Shaker Heights Rapid Transit 304




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Current Number304
Railway RepresentedShaker Heights Rapid Transit
BuilderSt. Louis Car Company
Built In1923
Builder's order id1308
Currently in (State)Illinois
--(Locality)South Elgin
Totally out of svc date1955
(Initial retirement date)
Car Typeinterurban
-subtypelightweight suburban
-designation
Statusoperated occasionally
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Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionsteel
Roof typeAR
EndedDE
Length45'8"
Width9'2"
Height10'7"
Weight37250
#Seats48
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP140
TrucksSt Louis 64EIB
BrakesSME (M28)
CompressorDH-16
ControlK-35JJ
MotorsGE 265 (4)
Voltage (if not 600DC)

Car 304 in operation at FRTM
Fox River Trolley Museum
photo: https://www.foxtrolley.org/resources/Pictures/Home%20Page/IMG_3570c%20FRTM%20304%2010-13-2018%20-%20Copy%20edit.JPG

Car 304 in operation at FRTM in 2023
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Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Aurora Elgin & Fox River Electric (Illinois, Aurora)3041923 1936 NO NO
Cleveland Interurban Railroad (Ohio, Cleveland)3041936 1944 NO NO
Shaker Heights Rapid Transit (Ohio, Cleveland)3041944 1955 NO NO
Trolleyville, U.S.A. (Ohio, North Olmsted)3041955 2006 YES NO
Lake Shore Electric Railway (Ohio, Cleveland)3042006 2009 YES NO
Fox River Trolley Museum (Illinois, South Elgin)3042009 present YES NO


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