Staten Island Rapid Transit 388




Facts and Figures


Current Number388
Railway RepresentedStaten Island Rapid Transit
BuilderStandard Steel
Built In1925
Builder's order idP3065
Currently in (State)Connecticut
--(Locality)East Haven
Totally out of svc date
(Initial retirement date)1973
Car Typerapid transit car
-subtypestandard car
-designation
Statusstored inoperable
More infohttp://www.bera.org/cgi-bin/viewcar.pl?car=388
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionsteel
Roof typeDR
EndedDE
Length67'8"
Width10'0"
Height12'2"
Weight98000
#Seats71
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP
TrucksCommonwealth
BrakesAMUE (ME30)
CompressorD3-F
ControlGE PC-10
MotorsGE 282 (2)
Voltage (if not 600DC)

Car 388 in storage at Branford in 2014
Flickr
photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/widecab/14332902570/

Car 388 in storage at Branford in 2007
NYCsubway.org
photo: https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?79502



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Trolley Museum of New York (New York, Kingston)???? 1993 YES NO
Staten Island Rapid Transit (New York, Staten Island)3881925 1971 NO NO
New York Metropolitan Transit Authority (New York, New York)3881971 ???? NO NO
Branford Electric Railway Association (Connecticut, East Haven)3881993 present YES NO


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