Detroit Street Railway 268




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Current Number268
Railway RepresentedDetroit Street Railway
BuilderSt. Louis Car Company
Built In1949
Builder's order id1673
Currently in (State)Michigan
--(Locality)Marysville
Totally out of svc date1981
(Initial retirement date)
Car Typestreetcar
-subtypePCC, postwar
-designation
Statusstored inoperable
More info
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionsteel
Roof typeAR
EndedSE
Length49'5"
Width8'4"
Height10'2"
Weight37500
#Seats51
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP220
TrucksClark B2
BrakesElectric
Compressorn/a
ControlWH XD423R
MotorsWH 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



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Detroit Street Railway (Michigan, Detroit)2681949 1956 NO NO
Servicio de Transportes Elctricos del Distrito Federal (Mexico, Ciudad de Mexico)22681956 1981 NO NO
Michigan Transit Museum (Michigan, Mount Clemens)2681981 present YES NO


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