Five Mile Beach Electric 20




Facts and Figures


Current Number20
Railway RepresentedFive Mile Beach Electric
BuilderJ.G. Brill Company
Built In1913
Builder's order id18887
Currently in (State)Iowa
--(Locality)Ida Grove
Totally out of svc date1945
(Initial retirement date)
Car Typestreetcar
-subtypeopen car, 12-bench
-designation
Statusundergoing restoration
More info
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionwood
Roof typeDR
EndedDE
Length
Width
Height
Weight
#Seats60
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP
Trucks[Brill 27GE1]
BrakesStraight Air
Compressor
Control
Motors
Voltage (if not 600DC)
NotesBody only; under restoration at Gomaco Trolley

Car 20 in storage in Wildwood, New Jersey, in 2019
Liberty Historic Railway
photo: https://www.lhry.org/news/2019/1/7/htz11hn9yituc74f7n1x3xtca8kdel

Car 20 in storage in Wildwood, New Jersey, in 1997
Preserved Traction Blog
photo: https://pnaerc.blogspot.com/2017/01/photo-gallery.html



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Five Mile Beach Electric (New Jersey, Wildwood)171913 1920? NO NO
Five Mile Beach Electric (New Jersey, Wildwood)201920? 1945 NO NO
Wildwood Trolley (New Jersey, Wildwood)201994 2019 YES NO
Liberty Historic Railway (New Jersey, Farmingdale)202019 present YES NO


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