Pacific Electric 314




Facts and Figures


Current Number314
Railway RepresentedPacific Electric
BuilderSt. Louis Car Company
Built In1930
Builder's order id1541
Currently in (State)California
--(Locality)Perris
Totally out of svc date1959
(Initial retirement date)
Car Typeinterurban
-subtype"Blimp" coach
-designation
Statusundergoing restoration
More infohttp://www.oerm.org/pages/pe314.html
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionaluminum/steel
Roof typeAR
EndedDE
Length72'11"
Width10'4"
Height13'9"
Weight110200
#Seats80
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP560
TrucksSt Louis 4EMTC1
BrakesAMU (M24D)
CompressorD3-K
ControlWH XM-28
MotorsWH 557E7 (4)
Voltage (if not 600DC)

Car 314 on display at SCRM
Odessa Trolley
photo: http://odessatrolley.com/OtherCities/Mus/Transit/Perris/LA-PE314.jpg

Car 314 in storage at SCRM in 2011
Flickr
photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/sanchezflyeroc/5966471332/



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Northwestern Pacific (California, Sausalito)3841930 1942 NO NO
Pacific Electric (California, Los Angeles)45091942 1947 NO NO
Pacific Electric (California, Los Angeles)3141947 1954 NO NO
Metropolitan Coach Lines (California, Los Angeles)3141954 1959 NO NO
Southern California Railway Museum (California, Perris)3141959 present YES NO


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