Pacific Electric 1406




Facts and Figures


Current Number1406
Railway RepresentedPacific Electric
BuilderJ.G. Brill Company
Built In1915
Builder's order id19286
Currently in (State)California
--(Locality)Perris
Totally out of svc date1959
(Initial retirement date)1953
Car Typerailway post office car
-subtypeinterurban RPO-baggage
-designation
Statusstored inoperable
More infohttp://www.oerm.org/pages/pe1406.html
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionsteel
Roof typeAR
EndedDE
Length52'1"
Width9'2"
Height13'4"
Weight97100
#Seatsn/a
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP500
TrucksBaldwin
BrakesAMU [(M24D)]
Compressor[WABCO D3LA]
Control[GE M (C35)]
Motors[GE 205B (4)]
Voltage (if not 600DC)
NotesLater wrecker #008; body only, on trucks

Car 1406 in storage at SCRM in 2006
Flickr
photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mquest/300334068/

Car 1406 in storage at SCRM in 2004
New Dave's Rail Pix
photo: http://newdavesrailpix.com/hicks/htm/usr_h_museum_orangeempire_pe452_20040807_fh_hicks319.htm



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Portland Eugene & Eastern (Oregon, Portland)4521915 1915 NO NO
Southern Pacific 4521915 1925? NO NO
Southern Pacific 7721925? 1930 NO NO
Pacific Electric (California, Los Angeles)14501930 1936 NO NO
Pacific Electric (California, Los Angeles)14061936 1950 NO NO
Pacific Electric (California, Los Angeles)0081950 1959 NO NO
Southern California Railway Museum (California, Perris)14061992 present YES NO