Shaker Heights Rapid Transit 78




Facts and Figures


Current Number78
Railway RepresentedShaker Heights Rapid Transit
BuilderPullman-Standard
Built In1947
Builder's order idW6820
Currently in (State)Ohio
--(Locality)Chippewa Lake
Totally out of svc date1987
(Initial retirement date)1982
Car Typestreetcar
-subtypePCC, postwar MU
-designation
Statusstored inoperable
More info
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionsteel
Roof typeAR
EndedSE
Length50'0"
Width9'0"
Height10'7"
Weight43100
#Seats58
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP220
TrucksClark B2
BrakesElectric
Compressorn/a
ControlGE 17KM12N4
MotorsGE 1220E1 (4)
Voltage (if not 600DC)

Car 78 in storage at NORM in 2023
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photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/14581588@N05/53297372297/

Car 78 in storage at NORM in 2007
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photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/hellmutt/869981136/



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Shaker Heights Rapid Transit (Ohio, Cleveland)781947 1975 NO NO
Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (Ohio, Cleveland)781975 1987 NO NO
Northern Ohio Railway Museum (Ohio, Chippewa Lake)781987 present YES NO