Cincinnati & Lake Erie 119




Facts and Figures


Current Number119
Railway RepresentedCincinnati & Lake Erie
BuilderCincinnati Car Company
Built In1930
Builder's order id3055
Currently in (State)Ohio
--(Locality)Worthington
Totally out of svc date1953
(Initial retirement date)
Car Typeinterurban
-subtypelightweight/highspeed car
-designation
Statusstored inoperable
More info
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionsteel
Roof typeAR
EndedSE
Length44'3"
Width8'10"
Height11'4"
Weight48300
#Seats42
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP400
TrucksCincinnati ABC-74D
BrakesSME (M33)
CompressorDH-25
ControlGE PC-12E4 (C129A)
MotorsGE 706A1 (4)
Voltage (if not 600DC)
NotesBrakes include electro-magnetic track brakes

Car 119 stored at ORM in 1983
Railroad Picture Archives
photo: http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=819261
 

Car History by Frank Hicks


Cincinnati & Lake Erie 119
One of four C&LE "Red Devil" lightweight high-speed interurban cars to survive is this piece of equipment. It was built for the C&LE as part of an order for twenty cars, ten coaches and ten coach/parlor cars, that were intended to modernize the system. The new cars had revolutionary features like automotive-inspired styling, aluminum sides, and magnetic track brakes. Declining ridership led the C&LE to abandon all passenger service in 1938, however, at which time six coaches - including 119 - were sold to the CR&IC, or "Crandic." These six cars ran on the Crandic until that line was abandoned in 1953, when four of them were sold off intact. Car 119 was bought by ORM and moved to that organization's site, where it was repainted in C&LE colors and operated until the mid-1970's. In the years following the partial dissolution of the ORM membership in 1975 this car suffered severe weather damage and was eventually tarped. It is currently stored outdoors.


Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Cincinnati & Lake Erie (Ohio, Moraine)1191930 1938 NO NO
Cedar Rapids & Iowa City (Iowa, Cedar Rapids)1191938 1953 NO NO
Ohio Railway Museum (Ohio, Worthington)1191953 present YES NO


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