Central California Traction 7



Facts and Figures


Current Number7
Railway RepresentedCentral California Traction
BuilderJ.G. Brill Company
Built In1929
Builder's order id22813
Currently in (State)California
--(Locality)Rio Vista
Totally out of svc date1948
(Initial retirement date)
Car Typebox motor
-subtypefreight motor
-designation
Statusoperated occasionally
More info
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionsteel
Roof typeAR
EndedDE
Length55'6"
Width8'9"
Height16'3"
Weight94000
#Seatsn/a
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP560
TrucksBaldwin 90-40B
BrakesSWA (G6)
CompressorCP-22 / D4-E
ControlGE M (C74F)
MotorsGE 207A (4)
Voltage (if not 600DC)1200vDC

Car 7 in operation at WRM
Western Railway Museum
photo: https://www.wrm.org/visit/car-roster/locomotives/electric/item/37-central-california-traction-7

Car 7 in operation at WRM in 2010
Flickr
photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jacksnell707/5060062507/
Car History by Frank Hicks


Central California Traction
The only surviving piece of electric equipment from CCT is this freight motor. Built for the WB&A interurban line, it was built to replace an earlier freight motor with the same number that had burned up, and this car reused the electric equipment from the original WB&A 1. During its time on the WB&A, it was lettered for Southeastern Express Company. The WB&A was abandoned in 1935 and in 1936 the freight motor was sold to CCT, which rebuilt it electrically for use as a locomotive. After World War II, when the California Railroad Commission instituted a requirement that third rail lines like CCT fence their rights-of-way, CCT decided to de-electrify. CCT 7 was retained an extra year in Sacramento, where the franchise required electrics, until retirement in September 1948. It was then moved to a scrapyard where it sat, completely intact, for 19 years before being acquired by WRM. The car was restored and repainted to its 1947 appearance in 1992 and is used periodically to haul interurban trailers at WRM.

Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Washington Baltimore & Annapolis 11929 1936 NO NO
Central California Traction (California, Stockton)71936 1948 NO NO
Western Railway Museum (California, Rio Vista)71967 present YES NO

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