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Current Number | 1533 |
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Railway Represented | Kansas City Public Service |
Builder | American Car Company |
Built In | 1919 |
Builder's order id | 1227 |
Currently in (State) | Missouri |
--(Locality) | Kirkwood |
Totally out of svc date | 1949 |
(Initial retirement date) | |
Car Type | streetcar |
-subtype | Birney safety car |
-designation | |
Status | undergoing restoration |
More info | |
Gauge | 4'8.5" |
Construction | steel |
Roof type | AR |
Ended | DE |
Length | 27'10" |
Width | 7'8" |
Height | 9'10" |
Weight | 15400 |
#Seats | 28 |
#Wheels/Conf. | 4 |
Total HP | 50 |
Trucks | Brill 79E1 |
Brakes | SME (M28A) |
Compressor | DH-16 |
Control | K-63BR |
Motors | WH 508A (2) |
Voltage (if not 600DC) |
Car 1533 in the shop at NMOT in 2021 Hicks Car Works photo: https://hickscarworks.blogspot.com/2021/10/visit-to-mot.html |
Car 1533 in storage at NMOT in 2009 City Rails Photo Archive photo: http://photos.cityrails.net/s/?p=146993 |
Owner | Car Num | From | To | Preservation? | Loan? |
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Kansas City Railways (Missouri, Kansas City) | 1533 | 1919 | 1926 | NO | NO |
Kansas City Public Service (Missouri, Kansas City) | 1533 | 1926 | 1949 | NO | NO |
National Museum of Transportation (Missouri, Kirkwood) | 1533 | 1949 | present | YES | NO |