Dallas Railway & Terminal 608




Facts and Figures


Current Number608
Railway RepresentedDallas Railway & Terminal
BuilderPullman-Standard
Built In1945
Builder's order idW6699
Currently in (State)Maine
--(Locality)Kennebunkport
Totally out of svc date1978
(Initial retirement date)
Car Typestreetcar
-subtypePCC, prewar
-designation
Statusstored inoperable
More infohttp://www.trolleymuseum.org/collection/vehicle/00608STX.php
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionsteel
Roof typeAR
EndedDE
Length47'0"
Width8'4"
Height11'4"
Weight37800
#Seats52
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP220
TrucksClark B2
BrakesAir-Electric
CompressorPC-2
ControlWH XD423N
MotorsWH 1432HE (4)
Voltage (if not 600DC)

Car 608 on display at Seashore in 1993
ABPR Photo Archive
photo: http://abpr.railfan.net/abprphoto.cgi?january02/01-10-02/DaLLaSRy_Trm608atSeashoreME5-26-93TW.jpg

Car 608 in storage at Seashore in 2011
Flickr
photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ctroymathis/5893977636/



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Dallas Railway & Terminal (Texas, Dallas)6081945 1959 NO NO
Boston Metropolitan Transit Authority (Massachusetts, Boston)33421959 1964 NO NO
Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (Massachusetts, Boston)33421964 1978 NO NO
Seashore Trolley Museum (Maine, Kennebunkport)6081978 present YES NO


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