Public Service Coordinated Transport 28




Facts and Figures


Current Number28
Railway RepresentedPublic Service Coordinated Transport
BuilderSt. Louis Car Company
Built In1949
Builder's order id1670
Currently in (State)New Jersey
--(Locality)Piscataway
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"
Weight
#Seats54
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP220
TrucksClark B2
BrakesElectric
Compressorn/a
ControlGE 17KM12N2
MotorsGE 1220E1 (4)
Voltage (if not 600DC)

Car 28 in storage in Piscataway, New Jersey, in 2020
Preserved Traction Blog
photo: https://pnaerc.blogspot.com/2020/12/piscataway-update.html

Car 28 on display in Piscataway, New Jersey, in 2021
Preserved Traction Blog
photo: https://pnaerc.blogspot.com/2021/03/newark-pcc-plinthed.html



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Twin City Rapid Transit (Minnesota, St. Paul)4171949 1953 NO NO
Public Service Coordinated Transport (New Jersey, Newark)281953 1971 NO NO
Transport of New Jersey (New Jersey, Newark)281971 1980 NO NO
New Jersey Transit (New Jersey, Newark)281980 2005 NO NO
City of Bayonne (New Jersey, Bayonne)282005 2014 YES NO
New Jersey Transit (New Jersey, Newark)282014 present YES NO


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