Shaker Heights Rapid Transit 41




Facts and Figures


Current Number41
Railway RepresentedShaker Heights Rapid Transit
BuilderSt. Louis Car Company
Built In1946
Builder's order id1655
Currently in (State)Ohio
--(Locality)Buckeye Lake
Totally out of svc date1984
(Initial retirement date)1982
Car Typestreetcar
-subtypePCC, postwar
-designation
Statusstored inoperable
More info
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionsteel
Roof typeAR
EndedSE
Length46'0"
Width9'0"
Height11'2"
Weight36420
#Seats55
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP220
TrucksClark B2
BrakesElectric
Compressorn/a
ControlGE 17KM12N4
MotorsGE 1220E1 (4)
Voltage (if not 600DC)
NotesOriginally 4'10" gauge

Car 41 in storage at Buckeye Lake, Ohio, in 2002
New Dave's Rail Pix
photo: http://newdavesrailpix.com/hicks/htm/usr_h_stoh_buckeyelake_shrt41_20020809_fh_hicks107.htm
 



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
St. Louis Public Service (Missouri, St. Louis)17691946 1959 NO NO
Shaker Heights Rapid Transit (Ohio, Cleveland)411959 1975 NO NO
Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (Ohio, Cleveland)411975 1984 NO NO
Buckeye Lake Trolley (Ohio, Buckeye Lake)411984 present YES NO