Erie-Lackawanna 3248




Facts and Figures


Current Number3248
Railway RepresentedErie-Lackawanna
BuilderPullman
Built In1925
Builder's order id4837
Currently in (State)Maine
--(Locality)Brooks
Totally out of svc date
(Initial retirement date)1984
Car Typerapid transit car
-subtypecommuter coach trailer
-designation
Statusstored inoperable
More info
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionsteel
Roof typeRR
EndedSE
Length70'6"
Width
Height13'0"
Weight106200
#Seats82
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP0
TrucksCommonwealth
BrakesUC12
Compressor
Control[GE PC (C184B)]
Motors
Voltage (if not 600DC)3000vDC

Car 3248 in train service in Waldo, Maine, in 2014
Railroad Picture Archives
photo: http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=3932121

Car 3248 in storage in 2018
Flickr
photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/125313887@N04/40805730455/



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Delaware Lackawanna & Western 3481925 1930 NO NO
Delaware Lackawanna & Western 22481930 1961 NO NO
Erie-Lackawanna 32481961 1976 NO NO
Conrail 32481976 1983 NO NO
New Jersey Transit (New Jersey, Newark)32481983 1985? NO NO
Turner Island Railroad (Maine, Portland)32481985? 2010 YES NO
Brooks Preservation Society (Maine, Brooks)32482010 present YES NO