Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority 168




Facts and Figures


Current Number168
Railway RepresentedSoutheastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
BuilderJ.G. Brill Company
Built In1929
Builder's order id22773
Currently in (State)New York
--(Locality)Rush
Totally out of svc date1991
(Initial retirement date)1986
Car Typerapid transit car
-subtype"Strafford" car
-designation
Statusoperated occasionally
More info
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionsteel
Roof typeAR
EndedDE
Length50'6"
Width9'0"
Height12'8"
Weight63085
#Seats56
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP400
TrucksBrill 27MCB2X
BrakesAMM (M24)
CompressorWABCO DH25
ControlWH HL (9C)
MotorsWH 537 (4)
Voltage (if not 600DC)

Car 168 in operation at NYMT
New York Museum of Transportation
photo: http://www.nymtmuseum.org/summer2/168inSummer2.jpg

Car 168 in the shop in 2022
Flickr
photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/rgvrrm/52237520917/



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Philadelphia & Western (Pennsylvania, Philadelphia)681929 1931 NO NO
Philadelphia & Western (Pennsylvania, Philadelphia)1681931 1948 NO NO
Philadelphia Suburban Transportation (Pennsylvania, Philadelphia)1681948 1970 NO NO
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (Pennsylvania, Philadelphia)1681970 1991 NO NO
Trans-Mississippi Trolley (Iowa, Keokuk)1681991 1996 YES NO
New York Museum of Transportation (New York, Rush)1681996 present YES NO


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Car 168 in operation at NYMT in 2008
YouTube
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPc1wF1MlwI