Oshawa Transit 18




Facts and Figures


Current Number18
Railway RepresentedOshawa Transit
BuilderBaldwin/Westinghouse
Built In1918
Builder's order id48538
Currently in (State)Connecticut
--(Locality)East Windsor
Totally out of svc date1964
(Initial retirement date)
Car Typelocomotive
-subtypeB-W steeplecab
-designationType B
Statusdisplayed inoperable
More info
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionsteel
Roof typeAR
EndedDE
Length35'0"
Width9'10"
Height
Weight104000
#Seatsn/a
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP404
TrucksBaldwin
Brakes14EL (K14A)
CompressorD3-P (2)
ControlWH HL
MotorsWH 562D5 (4)
Voltage (if not 600DC)

Locomotive 18 at CTM in 2023
Flickr
photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/91993389@N08/52882686927/

Locomotive 18 at CTM in 2020
British Trams Online
photo: http://www.britishtramsonline.co.uk/gallery906-87.html



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Auburn & Syracuse Electric (New York, Auburn)1051918 1919 NO NO
Hydro Electric Power Commission (Ontario, Queenston)E211919 1924 NO NO
Toronto & York Radial (Ontario, Toronto)21924 1927 NO NO
Niagara St. Catherines & Toronto (Ontario, St. Catherines)181927 1940 NO NO
Oshawa Railway (Ontario, Oshawa)181940 1960 NO NO
Oshawa Transit (Ontario, Oshawa)181960 1964 NO NO
Connecticut Trolley Museum (Connecticut, East Windsor)181964 present YES NO


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Locomotive 18 in operation at CTM in 2009
YouTube
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGMHGyedmRU