Tandy Subway 1




Facts and Figures


Current Number1
Railway RepresentedTandy Subway
BuilderSt. Louis Car Company
Built In1945
Builder's order id1647
Currently in (State)Texas
--(Locality)Fort Worth
Totally out of svc date1980
(Initial retirement date)1979
Car Typerapid transit car
-subtypeconverted PCC streetcar
-designation
Statusdisplayed inoperable
More info
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionsteel
Roof typeAR
EndedSE
Length44'0"
Width8'4"
Height11'2"
Weight
#Seats
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP
Trucks[Clark B2]
BrakesAir-Electric
Compressor[PC-2]
Control[GE 17KM12N1]
Motors[GE 1220A1 (4)]
Voltage (if not 600DC)
NotesBody only; rebuilt in 1963; on display at One City Place in Fort Worth

Car 1 on display in Fort Worth, Texas
National Capital Trolley Museum
photo: https://www.dctrolley.org/blog/outoftown

Car 1 on display in Fort Worth, Texas
National Capital Trolley Museum
photo: https://www.dctrolley.org/blog/outoftown



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Capital Transit (District of Columbia, Washington)15601945 1956 NO NO
DC Transit (District of Columbia, Washington)15601956 1963 NO NO
Tandy Subway (Texas, Fort Worth)11963 1980 NO NO
North Texas Historic Transportation (Texas, Fort Worth)12000? 2007 YES NO
Leonard's Department Store Museum (Texas, Fort Worth)12007 present YES NO


Additional Media

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Car 1 upon arrival at LDSM in 2013
YouTube
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2XyD7FMJKM