Interborough Rapid Transit S62




Facts and Figures


Current NumberS62
Railway RepresentedInterborough Rapid Transit
BuilderPressed Steel
Built In1906
Builder's order id
Currently in (State)Connecticut
--(Locality)East Haven
Totally out of svc date1959
(Initial retirement date)
Car Typeflat motor
-subtypedrill motor
-designation
Statusstored inoperable
More infohttp://www.bera.org/cgi-bin/viewcar.pl?car=62
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionsteel
Roof typeAR
EndedDE
Length43'5"
Width
Height
Weight80000
#Seatsn/a
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP250
TrucksACF
BrakesAMP
CompressorGE CP14
ControlGE M (C6)
MotorsGE 66 (2)
Voltage (if not 600DC)

Locomotive S62 in storage at Branford in 2016
Preserved Traction Blog
photo: https://pnaerc.blogspot.com/2017/01/photo-gallery.html
 



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Interborough Rapid Transit (New York, New York)S621906 1940 NO NO
New York City Board of Transportation (New York, New York)S621940 1953 NO NO
New York City Transit Authority (New York, New York)S621953 1959 NO NO
Branford Electric Railway Association (Connecticut, East Haven)S621959 present YES NO