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Current Number | 268 |
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Railway Represented | Detroit Street Railway |
Builder | St. Louis Car Company |
Built In | 1949 |
Builder's order id | 1673 |
Currently in (State) | Michigan |
--(Locality) | Marysville |
Totally out of svc date | 1981 |
(Initial retirement date) | |
Car Type | streetcar |
-subtype | PCC, postwar |
-designation | |
Status | stored inoperable |
More info | |
Gauge | 4'8.5" |
Construction | steel |
Roof type | AR |
Ended | SE |
Length | 49'5" |
Width | 8'4" |
Height | 10'2" |
Weight | 37500 |
#Seats | 51 |
#Wheels/Conf. | 8 |
Total HP | 220 |
Trucks | Clark B2 |
Brakes | Electric |
Compressor | n/a |
Control | WH XD423R |
Motors | WH 1432K (4) |
Voltage (if not 600DC) |
Car 268 in storage in Mount Clemens, Michigan, circa 2010 Salon.com photo: https://www.salon.com/2015/03/05/community_discussion_is_the_failure_of_mass_transit_destroying_our_cities/ |
Car 268 on display in Mount Clemens, Michigan, in 2005 Railroad Picture Archives photo: http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=892610 |
Owner | Car Num | From | To | Preservation? | Loan? |
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Detroit Street Railway (Michigan, Detroit) | 268 | 1949 | 1956 | NO | NO |
Servicio de Transportes Elctricos del Distrito Federal (Mexico, Ciudad de Mexico) | 2268 | 1956 | 1981 | NO | NO |
Michigan Transit Museum (Michigan, Mount Clemens) | 268 | 1981 | present | YES | NO |