United States Department of Transportation 2




Facts and Figures


Current Number2
Railway RepresentedUnited States Department of Transportation
BuilderBoeing-Vertol
Built In1972
Builder's order id
Currently in (State)Maine
--(Locality)Kennebunkport
Totally out of svc date1989
(Initial retirement date)1977
Car Typerapid transit car
-subtypehalf of prototype married-pair set
-designation
Statusdisplayed inoperable
More infohttp://trolleymuseum.org/collection/vehicle/SOAC2RDC.php
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionsteel
Roof typeAR
EndedSE
Length74'9"
Width9'9"
Height12'2"
Weight89000
#Seats62
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP0
TrucksGSC 70
BrakesSMEE
Compressor
ControlGarrett Chopper
Motors
Voltage (if not 600DC)
NotesPaired with #1; "State of the Art Car" prototype

Car 2 on display at Seashore in 2011
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photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/49401850@N07/5913706642/

Car 2 on display at Seashore in 2019
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photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/rollercoasterphilosophy/48312851167/



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
United States Department of Transportation (District of Columbia, Washington)21972 1989 NO NO
Seashore Trolley Museum (Maine, Kennebunkport)21989 present YES NO