Arkansas Valley Interurban 12




Facts and Figures


Current Number12
Railway RepresentedArkansas Valley Interurban
BuilderAmerican Car Company
Built In1917
Builder's order id1068
Currently in (State)Kansas
--(Locality)Wichita
Totally out of svc date1942
(Initial retirement date)
Car Typebox motor
-subtypeexpress motor
-designation
Statusstored inoperable
More info
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionsteel
Roof typeAR
EndedDE
Length56'0"
Width9'2"
Height13'4"
Weight79000
#Seatsn/a
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP320
Trucks[Brill 27MCB2]
Brakes
Compressor
Control
Motors[GE 205E (4)]
Voltage (if not 600DC)
NotesBuilt as combine, rebuilt to freight motor 1938, rebuilt to freight trailer 1940; body only

Car 12 in storage in Wichita circa 2015
KAKE
photo: https://kake.images.worldnow.com/images/15315464_G.jpg

Car 12 in storage in Wichita in 2009
City Rails Photo Archive
photo: http://photos.cityrails.net/s/?p=142352



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Arkansas Valley Interurban (Kansas, Wichita)121917 1939 NO NO
Arkansas Valley Railway (Kansas, Wichita)121939 1942 NO NO
Great Plains Transportation Museum (Kansas, Wichita)121988 2015? YES NO
Historic Preservation Alliance of Wichita & Sedgwick County (Kansas, Wichita)122015? present YES NO


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