Shaker Heights Rapid Transit 18




Facts and Figures


Current Number18
Railway RepresentedShaker Heights Rapid Transit
BuilderG.C. Kuhlman Car Company
Built In1914
Builder's order id583
Currently in (State)Illinois
--(Locality)Union
Totally out of svc date1961
(Initial retirement date)1960
Car Typestreetcar
-subtypecenter entrance
-designation
Statusoperated occasionally
More infohttp://hickscarworks.blogspot.com/2013/10/h1218.html
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionsteel
Roof typeAR
EndedSE
Length51'0"
Width8'5"
Height11'8"
Weight47000
#Seats59
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP192
TrucksBrill 68E1
BrakesSME (M18A)
CompressorBB2
ControlWH HLF (15E1)
MotorsWH 340 (4)
Voltage (if not 600DC)

Car 18 in operation at IRM in 2023
Hicks Car Works
photo: https://hickscarworks.blogspot.com/2023/09/showcase-saturday.html

Car 18 in operation at IRM in 2023
Flickr
photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/19531332@N03/53202393044/



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Cleveland Railway Company (Ohio, Cleveland)12181914 1921 NO NO
Cleveland Interurban Railroad (Ohio, Cleveland)12181921 1944 NO NO
Shaker Heights Rapid Transit (Ohio, Cleveland)181944 1961 NO NO
Trolleyville, U.S.A. (Ohio, North Olmsted)12181961 2006 YES NO
Lake Shore Electric Railway (Ohio, Cleveland)12182006 2009 YES NO
Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (Ohio, Cleveland)12182009 2013 YES NO
Illinois Railway Museum (Illinois, Union)182013 present YES NO


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Car 18 in operation at IRM in 2023
YouTube
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3xJCaKwjUU