Philadelphia Rapid Transit 2282



Facts and Figures


Current Number2282
Railway RepresentedPhiladelphia Rapid Transit
BuilderJ.G. Brill Company
Built In1906
Builder's order id15199
Currently in (State)Pennsylvania
--(Locality)Scranton
Totally out of svc date
(Initial retirement date)
Car Typestreetcar
-subtype"pay-within" car
-designation
Statusstored inoperable
More info
Gauge5'2.5"
Constructionwood
Roof typeDR
Ended
Length
Width
Height
Weight
#Seats40
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP160
TrucksCurtis D2
Brakes
Compressor
Control
MotorsGE 80 (4)
Voltage (if not 600DC)

Car 2282 in storage at ECTM in 2010
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Car 2282 in storage at ECTM in 2005
New Dave's Rail Pix
photo: http://newdavesrailpix.com/hicks/htm/usr_h_museum_electriccity_phl2282_20050416_joelsalo_hicks386.htm
Car History by Frank Hicks


Philadelphia Rapid Transit 2282
The oldest Philadelphia streetcar to be preserved is this "pay-within" car which ran on the PRT system until replaced by more modern steel cars in the late 1920's. Sold to the Shamokin & Edgewood Electric - from which it is the only survivor - in 1928, the car ran into the 1930's. Around when the S&EE quit in 1938 the car was evidently converted into a dwelling until rescued in 1967 by Ed Blossom of the Magee museum. It was stored there at Bloomsburg until MTM was devastated by Hurricane Agnes in 1972, after which the museum collection was sold off. The car's exact ownership history is not certain, but in 1973 it was moved to Philadelphia to be part of a planned streetcar museum in the city. It was stored for a time at SEPTA's 69th Street shops and then later at Woodland, where it barely escaped being destroyed in the 1975 Woodland barn fire by virtue of being stored outdoors. Later moved to Dushore to be part of the LBJS (later EPVT) collection, the carbody has been partially restored and has recently been moved into storage in Scranton.

Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Philadelphia Rapid Transit (Pennsylvania, Philadelphia)22821906 1928 NO NO
Shamokin & Edgewood Electric ?1928 1938? NO NO
Magee Trolley Museum (Pennsylvania, Bloomsburg)22821967 1973 YES NO
Liberty Bell Jewett Society (Pennsylvania, Topton)22821973 1980 YES NO
East Penn Valley Traction (Pennsylvania, Topton)22821980 1999 YES NO
Electric City Trolley Museum (Pennsylvania, Scranton)22821999 present YES NO

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