New Jersey Transit 958




Facts and Figures


Current Number958
Railway RepresentedNew Jersey Transit
BuilderGeneral Electric
Built In1975
Builder's order id39536
Currently in (State)New Jersey
--(Locality)Boonton
Totally out of svc date1999
(Initial retirement date)
Car Typelocomotive
-subtypemainline passenger
-designationType E60CH
Statusstored inoperable
More info
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionsteel
Roof typeAR
EndedDE
Length71'3"
Width10'5"
Height14'7"
Weight350000
#Seatsn/a
#Wheels/Conf.12
Total HP6000
Trucks
Brakes26L
Compressor
ControlThyristor rectifier
MotorsGE 780 (6)
Voltage (if not 600DC)(triple)
Notes11,000vAC / 12,500vAC / 25,000vAC operation

Car 958 in storage at URHS in Boonton, New Jersey, in 2018
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Car 958 in storage at URHS in Boonton, New Jersey, in 2017
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Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Amtrak (District of Columbia, Washington)9581975 1984 NO NO
New Jersey Transit (New Jersey, Newark)9581984 1999? NO NO
United Railroad Historical Society (New Jersey, Boonton)9581999? present YES NO


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