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Current Number | 855 |
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Railway Represented | Connecticut Company |
Builder | Wason Manufacturing Company |
Built In | 1905 |
Builder's order id | |
Currently in (State) | Connecticut |
--(Locality) | East Haven |
Totally out of svc date | 1947 |
(Initial retirement date) | |
Car Type | streetcar |
-subtype | suburban car |
-designation | |
Status | displayed inoperable |
More info | |
Gauge | 4'8.5" |
Construction | wood |
Roof type | RR |
Ended | DE |
Length | 41'0" |
Width | |
Height | |
Weight | 45520 |
#Seats | 44 |
#Wheels/Conf. | 8 |
Total HP | 150 |
Trucks | Standard O50 |
Brakes | |
Compressor | [WABCO DH16] |
Control | [K-6] |
Motors | [WH 101B (4)] |
Voltage (if not 600DC) |
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Car 855 on display at Branford in 2020 Patch photo: https://patch.com/connecticut/easthaven/century-old-trolley-car-returns-east-haven-museum |
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Car 855 on display at Branford in 2023 Deviant Art photo: https://www.deviantart.com/rlkitterman/art/Connecticut-Company-855-at-Sprague-Bldg-DSCN1823-981128610 |
Owner | Car Num | From | To | Preservation? | Loan? |
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Consolidated Railway (Connecticut, New Haven) | 502 | 1905 | 1907 | NO | NO |
Connecticut Company (Connecticut, New Haven) | 502 | 1907 | 1915 | NO | NO |
Connecticut Company (Connecticut, New Haven) | 855 | 1915 | 1947 | NO | NO |
Branford Electric Railway Association (Connecticut, East Haven) | 855 | 1947 | 1984 | YES | NO |
City of East Haven (Connecticut, East Haven) | 855 | 1984 | 2020 | YES | YES |
Branford Electric Railway Association (Connecticut, East Haven) | 855 | 2020 | present | YES | NO |
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Walkaround tour of car 855 from 2013 YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mkeqa0Z1sv8 |