El Paso City Lines 1517




Facts and Figures


Current Number1517
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
#Seats54
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP220
TrucksClark B2
BrakesAir-Electric
Compressor
ControlWH XD323
MotorsWH 1432 (4)
Voltage (if not 600DC)

Car 1517 in storage in El Paso in 2012
City Rails Photo Archive
photo: http://photos.cityrails.net/s/?p=203627
 



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
San Diego Electric Railway (California, San Diego)5011937 1952 NO NO
El Paso City Lines (Texas, El Paso)15171952 1986 NO NO
Paso del Norte Streetcar Preservation Society (Texas, El Paso)15171986 2016 YES NO
Sun Metro (Texas, El Paso)15172016 present YES NO


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