Rochester Transit Corporation 0243




Facts and Figures


Current Number0243
Railway RepresentedRochester Transit Corporation
BuilderPullman
Built In1887
Builder's order id508
Currently in (State)New York
--(Locality)Rush
Totally out of svc date1941
(Initial retirement date)
Car Typesand car
-subtyperebuilt streetcar
-designation
Statusdisplayed inoperable
More info
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionwood
Roof typeDR
EndedDE
Length28'4"
Width
Height
Weight19500
#Seatsn/a
#Wheels/Conf.4
Total HP50
TrucksMcGuire Columbian
BrakesHand
Compressorn/a
ControlK-10/K-12
MotorsGE 54 (2)
Voltage (if not 600DC)
NotesDisassembled; built as horsecar, electrified c1893; rebuilt from streetcar to sand car in 1918

The frame of car 0243 on display at NYMT in 2019
British Trams Online
photo: http://www.britishtramsonline.co.uk/gallery917-29.html

The frame of car 0243 on display at NYMT
New York Museum of Transportation
photo: http://www.nymtmuseum.org/images1/TrolleyCar0243.jpg



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Rochester City & Brighton Railroad (New York, Rochester)1621887 1890 NO NO
Rochester Railway Company (New York, Rochester)1621890 1909? NO NO
New York State Railways, Rochester Lines (New York, Rochester)2431909? 1930 NO NO
New York State Railways, Rochester Lines (New York, Rochester)02431930 1938 NO NO
Rochester Transit Corporation (New York, Rochester)02431938 1941 NO NO
Rochester Museum of Arts and Sciences (New York, Rochester)02431941 1956? YES NO
Rail City (New York, Sandy Creek)02431956? 1965 YES YES
Magee Trolley Museum (Pennsylvania, Bloomsburg)02431965 1973 YES YES
Rochester Museum of Arts and Sciences (New York, Rochester)02431973 1987 YES NO
New York Museum of Transportation (New York, Rush)02431987 present YES NO


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