Pacific Electric 538




Facts and Figures


Current Number538
Railway RepresentedPacific Electric
BuilderSt. Louis Car Company
Built In1909
Builder's order id840
Currently in (State)California
--(Locality)Perris
Totally out of svc date1937
(Initial retirement date)
Car Typestreetcar
-subtypesuburban car
-designation
Statusstored inoperable
More infohttp://www.oerm.org/pages/pe538.html
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionwood
Roof typeRR
EndedDE
Length43'1"
Width9'2"
Height12'5"
Weight58500
#Seats48
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP240
TrucksA2
BrakesAMM
CompressorWABCO D2EG
ControlWH AB (12D)
MotorsWH 306A (4)
Voltage (if not 600DC)

Car 538 in storage at SCRM in 2018
Hicks Car Works
photo: https://hickscarworks.blogspot.com/2018/02/visit-to-orange-empire-part-i.html

Car 538 in storage at SCRM in 2023
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Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Pacific Electric (California, Los Angeles)2381909 1911 NO NO
Pacific Electric (California, Los Angeles)5381911 1937 NO NO
Warner Brothers Studios (California, Hollywood)5381937 1959 YES NO
Southern California Railway Museum (California, Perris)5381959 present YES NO