Key System 1215




Facts and Figures


Current Number1215
Railway RepresentedKey System
BuilderSan Francisco-Oakland Terminal
Built In1899
Builder's order id
Currently in (State)California
--(Locality)Rio Vista
Totally out of svc date1958
(Initial retirement date)
Car Typelocomotive
-subtypeone truck switcher
-designation
Statusdisplayed inoperable
More info
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionwood
Roof typeAR
EndedDE
Length16'0"
Width7'7"
Height11'6"
Weight13700
#Seatsn/a
#Wheels/Conf.4
Total HP80
TrucksGilbert
BrakesHand
Compressorn/a
ControlK-36J
MotorsGE 70 (2)
Voltage (if not 600DC)
NotesRebuilt 1926

Locomotive 1215 on display at WRM in 2014
Flickr
photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/37640374@N04/14832721242/

Locomotive 1215 during switching at WRM in 2006
NYCsubway.org
photo: https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?56152



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
San Francisco-Oakland Terminal (California, Oakland)?1899 1925? NO NO
Key System (California, Oakland)12151925? 1958 NO NO
Western Railway Museum (California, Rio Vista)12151958 present YES NO