Tandy Subway 2




Facts and Figures


Current Number2
Railway RepresentedTandy Subway
BuilderSt. Louis Car Company
Built In1945
Builder's order id
Currently in (State)Texas
--(Locality)Dallas
Totally out of svc date2003
(Initial retirement date)2002
Car Typerapid transit car
-subtypeconverted PCC streetcar
-designation
Statusstored inoperable
More infohttp://www.mata.org/143specs.htm
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionsteel
Roof typeAR
EndedDE
Length44'0"
Width8'4"
Height11'2"
Weight
#Seats44
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP220
TrucksClark B2
BrakesAir-Electric
CompressorPC-2
ControlGE 17KM12L1
MotorsGE 1220A1 (4)
Voltage (if not 600DC)
NotesRebuilt in 1963, heavily rebuilt in 1977; lettered #143

Car 2 in operation at MATA in 2004
NYCSubway.org
photo: https://nycsubway.org/perl/show?10955

Car 2 in storage in Dallas, Texas, in 2020
RailPictures.net
photo: https://www.railpictures.net/photo/760487/



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Capital Transit (District of Columbia, Washington)?1945 1956 NO NO
DC Transit (District of Columbia, Washington)?1956 1963 NO NO
Tandy Subway (Texas, Fort Worth)21963 2003 NO NO
McKinney Avenue Transit Authority (Texas, Dallas)1432003 present YES NO


Additional Media

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Car 2 in operation at MATA in 2006
YouTube
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sl8MBND9TJM