Brooklyn & Queens Transit 8111




Facts and Figures


Current Number8111
Railway RepresentedBrooklyn & Queens Transit
BuilderSt. Louis Car Company
Built In1923
Builder's order id1310
Currently in (State)Connecticut
--(Locality)East Haven
Totally out of svc date1952
(Initial retirement date)
Car Typestreetcar
-subtypePeter Witt
-designation
Statusstored inoperable
More infohttp://www.bera.org/cgi-bin/viewcar.pl?car=8111
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionsteel
Roof typeAR
EndedDE
Length44'0"
Width
Height
Weight41690
#Seats40
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP
TrucksBrill 77E1
BrakesSME (M35A)
CompressorDH-16
ControlK-72A
MotorsWH 510AX (4)
Voltage (if not 600DC)

Car 8111 in storage at Branford in 2011
Flickr
photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/kamekame/5883178382/

Car 8111 in storage at Branford in 2004
New Dave's Rail Pix
photo: http://newdavesrailpix.com/hicks/htm/usr_h_museum_shoreline_bqt8111_20040515_fh_hicks250.htm



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit (New York, Brooklyn)81111923 1929 NO NO
Brooklyn & Queens Transit (New York, Brooklyn)81111929 1940 NO NO
New York City Board of Transportation (New York, New York)81111940 1952 NO NO
Branford Electric Railway Association (Connecticut, East Haven)81111952 present YES NO


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