Brooklyn Rapid Transit 999




Facts and Figures


Current Number999
Railway RepresentedBrooklyn Rapid Transit
BuilderBrooklyn Heights
Built In1905
Builder's order id
Currently in (State)Connecticut
--(Locality)East Haven
Totally out of svc date1961
(Initial retirement date)
Car Typerapid transit car
-subtypeinstruction car
-designation
Statusdisplayed inoperable
More infohttp://www.bera.org/cgi-bin/viewcar.pl?car=999
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionwood
Roof typeRR
EndedDE
Length40'8"
Width
Height
Weight86700
#Seatsn/a
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP300
TrucksPeckham 40
BrakesAML (M19A)
CompressorD4
ControlWH AB (160)
MotorsWH 50L (2)
Voltage (if not 600DC)

Car 999 in storage at Branford in 2012
NERail Photo Archive
photo: http://photos.nerail.org/s/?p=202138

Car 999 in storage at Branford
Branford Electric Railway Association
photo: https://shorelinetrolley.org/collection/brooklyn-rapid-transit-999/



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Brooklyn Rapid Transit (New York, Brooklyn)9991905 1923 NO NO
Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit (New York, Brooklyn)9991923 1940 NO NO
New York City Board of Transportation (New York, New York)9991940 1953 NO NO
New York City Transit Authority (New York, New York)9991953 1961 NO NO
Branford Electric Railway Association (Connecticut, East Haven)9991961 present YES NO


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