Los Angeles Railway Company 54




Facts and Figures


Current Number54
Railway RepresentedLos Angeles Railway Company
Builder
Built In1894
Builder's order id
Currently in (State)Massachusetts
--(Locality)Webster
Totally out of svc date1926
(Initial retirement date)
Car Typestreetcar
-subtyperebuilt California car
-designation
Statusdisplayed inoperable
More info
Gauge3'6"
Constructionwood
Roof typeDR
EndedDE
Length
Width
Height
Weight
#Seats32
#Wheels/Conf.4
Total HP
Trucks
Brakes
Compressor
Control
Motors
Voltage (if not 600DC)
NotesFor sale; lettered Worcester & Webster 21; originally open car, rebuilt to material car 1912

"Car 57" on display at the Samuel Slater Experience in 2022
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
photo: https://www.telegram.com/gcdn/presto/2022/02/15/NTEG/2889da8a-cbde-4558-beaf-4cc12da2c878-LOC_Slater_4.jpg

"Car 57" on display at the Samuel Slater Experience in 2022
Smithsonian Magazine
photo: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/museumday/venues/museum/samuel-slater-experience/



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Los Angeles Railway Company (California, Los Angeles)541894 1912 NO NO
Los Angeles Railway Company (California, Los Angeles)93061912 1926 NO NO
Laskey Studios 93061926 1927 NO NO
Paramount Pictures (California, Los Angeles)93061927 1977 NO NO
Private owner 93061977 1993 YES NO
Poway-Midland Railroad (California, Poway)571993 2020 YES NO
Samuel Slater Experience (Massachusetts, Webster)572020 present YES NO


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