South Brooklyn Railway 4




Facts and Figures


Current Number4
Railway RepresentedSouth Brooklyn Railway
BuilderBrooklyn Heights
Built In1907
Builder's order id
Currently in (State)Connecticut
--(Locality)East Haven
Totally out of svc date1980
(Initial retirement date)
Car Typelocomotive
-subtypebox cab
-designation
Statusstored inoperable
More infohttp://www.bera.org/cgi-bin/viewcar.pl?car=4
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionsteel
Roof typeAR
EndedDE
Length31'0"
Width
Height
Weight114000
#Seatsn/a
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP880
TrucksAlco Z380
Brakes14EL (K14)
CompressorWABCO D3F
ControlWH HB [(189)]
MotorsWH 300 (4)
Voltage (if not 600DC)

Locomotive 4 on display at Branford in 2015
Trainweb
photo: http://www.trainweb.org/chris/15stm2.html

Locomotive 4 in storage at Branford in 2016
Preserved Traction Blog
photo: https://pnaerc.blogspot.com/2017/01/photo-gallery.html



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
South Brooklyn Railway (New York, Brooklyn)41907 1940 NO NO
New York City Board of Transportation (New York, New York)41940 1953 NO NO
New York City Transit Authority (New York, New York)41953 1962 NO NO
New York City Transit Authority (New York, New York)200011962 1966 NO NO
New York City Transit Authority (New York, New York)41966 1982 NO NO
Branford Electric Railway Association (Connecticut, East Haven)41982 present YES NO