Shaker Heights Rapid Transit 1




Facts and Figures


Current Number1
Railway RepresentedShaker Heights Rapid Transit
BuilderG.C. Kuhlman Car Company
Built In1914
Builder's order id586
Currently in (State)Connecticut
--(Locality)East Windsor
Totally out of svc date1960
(Initial retirement date)
Car Typestreetcar
-subtypecenter entrance
-designation
Statusdisplayed inoperable
More info
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionsteel
Roof typeAR
EndedDE
Length51'0"
Width8'5"
Height11'8"
Weight50000
#Seats59
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP192
TrucksBrill 68E1
BrakesSME (M18A)
CompressorChristensen
ControlWH HLF (15E1)
MotorsWH 340 (4)
Voltage (if not 600DC)

Car 1 on display at CTM in 2015
Flickr
photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/buses-international/17381098670/

Car 1 on display at CTM in 2016
Hicks Car Works
photo: https://hickscarworks.blogspot.com/2016/06/visit-to-warehouse-point.html



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Cleveland Railway Company (Ohio, Cleveland)12991914 1921 NO NO
Cleveland Interurban Railroad (Ohio, Cleveland)12011921 1944 NO NO
Shaker Heights Rapid Transit (Ohio, Cleveland)11944 1960 NO NO
Connecticut Trolley Museum (Connecticut, East Windsor)11960 present YES NO