Pacific Electric 716




Facts and Figures


Current Number716
Railway RepresentedPacific Electric
BuilderJ.G. Brill Company
Built In1925
Builder's order id22004
Currently in (State)California
--(Locality)Perris
Totally out of svc date1960
(Initial retirement date)1958
Car Typeinterurban
-subtype"Hollywood" car
-designation
Statusstored inoperable
More info
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionsteel
Roof typeAR
EndedDE
Length52'2"
Width9'2"
Height10'11"
Weight57800
#Seats65
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP200
TrucksSt Louis M72
BrakesSME
CompressorDH-16
ControlWH HL (15B)
Motors[WH 532AR (4)]
Voltage (if not 600DC)

Car 716 in storage at SCRM in 2018
Hicks Car Works
photo: https://hickscarworks.blogspot.com/2018/02/visit-to-orange-empire-part-i.html

Car 716 in storage at SCRM in 2008
Flickr
photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/dtrigger05/2340465521/



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Pacific Electric (California, Los Angeles)7161925 1949 NO NO
Pacific Electric (California, Los Angeles)51661949 1954 NO NO
Metropolitan Coach Lines (California, Los Angeles)51661954 1958 NO NO
Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority (California, Los Angeles)18141958 1960 NO NO
Southern California Railway Museum (California, Perris)7161960 present YES NO


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