New Jersey Transit 7




Facts and Figures


Current Number7
Railway RepresentedNew Jersey Transit
BuilderSt. Louis Car Company
Built In1946
Builder's order id1653
Currently in (State)New York
--(Locality)Rush
Totally out of svc date2005
(Initial retirement date)2001
Car Typestreetcar
-subtypePCC, postwar
-designation
Statusdisplayed inoperable
More info
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionsteel
Roof typeAR
EndedSE
Length46'5"
Width9'0"
Height10'2"
Weight37900
#Seats54
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP220
TrucksClark B2
BrakesElectric
Compressorn/a
ControlGE 17KM12N2
MotorsGE 1220E1 (4)
Voltage (if not 600DC)

Car 7 in storage at NYMT
New York Museum of Transportation
photo: http://www.nymtmuseum.org/images1/car_7.jpg

Car 7 in storage at NYMT in 2015
Flickr
photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/n8myc/19974955682/



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Twin City Rapid Transit (Minnesota, St. Paul)3261946 1953 NO NO
Public Service Coordinated Transport (New Jersey, Newark)71953 1971 NO NO
Transport of New Jersey (New Jersey, Newark)71971 1980 NO NO
New Jersey Transit (New Jersey, Newark)71980 2005 NO NO
City of Bayonne (New Jersey, Bayonne)72005 2014 YES NO
New York Museum of Transportation (New York, Rush)72014 present YES NO