Facts and Figures
| Current Number | 870 |
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| Railway Represented | Reading Company |
| Builder | Harlan & Hollingsworth |
| Built In | 1932 |
| Builder's order id | |
| Currently in (State) | Pennsylvania |
| --(Locality) | New Hope |
| Totally out of svc date | 2004 |
| (Initial retirement date) | |
| Car Type | rapid transit car |
| -subtype | rebuilt commuter coach |
| -designation | Class EPb |
| Status | towed inoperable |
| More info | |
| Gauge | 4'8.5" |
| Construction | steel |
| Roof type | AR |
| Ended | DE |
| Length | 73'0" |
| Width | 10'3" |
| Height | 15'6" |
| Weight | 130000 |
| #Seats | 86 |
| #Wheels/Conf. | 8 |
| Total HP | 550 |
| Trucks | Taylor |
| Brakes | AMUE (ME23) |
| Compressor | [XD3-F] |
| Control | WH AB (XM37) |
| Motors | [GE 620 (2)] |
| Voltage (if not 600DC) | 11000vAC |
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Car 870 at the NH&I in 2020 Railroad Picture Archives photo: http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=5249219 |
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Car 870 at the NH&I in 2020 Railroad Picture Archives photo: http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=5481825 |