Texas Electric 360




Facts and Figures


Current Number360
Railway RepresentedTexas Electric
BuilderAmerican Car Company
Built In1911
Builder's order id911
Currently in (State)Texas
--(Locality)Plano
Totally out of svc date1949
(Initial retirement date)
Car Typerailway post office car
-subtypeinterurban RPO
-designation
Statusdisplayed inoperable
More info
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionwood
Roof typeAR
EndedSE
Length56'10"
Width9'0"
Height12'10"
Weight
#Seatsn/a
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP300
Trucks[Brill 27MCB3X]
Brakes
Compressor
Control
Motors[GE 73 (4)]
Voltage (if not 600DC)
NotesBody only, on trucks

Car 360 on display in Plano, Texas, in 2015
Wikipedia
photo: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Interurban_Railway_Museum_October_2015_14_%28Texas_Electric_Railway_Car_360%29.jpg

Car 360 on display in Plano, Texas, in 2015
Wikipedia
photo: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Interurban_Railway_Museum_October_2015_15_%28Texas_Electric_Railway_Car_360%29.jpg



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Texas Traction 3601911 1916 NO NO
Texas Electric 3601916 1949 NO NO
Interurban Museum (Texas, Plano)3601988 present YES NO


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Project update of restoration work on car 360 from 2021
YouTube
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ziO3-5nYvQ