Market Street Railway 798




Facts and Figures


Current Number798
Railway RepresentedMarket Street Railway
BuilderMarket Street Railway
Built In1924
Builder's order id202
Currently in (State)California
--(Locality)San Francisco
Totally out of svc date1944
(Initial retirement date)1941
Car Typestreetcar
-subtypeclosed
-designation
Statusundergoing restoration
More infohttp://www.streetcar.org/mim/streetcars/fleet/historic/798/index.html
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionsteel
Roof typeAR
EndedDE
Length47'0"
Width9'3"
Height
Weight38895
#Seats50
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP140
TrucksPeckham 14B3
BrakesSME (M18)
CompressorCP-28
ControlK-12
MotorsGE 52 (4)
Voltage (if not 600DC)

Car 798 in storage in San Francisco in 2023
San Francisco Standard
photo: https://sfstandard.com/2023/02/10/a-streetcar-named-maya-angelou-sf-honors-its-most-important-black-poet/

Car 798 in storage in San Francisco in 2010
Phototrans.eu
photo: https://phototrans.eu/14,476527,0.html



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Market Street Railway (California, San Francisco)7981924 1944 NO NO
San Francisco Municipal Railway (California, San Francisco)7981986 present YES NO


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