Third Avenue Railway System 629




Facts and Figures


Current Number629
Railway RepresentedThird Avenue Railway System
BuilderThird Avenue Railway System
Built In1939
Builder's order id
Currently in (State)Connecticut
--(Locality)East Haven
Totally out of svc date1966
(Initial retirement date)
Car Typestreetcar
-subtypelightweight car
-designation
Statusoperated occasionally
More infohttp://www.bera.org/cgi-bin/viewcar.pl?car=629
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionsteel
Roof typeAR
EndedDE
Length42'7"
Width8'4"
Height11'4"
Weight37540
#Seats46
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP140
TrucksBrill 39EX
BrakesGE (VB3)
CompressorCP-27
ControlK-35
MotorsGE 265A (4)
Voltage (if not 600DC)

Car 629 in operation at Branford circa 2019
Heritage Rail Alliance
photo: https://heritagerail.org/2019/02/shore-line-rebuilds-it-motors/

Car 629 in operation at Branford in 2023
Flickr
photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/91993389@N08/52888512092/



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Third Avenue Railway System (New York, New York)6291939 1949 NO NO
Wiener Stadtwereke Verkehrsbetriebe (Austria, Vienna)42391949 1966 NO NO
Branford Electric Railway Association (Connecticut, East Haven)6291966 present YES NO


Additional Media

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Car 629 in operation at Branford in 2022
YouTube
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xGbwkeCL1E