Capital Transit 197



Facts and Figures


Current Number197
Railway RepresentedCapital Transit
BuilderJewett Car Company
Built In1910
Builder's order id
Currently in (State)Maine
--(Locality)Kennebunkport
Totally out of svc date1946
(Initial retirement date)
Car Typestreetcar
-subtypeclosed
-designation
Statusstored inoperable
More infohttp://www.trolleymuseum.org/collection/vehicle/00197SDC.php
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionsteel/wood
Roof typeDR
EndedDE
Length41'0"
Width8'8"
Height12'7"
Weight33600
#Seats40
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP120
Trucks[Brill 39E]
BrakesStraight Air
Compressor
Control[K-27A]
Motors[WH 306 (2)]
Voltage (if not 600DC)
NotesBody only, on trucks

Car 197 in storage at Seashore in 2000
New Dave's Rail Pix
photo: http://newdavesrailpix.com/hicks/htm/usr_h_museum_seashore_dca197_20000800_fhconrmise_hicks061.htm
 
Car History by Frank Hicks


Capital Transit 197
The largest single group of streetcars run in Washington prior to the arrival of the PCC's in the 1930's were the 150 Jewetts built between 1910 and 1912. These were large, heavy, high-capacity cars and saw use on the heaviest lines in the city. The sole survivor, 197 was part of the first group of these cars and operated for most of its career on the busy Pennsylvania Avenue line. Displaced by PCC cars in the 1930's, 197 and most of its sister cars were used through World War II as rush hour trippers. After the war the cars were retired and 197's body was sold for use as a cottage in Point Lookout, on Maryland's eastern shore. The car was acquired by STM in 1989 as part of that museum's "Last Roundup" of streetcar bodies and is in storage awaiting future restoration.

Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Capital Traction (District of Columbia, Washington)6111910 1933 NO NO
Capital Transit (District of Columbia, Washington)1971933 1946 NO NO
Seashore Trolley Museum (Maine, Kennebunkport)1971989 present YES NO