Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority 3299




Facts and Figures


Current Number3299
Railway RepresentedMassachusetts Bay Transit Authority
BuilderPullman-Standard
Built In1951
Builder's order idW6892
Currently in (State)Massachusetts
--(Locality)Shelburne Falls
Totally out of svc date1993
(Initial retirement date)
Car Typestreetcar
-subtypePCC, postwar MU
-designation
Statusstored inoperable
More info
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionsteel
Roof typeAR
EndedSE
Length46'6"
Width8'8"
Height11'1"
Weight37500
#Seats52
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP220
TrucksClark B2
BrakesAir-Electric
CompressorWABCO DH10
ControlGE MCM
MotorsGE 1243A1 (4)
Voltage (if not 600DC)

Car 3299 being repainted at SFTM in 2023
Flickr
photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/130975381@N03/53141131697/

Car 3299 on display at SFTM in 2018
Preserved Traction Blog
photo: https://pnaerc.blogspot.com/2017/01/photo-gallery.html



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Boston Metropolitan Transit Authority (Massachusetts, Boston)32991951 1964 NO NO
Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (Massachusetts, Boston)32991964 1993 NO NO
Brooklyn Historic Railway (New York, Brooklyn)32991993 2015 YES NO
Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum (Massachusetts, Shelburne Falls)32992015 present YES NO