Pacific Electric 1624




Facts and Figures


Current Number1624
Railway RepresentedPacific Electric
BuilderPacific Electric
Built In1925
Builder's order id
Currently in (State)California
--(Locality)Perris
Totally out of svc date1958
(Initial retirement date)
Car Typelocomotive
-subtypesteeplecab
-designation
Statusundergoing restoration
More infohttp://www.oerm.org/pages/pe1624.html
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionsteel
Roof typeAR
EndedDE
Length34'8"
Width10'0"
Height11'11"
Weight14800
#Seatsn/a
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP820
TrucksBaldwin
Brakes14EL
CompressorC-75 (2)
ControlWH HL
MotorsGE 251A (4)
Voltage (if not 600DC)

Locomotive 1624 in operation at SCRM in 2015
Flickr
photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/93430301@N06/25059394940/

Locomotive 1624 on display at SCRM in 2015
Railroad Picture Archives
photo: http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=4139802



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Pacific Electric (California, Los Angeles)16241925 1958 NO NO
Los Angeles Chapter, National Railway Historical Society (California, Los Angeles)16241958 1960 YES NO
Southern California Railway Museum (California, Perris)16241960 present YES NO


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Locomotive 1624 in operation at SCRM in 2013
YouTube
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Xmly60H0Us&t=239s