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Current Number | 1470 |
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Railway Represented | DC Transit |
Builder | St. Louis Car Company |
Built In | 1945 |
Builder's order id | 1645 |
Currently in (State) | Maryland |
--(Locality) | Wheaton |
Totally out of svc date | 1963 |
(Initial retirement date) | 1962 |
Car Type | streetcar |
-subtype | PCC, postwar |
-designation | |
Status | displayed inoperable |
More info | |
Gauge | 4'8.5" |
Construction | steel |
Roof type | AR |
Ended | SE |
Length | 44'0" |
Width | 8'4" |
Height | 11'1" |
Weight | 35740 |
#Seats | 50 |
#Wheels/Conf. | 8 |
Total HP | 220 |
Trucks | Clark B2 |
Brakes | Air-Electric |
Compressor | WABCO PC2 |
Control | WH XD423G |
Motors | WH 1432HE (4) |
Voltage (if not 600DC) |
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Car 1470 upon arrival at NCTM in 2020 National Capital Trolley Museum photo: https://trolleytime.blogspot.com/2020/07/nctm-acquires-dc-transit-1470.html |
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Car 1470 on display at NCTM in 2023 Deviant Art photo: https://www.deviantart.com/rlkitterman/art/DC-Transit-1470-DSCN1338-982579040 |
Owner | Car Num | From | To | Preservation? | Loan? |
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Capital Transit (District of Columbia, Washington) | 1470 | 1945 | 1956 | NO | NO |
DC Transit (District of Columbia, Washington) | 1470 | 1956 | 1964 | NO | NO |
Virginia Museum of Transportation (Virginia, Roanoke) | 1470 | 1964 | 2020 | YES | NO |
National Capital Trolley Museum (Maryland, Wheaton) | 1470 | 2020 | present | YES | NO |