San Diego Vintage Trolley 531




Facts and Figures


Current Number531
Railway RepresentedSan Diego Vintage Trolley
BuilderSt. Louis Car Company
Built In1948
Builder's order id1666
Currently in (State)California
--(Locality)San Diego
Totally out of svc date1994
(Initial retirement date)
Car Typestreetcar
-subtypePCC, postwar
-designation
Statusstored inoperable
More info
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionsteel
Roof typeAR
EndedSE
Length46'5"
Width8'5"
Height10'3"
Weight37990
#Seats51
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP220
TrucksClark B2
BrakesElectric
Compressorn/a
ControlGE 17KM12N1
MotorsGE 1220A1 (4)
Voltage (if not 600DC)
NotesOriginally 5'2.5" gauge

Car 531 in storage in San Francisco in 2016
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photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/37640374@N04/29782609183

Car 531 in storage in San Francisco in 2016
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photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/milantram/29961708561/



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Philadelphia Transportation Company (Pennsylvania, Philadelphia)21861948 1968 NO NO
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (Pennsylvania, Philadelphia)21861968 1994 NO NO
National Museum of Transportation (Missouri, Kirkwood)21861994 2009 YES NO
San Diego Vintage Trolley (California, San Diego)5322009 2014? YES NO
San Diego Vintage Trolley (California, San Diego)5312014? present YES NO


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