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Current Number | 306 |
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Railway Represented | Aurora Elgin & Fox River Electric |
Builder | St. Louis Car Company |
Built In | 1923 |
Builder's order id | 1308 |
Currently in (State) | Illinois |
--(Locality) | Union |
Totally out of svc date | 1954 |
(Initial retirement date) | |
Car Type | interurban |
-subtype | lightweight suburban |
-designation | |
Status | undergoing restoration |
More info | http://hickscarworks.blogspot.com/2013/04/history-of-car-306.html |
Gauge | 4'8.5" |
Construction | steel |
Roof type | AR |
Ended | DE |
Length | 45'8" |
Width | 9'2" |
Height | 10'7" |
Weight | 37250 |
#Seats | 48 |
#Wheels/Conf. | 8 |
Total HP | 140 |
Trucks | St Louis 64EIB |
Brakes | SME (M28) |
Compressor | DH-16 |
Control | K-35JJ |
Motors | GE 265 (4) |
Voltage (if not 600DC) |
Car 306 in the shop at IRM in 2023 photo: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=694710489334420&set=pb.100063864240213.-2207520000.&type=3 |
Car 306 in the shop at IRM in 2023 Hicks Car Works photo: https://hickscarworks.blogspot.com/2023/08/an-excellent-vintage.html |
Owner | Car Num | From | To | Preservation? | Loan? |
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Aurora Elgin & Fox River Electric (Illinois, Aurora) | 306 | 1923 | 1936 | NO | NO |
Cleveland Interurban Railroad (Ohio, Cleveland) | 306 | 1936 | 1944 | NO | NO |
Shaker Heights Rapid Transit (Ohio, Cleveland) | 306 | 1944 | 1954 | NO | NO |
Trolleyville, U.S.A. (Ohio, North Olmsted) | 306 | 1954 | 1984 | YES | NO |
Illinois Railway Museum (Illinois, Union) | 306 | 1984 | present | YES | NO |