Lafayette Street Railway ??




Facts and Figures


Current Number??
Railway RepresentedLafayette Street Railway
BuilderJ.G. Brill Company
Built In1922
Builder's order id
Currently in (State)Indiana
--(Locality)Francesville
Totally out of svc date1940
(Initial retirement date)
Car Typestreetcar
-subtypeBirney safety car
-designation
Statusstored inoperable
More info
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionsteel
Roof typeAR
EndedDE
Length28'1"
Width7'8"
Height9'10"
Weight16600
#Seats
#Wheels/Conf.4
Total HP
Trucks[Brill 79E1]
Brakes
Compressor
Control
Motors
Voltage (if not 600DC)
NotesBody only; car number unknown, from 10-28 series

Lafayette Birney in tarped storage in Noblesville, Indiana, in 2018
Hicks Car Works
photo: https://hickscarworks.blogspot.com/2018/07/iliupersis.html
 



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Lafayette Street Railway (Indiana, Lafayette)??1922 1940 NO NO
Indiana Transportation Museum (Indiana, Noblesville)??1980? 2018 YES NO
Private owner ??2018 2022 YES NO
South Shore Line Museum Project (Indiana, Michigan City)??2022 present YES NO


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