New Jersey Transit 24




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Current Number24
Railway RepresentedNew Jersey Transit
BuilderSt. Louis Car Company
Built In1947
Builder's order id1660
Currently in (State)California
--(Locality)Signal Hill
Totally out of svc date2005
(Initial retirement date)2001
Car Typestreetcar
-subtypePCC, postwar
-designation
Statusstored inoperable
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Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionsteel
Roof typeAR
EndedSE
Length46'5"
Width9'0"
Height10'2"
Weight37990
#Seats54
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP220
TrucksClark B2
BrakesElectric
Compressorn/a
ControlGE 17KM12N2
MotorsGE 1220E1 (4)
Voltage (if not 600DC)

Car 24 in storage in Signal Hill, California, in 2020
Preserved Traction Blog
photo: http://pnaerc.blogspot.com/2020/08/what-once-was-lost-now-is-found.html

Car 24 in storage in Signal Hill, California, in 2020
Preserved Traction Blog
photo: http://pnaerc.blogspot.com/2020/08/what-once-was-lost-now-is-found.html



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Twin City Rapid Transit (Minnesota, St. Paul)3631947 1953 NO NO
Public Service Coordinated Transport (New Jersey, Newark)241953 1971 NO NO
Transport of New Jersey (New Jersey, Newark)241971 1980 NO NO
New Jersey Transit (New Jersey, Newark)241980 2005 NO NO
City of Bayonne (New Jersey, Bayonne)242005 2014 YES NO
UTC/RAS (Pennsylvania, Morton)242014 2018 YES NO
Private owner - Signal Hill (California, Signal Hill)242018 present YES NO


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