Scranton Transit 505




Facts and Figures


Current Number505
Railway RepresentedScranton Transit
BuilderOsgood-Bradley
Built In1929
Builder's order id10380
Currently in (State)Pennsylvania
--(Locality)Scranton
Totally out of svc date1955
(Initial retirement date)1954
Car Typestreetcar
-subtype"Electromobile" lightweight
-designation
Statusundergoing restoration
More info
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionsteel
Roof typeAR
EndedDE
Length42'6"
Width
Height
Weight35900
#Seats54
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP140
TrucksOsgood-Bradley 45-66
BrakesSME
CompressorDH-16
Control
MotorsWH 510A (4)
Voltage (if not 600DC)

Car 505 in storage at ECTM in 2019
Preserved Traction Blog
photo: https://pnaerc.blogspot.com/2019/02/the-electromobile-goes-to-stourbridge.html

Car 505 being moved to Honesdale, Pennsylvania, in 2019
Railway Preservation News
photo: http://www.rypn.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=43035&p=335511



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Scranton Transit (Pennsylvania, Scranton)5051929 1955 NO NO
Rail City (New York, Sandy Creek)5051955 1965 YES NO
Magee Trolley Museum (Pennsylvania, Bloomsburg)5051965 1973 YES NO
Rockhill Trolley Museum (Pennsylvania, Rockhill Furnace)5051973 2003 YES NO
Electric City Trolley Museum (Pennsylvania, Scranton)5052003 present YES NO


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