Third Avenue Railway System 220




Facts and Figures


Current Number220
Railway RepresentedThird Avenue Railway System
BuilderLaclede Car Company
Built In1892
Builder's order id257
Currently in (State)Connecticut
--(Locality)East Haven
Totally out of svc date1948
(Initial retirement date)
Car Typestreetcar
-subtypeconverted cable car
-designation
Statusoperated occasionally
More infohttp://www.bera.org/cgi-bin/viewcar.pl?car=220
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionwood
Roof typeBO
EndedDE
Length32'0"
Width7'11"
Height11'0"
Weight23000
#Seats20
#Wheels/Conf.4
Total HP100
TrucksPeckham 11
BrakesHand
Compressorn/a
ControlK-8
MotorsWH 68 (2)
Voltage (if not 600DC)
NotesFormer cable car #20, converted to slot scraper in 1908

Car 220 at Branford in 2017
Flickr
photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/billonthehill2001/37023355245/

Car 220 on display at Branford
Branford Electric Railway Association
photo: https://shorelinetrolley.org/220-2/



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Third Avenue Railway System (New York, New York)201892 1899 NO NO
Third Avenue Railway System (New York, New York)2201899 1900 NO NO
Metropolitan Street Railway (New York, New York)2201900 1907 NO NO
Third Avenue Railway System (New York, New York)2751907 1924 NO NO
Third Avenue Railway System (New York, New York)331924 1948 NO NO
Branford Electric Railway Association (Connecticut, East Haven)2201948 present YES NO


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