Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority 3226




Facts and Figures


Current Number3226
Railway RepresentedMassachusetts Bay Transit Authority
BuilderPullman-Standard
Built In1945
Builder's order idW6710B
Currently in (State)Iowa
--(Locality)Ida Grove
Totally out of svc date1991
(Initial retirement date)
Car Typestreetcar
-subtypePCC, prewar MU
-designation
Statusstored inoperable
More info
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionsteel
Roof typeAR
EndedSE
Length46'0"
Width8'4"
Height11'1"
Weight36720
#Seats42
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP220
TrucksClark B2
BrakesAir-Electric
CompressorWABCO PC2
ControlWH XD423P
MotorsWH 1432HE (4)
Voltage (if not 600DC)

Car 3226 in operation in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, in 1999
New Dave's Rail Pix
photo: http://newdavesrailpix.com/odds/ia/htm/merm21.htm
 



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Boston Elevated Railway (Massachusetts, Boston)32261945 1947 NO NO
Boston Metropolitan Transit Authority (Massachusetts, Boston)32261947 1964 NO NO
Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (Massachusetts, Boston)32261964 1991 NO NO
Trans-Mississippi Trolley (Iowa, Keokuk)32261991 1992 YES NO
Midwest Electric Railway Museum (Iowa, Mount Pleasant)32261992 2002 YES NO
Gomaco Trolley (Iowa, Ida Grove)32262002 present YES NO