Newport News & Hampton Railway Gas & Electric 390




Facts and Figures


Current Number390
Railway RepresentedNewport News & Hampton Railway Gas & Electric
BuilderJ.G. Brill Company
Built In1917
Builder's order id20374
Currently in (State)Virginia
--(Locality)Hampton
Totally out of svc date1946
(Initial retirement date)1945
Car Typestreetcar
-subtypesemiconvertible
-designation
Statusstored inoperable
More info
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionsteel
Roof typeDR
EndedDE
Length46'7"
Width8'5"
Height11'9"
Weight
#Seats
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP
Trucks[Brill 76E1]
BrakesStraight Air
Compressor[WABCO D1F]
Control[K-35]
Motors
Voltage (if not 600DC)
NotesBody only

Car 390 under restoration in Hampton in 2020
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Car 390 upon arrival in Hampton in 2017
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Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Newport News & Hampton Railway Gas & Electric (Virginia, Hampton)901917 1918 NO NO
Newport News & Hampton Railway Gas & Electric (Virginia, Hampton)3901918 1926 NO NO
Virginia Public Service (Virginia, Hampton)3901926 1944 NO NO
Citizens Rapid Transit (Virginia, Hampton)3901944 1946 NO NO
Baltimore Streetcar Museum (Maryland, Baltimore)58851977 2017 YES NO
Hampton Streetcar 390 (Virginia, Hampton)3902017 present YES NO


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Overview of restoration work on car 390 as of 2019
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video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLp-WOvmF2E