Denver Tramways 117




Facts and Figures


Current Number117
Railway RepresentedDenver Tramways
BuilderWoeber Carriage
Built In1911
Builder's order id
Currently in (State)Colorado
--(Locality)Colorado Springs
Totally out of svc date
(Initial retirement date)
Car Typestreetcar
-subtypecenter entrance
-designation
Statusstored inoperable
More info
Gauge3'6"
Constructionwood
Roof typeDR
EndedSE
Length
Width
Height
Weight
#Seats47
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP
Trucks[Brill 27G]
Brakes
Compressor
Control[K-36G]
Motors[GE 58 (4)]
Voltage (if not 600DC)
NotesBody only

Car 117 in storage in Colorado Springs in 2022
Flickr
photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/14581588@N05/52526890573/

Car 117 in storage in Denver in 2013
Denver Post
photo: https://www.denverpost.com/2013/08/16/rtd-too-quick-to-get-rid-of-its-past-says-critic/



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Denver Tramways (Colorado, Denver)1171911 1950? NO NO
Rocky Mountain Railroad Club (Colorado, Denver)1171970? 1990? YES NO
Denver Regional Transportation District (Colorado, Denver)1171990? 2014 YES NO
Pikes Peak Historical Street Railway (Colorado, Colorado Springs)1172014 present YES NO


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