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Current Number | 25 |
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Railway Represented | Fort Collins Municipal Railway |
Builder | J.G. Brill Company |
Built In | 1922 |
Builder's order id | 21530 |
Currently in (State) | Colorado |
--(Locality) | Fort Collins |
Totally out of svc date | 1951 |
(Initial retirement date) | |
Car Type | streetcar |
-subtype | Birney safety car |
-designation | |
Status | operated often |
More info | |
Gauge | 4'8.5" |
Construction | steel |
Roof type | AR |
Ended | DE |
Length | 28'1" |
Width | 7'8" |
Height | 9'10" |
Weight | 16600 |
#Seats | |
#Wheels/Conf. | 4 |
Total HP | |
Trucks | Brill 79E1 |
Brakes | |
Compressor | |
Control | |
Motors | GE 264 (2) |
Voltage (if not 600DC) |
Car 25 in operation in Fort Collins, Colorado, in 2023 photo: https://www.reddit.com/r/Interurbans/comments/14cmcis/fort_collins_municipal_railway_birney_safety_car/ |
Car 25 in operation in Fort Collins, Colorado, in 2022 Flickr photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/8348059@N02/52590999985/ |
Owner | Car Num | From | To | Preservation? | Loan? |
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Virginia Railway & Power (Virginia, Richmond) | 1520 | 1922 | 1925 | NO | NO |
Virginia Electric Power Company | 1520 | 1925 | 1944 | NO | NO |
Virginia Transit (Virginia, Richmond) | 1520 | 1944 | 1945 | NO | NO |
Fort Collins Municipal Railway (Colorado, Fort Collins) | 25 | 1945 | 1951 | NO | NO |
Private owner | 25 | 1951 | 1991 | YES | NO |
SCANA Corporation (South Carolina, Columbia) | 407 | 1991 | 1999 | YES | NO |
Charlotte Trolley (North Carolina, Charlotte) | 407 | 1999 | 2008 | NO | NO |
Fort Collins Municipal Railway Society (Colorado, Fort Collins) | 25 | 2008 | present | YES | NO |
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Car 25 in operation in Fort Collins, Colorado, in 2022 YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IGD2kAk9Q4 |