Mesaba Railway 10




Facts and Figures


Current Number10
Railway RepresentedMesaba Railway
BuilderNiles Car & Manufacturing
Built In1912
Builder's order id
Currently in (State)Minnesota
--(Locality)Minneapolis
Totally out of svc date1927
(Initial retirement date)
Car Typeinterurban
-subtypecoach
-designation
Statusstored inoperable
More infohttp://www.trolleyride.org/CHSL_Main/roster/mesaba10.html
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionsteel/wood
Roof typeAR
EndedSE
Length49'0"
Width9'4"
Height
Weight48400
#Seats50
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP240
Trucks[Baldwin 78-22A]
Brakes
Compressor[WABCO D2]
Control[K-35G]
Motors[GE 201H (4)]
Voltage (if not 600DC)
NotesBody only; located at Excelsior, Minnesota site

Car 10 in storage at MSM in 2014
Flickr
photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/milantram/14927345108

Car 10 in storage at MSM in 2005
YMtram.mashke.org
photo: http://ymtram.mashke.org/usa/minneapolis/minneapolis_6_en.html



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Mesaba Railway (Minnesota, Hibbing)101912 1927 NO NO
Minnesota Transportation Museum (Minnesota, St. Paul)101978 2005 YES NO
Minnesota Streetcar Museum (Minnesota, Minneapolis)102005 present YES NO