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Current Number | 8042 |
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Railway Represented | Philadelphia Transportation Company |
Builder | J.G. Brill Company |
Built In | 1923 |
Builder's order id | 21708 |
Currently in (State) | Pennsylvania |
--(Locality) | Washington |
Totally out of svc date | 1957 |
(Initial retirement date) | |
Car Type | streetcar |
-subtype | Peter Witt |
-designation | |
Status | undergoing restoration |
More info | http://www.pa-trolley.org/Roster/PTC8042.htm |
Gauge | 5'2.5" |
Construction | steel |
Roof type | AR |
Ended | SE |
Length | 46'6" |
Width | 8'6" |
Height | |
Weight | |
#Seats | 57 |
#Wheels/Conf. | 8 |
Total HP | |
Trucks | Brill 39E2 |
Brakes | SME (MD35) |
Compressor | CP-27 |
Control | K-68A |
Motors | GE 275 (2) |
Voltage (if not 600DC) |
Car 8042 in the shop at PTM in 2019 Hicks Car Works photo: https://hickscarworks.blogspot.com/2019/07/visit-to-arden.html |
Car 8042 in the shop at PTM Pennsylvania Trolley Museum photo: https://pa-trolley.org/collection/test6/ |
Owner | Car Num | From | To | Preservation? | Loan? |
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Philadelphia Rapid Transit (Pennsylvania, Philadelphia) | 8042 | 1923 | 1940 | NO | NO |
Philadelphia Transportation Company (Pennsylvania, Philadelphia) | 8042 | 1940 | 1957 | NO | NO |
Trolley Valhalla (New Jersey, Tansboro) | 8042 | 1957 | 1975 | YES | NO |
Buckingham Valley Trolley Association (Pennsylvania, New Hope) | 8042 | 1975 | 1999 | YES | NO |
Electric City Trolley Museum (Pennsylvania, Scranton) | 8042 | 1999 | 2005 | YES | NO |
Pennsylvania Trolley Museum (Pennsylvania, Washington) | 8042 | 2005 | present | YES | NO |
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An extensive tour of restoration work on car 8042 from 2020 YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=244njL_68YA |