Sandwich Windsor & Amherstburg 351




Facts and Figures


Current Number351
Railway RepresentedSandwich Windsor & Amherstburg
BuilderCincinnati Car Company
Built In1918
Builder's order id2380
Currently in (State)Ontario
--(Locality)Windsor
Totally out of svc date1939
(Initial retirement date)
Car Typestreetcar
-subtypeclosed
-designation
Statusstored inoperable
More info
Gauge
Constructionsteel
Roof typeDR
EndedDE
Length50'10"
Width8'7"
Height
Weight
#Seats52
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP160
Trucks[Standard O-50]
Brakes
Compressor
ControlK-35
Motors[WH 514C (4)]
Voltage (if not 600DC)

Car 351 in storage in 2020
Transit Heritage
photo: https://transitheritage.ca/windsor-streetcar-351-restoration/

Car 351 under restoration in 2019
Windsor Star
photo: https://windsorstar.com/news/local-news/celestial-beacon-streetcar-cost-rises-to-10-3m-construction-underway



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Richmond Light & Railroad (New York, Staten Island)3471918 1926 NO NO
Sandwich Windsor & Amherstburg 3511926 1939? NO NO
Private owner 3512007? 2017 YES NO
City of Windsor (Ontario, Windsor)3512017 present YES NO


Additional Media

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Account of the restoration of car 351 from 2019
YouTube
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAMDb18NKM0