El Paso City Lines 1514




Facts and Figures


Current Number1514
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, modified
-designation
Statusoperated often
More info
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionsteel
Roof typeAR
EndedSE
Length46'0"
Width8'4"
Height
Weight
#Seats54
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP220
TrucksClark B2
BrakesElectric
Compressorn/a
Control
Motors
Voltage (if not 600DC)
NotesOriginally had WH 1432 motors, WH XD323 control, air-electric brakes, PC-12 pump

Car 1514 in operation in El Paso in 2019
UrbanRail.net
photo: https://www.urbanrail.net/am/elpaso/el-paso.htm

Car 1514 in operation in El Paso in 2019
Twitter
photo: https://twitter.com/ODdeBR/status/1107446809276739585/photo/1



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
San Diego Electric Railway (California, San Diego)5201937 1950 NO NO
El Paso City Lines (Texas, El Paso)15141950 1986 NO NO
Paso del Norte Streetcar Preservation Society (Texas, El Paso)15141986 2016 YES NO
Sun Metro (Texas, El Paso)15142016 present YES NO


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Car 1514 in operation in El Paso in 2023
YouTube
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIa_-1o2SZA