Brooklyn Rapid Transit 1792




Facts and Figures


Current Number1792
Railway RepresentedBrooklyn Rapid Transit
BuilderLaclede Car Company
Built In1899
Builder's order id466
Currently in (State)Connecticut
--(Locality)East Haven
Totally out of svc date1952
(Initial retirement date)
Car Typestreetcar
-subtypeclosed
-designation
Statusoperated occasionally
More infohttp://www.bera.org/cgi-bin/viewcar.pl?car=1792
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionwood
Roof typeDR
EndedDE
Length35'0"
Width
Height
Weight26000
#Seats32
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP100
TrucksBrill 39E1
BrakesStraight Air
Compressor
ControlK-11
MotorsWH 68 (2)
Voltage (if not 600DC)
NotesLater converted to sand car

Car 1792 in operation at Branford in 2021
Flickr
photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/130975381@N03/51387054831/

Car 1792 in operation at Branford in 2021
Branford Electric Railway Association
photo: https://shorelinetrolley.org/members-day-2021/



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Nassau Electric Railroad (New York, Brooklyn)?1899 1899 NO NO
Brooklyn Rapid Transit (New York, Brooklyn)17921899 1923 NO NO
Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit (New York, Brooklyn)17921923 1930? NO NO
Brooklyn & Queens Transit (New York, Brooklyn)97301930? 1940 NO NO
New York City Board of Transportation (New York, New York)97301940 1952 NO NO
Branford Electric Railway Association (Connecticut, East Haven)17921952 present YES NO


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Car 1792 in operation at Branford in 2017
YouTube
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URbWce5N6wA