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Current Number | 315 |
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Railway Represented | Aurora Elgin & Chicago |
Builder | G.C. Kuhlman Car Company |
Built In | 1909 |
Builder's order id | 404 |
Currently in (State) | Pennsylvania |
--(Locality) | Rockhill Furnace |
Totally out of svc date | 1962 |
(Initial retirement date) | 1957 |
Car Type | interurban |
-subtype | coach |
-designation | |
Status | undergoing restoration |
More info | http://rockhilltrolley.org/roster/315 |
Gauge | 4'8.5" |
Construction | wood |
Roof type | RR |
Ended | DE |
Length | 53'11" |
Width | 8'7" |
Height | 13'0" |
Weight | 100000 |
#Seats | 52 |
#Wheels/Conf. | 8 |
Total HP | 500 |
Trucks | Baldwin 84-35AA |
Brakes | AMM (M15B) |
Compressor | D3-EG |
Control | GE M (C21) |
Motors | GE 66B (4) |
Voltage (if not 600DC) |
Car 315 in the shop at RTM in 2019 Rockhill Trolley Museum photo: https://rockhilltrolley.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/315_shop_green_livery.jpg |
Car 315 during switching at RTM in 2018 Rockhill Trolley Museum photo: https://rockhilltrolley.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/315_new_green_paint-1024x683.jpeg |
Owner | Car Num | From | To | Preservation? | Loan? |
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Aurora Elgin & Chicago (Illinois, Wheaton) | 315 | 1909 | 1922 | NO | NO |
Chicago Aurora & Elgin (Illinois, Wheaton) | 315 | 1922 | 1962 | NO | NO |
Rockhill Trolley Museum (Pennsylvania, Rockhill Furnace) | 315 | 1962 | present | YES | NO |
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Tour of restoration work on car 315 from 2020 YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zF_c_F6pME0 |