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Current Number | 999 |
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Railway Represented | Brooklyn Rapid Transit |
Builder | Brooklyn Heights |
Built In | 1905 |
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 | instruction car |
-designation | |
Status | displayed inoperable |
More info | http://www.bera.org/cgi-bin/viewcar.pl?car=999 |
Gauge | 4'8.5" |
Construction | wood |
Roof type | RR |
Ended | DE |
Length | 40'8" |
Width | |
Height | |
Weight | 86700 |
#Seats | n/a |
#Wheels/Conf. | 8 |
Total HP | 300 |
Trucks | Peckham 40 |
Brakes | AML (M19A) |
Compressor | WABCO D4 |
Control | WH AB (160) |
Motors | WH 50L (2) |
Voltage (if not 600DC) |
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Car 999 in storage at Branford in 2012 NERail Photo Archive photo: http://photos.nerail.org/s/?p=202138 |
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Car 999 in storage at Branford Branford Electric Railway Association photo: https://shorelinetrolley.org/collection/brooklyn-rapid-transit-999/ |
Owner | Car Num | From | To | Preservation? | Loan? |
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Brooklyn Rapid Transit (New York, Brooklyn) | 999 | 1905 | 1923 | NO | NO |
Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit (New York, Brooklyn) | 999 | 1923 | 1940 | NO | NO |
New York City Board of Transportation (New York, New York) | 999 | 1940 | 1953 | NO | NO |
New York City Transit Authority (New York, New York) | 999 | 1953 | 1961 | NO | NO |
Branford Electric Railway Association (Connecticut, East Haven) | 999 | 1961 | present | YES | NO |