Brooklyn Rapid Transit 9799




Facts and Figures


Current Number9799
Railway RepresentedBrooklyn Rapid Transit
BuilderTaunton Locomotive Works
Built In1898
Builder's order id
Currently in (State)Connecticut
--(Locality)East Haven
Totally out of svc date1957
(Initial retirement date)
Car Typesnow plow
-subtypewedge plow
-designation
Statusstored inoperable
More infohttp://www.bera.org/cgi-bin/viewcar.pl?car=9799
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionwood
Roof typeAR
EndedDE
Length27'0"
Width
Height
Weight28600
#Seatsn/a
#Wheels/Conf.4
Total HP100
TrucksTaunton
BrakesHand
Compressorn/a
ControlK-11
MotorsWH 68 (2)
Voltage (if not 600DC)

Car 9799 in storage at Branford in 2004
New Dave's Rail Pix
photo: http://newdavesrailpix.com/hicks/htm/usr_h_museum_shoreline_brt9799_20040515_fh_hicks253.htm
 



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Nassau Electric Railroad (New York, Brooklyn)91898 1899 NO NO
Brooklyn Rapid Transit (New York, Brooklyn)97991899 1923 NO NO
Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit (New York, Brooklyn)97991923 1929 NO NO
Brooklyn & Queens Transit (New York, Brooklyn)97991929 1940 NO NO
New York City Board of Transportation (New York, New York)97991940 1948 NO NO
New York City Board of Transportation (New York, New York)681948 1953 NO NO
New York City Transit Authority (New York, New York)681953 1957 NO NO
Branford Electric Railway Association (Connecticut, East Haven)97991957 present YES NO