El Paso City Lines 1510




Facts and Figures


Current Number1510
Railway RepresentedEl Paso City Lines
BuilderSt. Louis Car Company
Built In1937
Builder's order id1605
Currently in (State)Texas
--(Locality)El Paso
Totally out of svc date1986
(Initial retirement date)1974
Car Typestreetcar
-subtypePCC, prewar
-designation
Statusstored inoperable
More info
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionsteel
Roof typeAR
EndedSE
Length46'0"
Width8'4"
Height10'0"
Weight33950
#Seats
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP220
TrucksClark B2
BrakesAir-Electric
Compressor
ControlWH XD323
MotorsWH 1432 (4)
Voltage (if not 600DC)

Car 1510 being moved in El Paso in 2021
El Paso Inc.
photo: https://www.elpasoinc.com/news/local_news/joe-pickett-s-newest-purchase-a-vintage-streetcar-in-need-of-a-lot-of-work/article_be7fb124-3d7f-11ec-9c2e-5b94eb631669.html

Car 1510 in storage in El Paso in 2021
El Paso Times
photo: https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/local/el-paso/2021/11/04/joe-pickett-restores-el-paso-streetcar-before-running-city-council/6287169001/



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
San Diego Electric Railway (California, San Diego)5171937 1950 NO NO
El Paso City Lines (Texas, El Paso)15101950 1986 NO NO
Private owner - El Paso (Texas, El Paso)15101986 present YES NO


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Car 1510 being moved in El Paso in 2021
YouTube
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDqC9BZ0kDI