Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority 3238




Facts and Figures


Current Number3238
Railway RepresentedMassachusetts Bay Transit Authority
BuilderPullman-Standard
Built In1945
Builder's order idW6710B
Currently in (State)Massachusetts
--(Locality)Boston
Totally out of svc daten/a
(Initial retirement date)
Car Typestreetcar
-subtypePCC, prewar MU
-designation
Statusundergoing restoration
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
CompressorPC-2
ControlWH XD423P
MotorsWH 1432HE (4)
Voltage (if not 600DC)
NotesRebuilt in 2002

Car 3238 in operation in Boston in 2015
RailTale
photo: https://railtale.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/dsc_0180-1.jpg

Car 3238 in operation in Boston in 2019
Flickr
photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/35033278@N00/49178165262/



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Boston Elevated Railway (Massachusetts, Boston)32381945 1947 NO NO
Boston Metropolitan Transit Authority (Massachusetts, Boston)32381947 1964 NO NO
Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (Massachusetts, Boston)32381964 present YES NO


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Car 3238 in operation in Boston in 2021
YouTube
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0XKspw3DpE