Hudson & Manhattan 256




Facts and Figures


Current Number256
Railway RepresentedHudson & Manhattan
BuilderPressed Steel
Built In1909
Builder's order id
Currently in (State)Missouri
--(Locality)Kirkwood
Totally out of svc date1966
(Initial retirement date)1965
Car Typerapid transit car
-subtype"Black Car" subway car
-designationType B
Statusstored inoperable
More info
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionsteel
Roof typeDR
EndedDE
Length51'0"
Width8'11"
Height11'9"
Weight69620
#Seats44
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP200
TrucksGSC
BrakesAMLE
CompressorWABCO D3EG
ControlGE M (C35B)
MotorsGE 76 (2)
Voltage (if not 600DC)
NotesNot accessioned

Car 256 in storage at NMOT in 2021
Flickr
photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/lukedrich_photography/51961473114/

Car 256 in storage at NMOT in 2023
Deviant Art
photo: https://www.deviantart.com/rlkitterman/art/PATH-ex-Hudson-Manhattan-256-DSCN4896-966297366



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Hudson & Manhattan (New Jersey, Newark)2561909 1962 NO NO
Port Authority Trans-Hudson (New Jersey, Newark)2561962 1966 NO NO
National Museum of Transportation (Missouri, Kirkwood)2561966 present YES NO