Philadelphia Transportation Company 8530




Facts and Figures


Current Number8530
Railway RepresentedPhiladelphia Transportation Company
BuilderJ.G. Brill Company
Built In1926
Builder's order id22353
Currently in (State)Pennsylvania
--(Locality)Mount Hope
Totally out of svc date1958
(Initial retirement date)1957
Car Typestreetcar
-subtypePeter Witt
-designation
Statusoperated occasionally
More info
Gauge5'2.5"
Constructionsteel
Roof typeAR
EndedSE
Length46'6"
Width8'6"
Height
Weight
#Seats52
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP
TrucksBrill 39E2
BrakesSME (MD35)
Compressor
ControlK-68
MotorsGE 275 (2)
Voltage (if not 600DC)

Car 8530 in storage in 2017
Hicks Car Works
photo: https://hickscarworks.blogspot.com/2017/12/visit-to-keystone-state.html
 



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Philadelphia Rapid Transit (Pennsylvania, Philadelphia)85301926 1940 NO NO
Philadelphia Transportation Company (Pennsylvania, Philadelphia)85301940 1958 NO NO
Private owner - Mount Hope (Pennsylvania, Mount Hope)85301958 present YES NO


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