Facts and Figures
| Current Number | 659 |
|---|---|
| Railway Represented | Brooklyn Rapid Transit |
| Builder | Jewett Car Company |
| Built In | 1901 |
| Builder's order id | |
| Currently in (State) | Connecticut |
| --(Locality) | East Haven |
| Totally out of svc date | 1961 |
| (Initial retirement date) | |
| Car Type | rapid transit car |
| -subtype | open platform car |
| -designation | |
| Status | stored inoperable |
| More info | http://www.bera.org/cgi-bin/viewcar.pl?car=659 |
| Gauge | 4'8.5" |
| Construction | wood |
| Roof type | RR |
| Ended | DE |
| Length | 49'0" |
| Width | |
| Height | |
| Weight | 69652 |
| #Seats | 52 |
| #Wheels/Conf. | 8 |
| Total HP | 300 |
| Trucks | Peckham 40 |
| Brakes | AML (M19A) |
| Compressor | WABCO D2EG |
| Control | WH AB (131) |
| Motors | WH 50L (2) |
| Voltage (if not 600DC) |
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Car 659 in storage at Branford in 2019 Flickr photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/billonthehill2001/48977268193/ |
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Car 659 in storage at Branford in 2016 Preserved Traction Blog photo: https://pnaerc.blogspot.com/2017/01/photo-gallery.html |