Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority 3424




Facts and Figures


Current Number3424
Railway RepresentedMassachusetts Bay Transit Authority
BuilderBoeing-Vertol
Built In1976
Builder's order id
Currently in (State)Maine
--(Locality)Kennebunkport
Totally out of svc date2009
(Initial retirement date)2007
Car Typerapid transit car
-subtypeLight Rail Vehicle
-designation
Statusdisplayed inoperable
More info
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionsteel
Roof typeAR
EndedDE
Length71'0"
Width8'10"
Height11'4"
Weight67000
#Seats46
#Wheels/Conf.12
Total HP420
TrucksBoeing/Tokyo
BrakesAir-Hydraulic
CompressorD4-S
ControlThyristor chopper
MotorsGarrett (2)
Voltage (if not 600DC)

Car 3424 on display at Seashore in 2011
Flickr
photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/dpirmann/31621941754/

Car 3424 on display at Seashore in 2017
Wikipedia
photo: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MBTA_3424_at_Seashore_Trolley_Museum_400_%2837300978250%29.jpg



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (Massachusetts, Boston)34241976 2009 NO NO
Seashore Trolley Museum (Maine, Kennebunkport)34242009 present YES NO


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Car 3424 during switching at Seashore in 2016
YouTube
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xhy7tSxkwuQ