO NO
Montreal Tramways (Quebec, Montreal)51911 1963 NO NO
Branford Electric Railway Association (Connecticut, East Haven)51963 present YES NO


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