Rhode Island Company 61




Facts and Figures


Current Number61
Railway RepresentedRhode Island Company
BuilderJ.M. Jones & Sons
Built In1893
Builder's order id
Currently in (State)Connecticut
--(Locality)East Haven
Totally out of svc date1948
(Initial retirement date)
Car Typestreetcar
-subtypeclosed
-designation
Statusoperated occasionally
More infohttp://www.bera.org/cgi-bin/viewcar.pl?car=61
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionwood
Roof typeDR
EndedDE
Length29'0"
Width
Height
Weight22000
#Seats30
#Wheels/Conf.4
Total HP50
TrucksBemis 26
BrakesHand
Compressorn/a
ControlK-10
MotorsGE 800 (2)
Voltage (if not 600DC)
NotesBecame sand car #1567 and interior removed ca. 1914.

Car 61 in operation at Branford
Branford Electric Railway Association
photo: https://shorelinetrolley.org/collection/61/

Car 61 in operation at Branford in 2021
Branford Electric Railway Association
photo: https://shorelinetrolley.org/members-day-2021/



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Union Railroad (Rhode Island, Providence)611893 1902 NO NO
Rhode Island Company (Rhode Island, Providence)611902 1914? NO NO
Rhode Island Company (Rhode Island, Providence)15671914? 1919 NO NO
United Electric Railways (Rhode Island, Providence)15671919 1948 NO NO
Branford Electric Railway Association (Connecticut, East Haven)611948 present YES NO


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