Long Island Rail Road 1398




Facts and Figures


Current Number1398
Railway RepresentedLong Island Rail Road
BuilderAmerican Car & Foundry
Built In1914
Builder's order id7272
Currently in (State)New York
--(Locality)Terryville
Totally out of svc date
(Initial retirement date)
Car Typerapid transit car
-subtypecommuter combine
-designationType MPB-54C
Statusdisplayed inoperable
More info
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionsteel
Roof typeRR
EndedDE
Length64'6"
Width10'0"
Height13'0"
Weight88000
#Seats65
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP
TrucksPRR 2CP3
BrakesAMUE
Compressor
Control
Motors
Voltage (if not 600DC)

Car 1398 on display in Terryville, New York, circa 2017
GreaterLongIsland.com
photo: https://greaterlongisland.com/north-brookhaven-chamber-is-changing-gears-and-reorganizing-for-2018/

Car 1398 on display in Terryville, New York, circa 2017
TBR News Media
photo: https://tbrnewsmedia.com/north-brookhaven-chamber-commerce-disassembles/



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Long Island Rail Road (New York, Jamaica)13981914 1954 NO NO
Long Island Rail Road (New York, Jamaica)43981954 1965 NO NO
New York Metropolitan Transit Authority (New York, New York)43981965 1972? NO NO
New York Metropolitan Transit Authority (New York, New York)W61972? 1980? NO NO
Port Jefferson Station - Terryville Chamber of Commerce (New York, Terryville)13981980? present YES NO


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