Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority 0997




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Current Number0997
Railway RepresentedMassachusetts Bay Transit Authority
BuilderWason Manufacturing Company
Built In1928
Builder's order id
Currently in (State)Maine
--(Locality)Kennebunkport
Totally out of svc date1981
(Initial retirement date)
Car Typerapid transit car
-subtypeelevated car
-designation
Statusstored inoperable
More infohttp://trolleymuseum.org/collection/vehicle/00997RMA.php
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionsteel
Roof typeDR
EndedDE
Length46'7"
Width8'8"
Height12'7"
Weight73358
#Seats44
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP350
TrucksStandard C60
BrakesAMLE
CompressorCP-28
ControlGE PC-10 (C26C)
MotorsWH 301 (2)
Voltage (if not 600DC)

Car 0997 in storage at Seashore in 2010
Flickr
photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ck4049/5255610362/

Car 0997 in storage at Seashore circa 2020
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Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Boston Elevated Railway (Massachusetts, Boston)09971928 1947 NO NO
Boston Metropolitan Transit Authority (Massachusetts, Boston)09971947 1964 NO NO
Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (Massachusetts, Boston)09971964 1981 NO NO
Seashore Trolley Museum (Maine, Kennebunkport)09971981 present YES NO


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