Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority 9127




Facts and Figures


Current Number9127
Railway RepresentedSoutheastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
BuilderHarlan & Hollingsworth
Built In1931
Builder's order id
Currently in (State)Pennsylvania
--(Locality)Port Clinton
Totally out of svc date
(Initial retirement date)
Car Typerapid transit car
-subtyperebuilt commuter coach
-designationClass EPb
Statustowed inoperable
More info
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionsteel
Roof typeAR
EndedDE
Length73'0"
Width10'3"
Height15'6"
Weight130000
#Seats86
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP550
TrucksTaylor
BrakesAMUE (ME23)
CompressorXD3-F
ControlWH AB (XM37)
Motors[GE 620 (2)]
Voltage (if not 600DC)11000vAC
NotesLettered Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway #215

Car 9127 in Port Clinton, Pennsylvania, in 2021
Railroad Picture Archives
photo: http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=5608393

Car 9127 in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, in 2018
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photo: http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=5021924



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Reading Company (Pennsylvania, Reading)8721931 1965 NO NO
Reading Company (Pennsylvania, Reading)91271965 1976 NO NO
Conrail 91271976 1983 NO NO
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (Pennsylvania, Philadelphia)91271983 1993? NO NO
Reading Technical & Historical Society (Pennsylvania, Hamburg)91271993? 2016 YES NO
Reading & Northern Railroad (Pennsylvania, Port Clinton)2152016? present YES NO


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