Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority 63




Facts and Figures


Current Number63
Railway RepresentedGreater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
BuilderSt. Louis Car Company
Built In1947
Builder's order id1660
Currently in (State)Illinois
--(Locality)Union
Totally out of svc date1985
(Initial retirement date)
Car Typestreetcar
-subtypePCC, postwar
-designation
Statusdisplayed inoperable
More infohttp://https://hickscarworks.blogspot.com/2024/03/h63.html
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionsteel
Roof typeAR
EndedSE
Length46'5"
Width9'0"
Height10'2"
Weight39400
#Seats60
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP220
TrucksClark B2
BrakesElectric
Compressorn/a
ControlGE 17KM12N2
MotorsGE 1220E1 (4)
Voltage (if not 600DC)

Car 63 on display at IRM in 2022
Flickr
photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/plzen242/53018081805/

Car 63 in operation at IRM in 2015
Illinois Railway Museum
photo: https://www.irm.org/gallery/GCRTA63/aai



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Twin City Rapid Transit (Minnesota, St. Paul)3521947 1953 NO NO
Shaker Heights Rapid Transit (Ohio, Cleveland)631953 1975 NO NO
Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (Ohio, Cleveland)631975 1985 NO NO
Trolleyville, U.S.A. (Ohio, North Olmsted)631985 2006 YES NO
Lake Shore Electric Railway (Ohio, Cleveland)632006 2009 YES NO
Illinois Railway Museum (Illinois, Union)632009 present YES NO


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