Eastern Michigan 7763




Facts and Figures


Current Number7763
Railway RepresentedEastern Michigan
BuilderDetroit United
Built In1923
Builder's order id
Currently in (State)Ohio
--(Locality)Chippewa Lake
Totally out of svc date1967
(Initial retirement date)
Car Typeline car
-subtypehomebuilt line car
-designation
Statusstored inoperable
More info
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionwood
Roof typeAR
EndedDE
Length41'0"
Width8'8"
Height12'0"
Weight48000
#Seatsn/a
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP360
TrucksPeckham 14AXX
BrakesAMM (M22)
CompressorWABCO D2EG
ControlK-34D
MotorsWH 76 (4)
Voltage (if not 600DC)

Car 7763 in storage at NORM in 2013
Flickr
photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/n8myc/9849016294/

Car 7763 in storage at NORM circa 2019
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photo: https://www.facebook.com/northernohiorailwaymuseum/photos/pb.100063864240213.-2207520000./2506819049372570/?type=3



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Detroit United (Michigan, Detroit)77631923 1928 NO NO
Eastern Michigan 77631928 1932 NO NO
Cleveland Interurban Railroad (Ohio, Cleveland)1011932 1944 NO NO
Shaker Heights Rapid Transit (Ohio, Cleveland)1011944 1967 NO NO
Ohio Railway Museum (Ohio, Worthington)77631967 2012 YES NO
Northern Ohio Railway Museum (Ohio, Chippewa Lake)77632012 present YES NO