Brooklyn Rapid Transit 1273




Facts and Figures


Current Number1273
Railway RepresentedBrooklyn Rapid Transit
BuilderLaconia Car Company
Built In1903
Builder's order id395
Currently in (State)New York
--(Locality)New York
Totally out of svc date1965
(Initial retirement date)
Car Typerapid transit car
-subtypeopen platform trailer
-designation
Statusoperated occasionally
More info
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionwood
Roof typeRR
EndedDE
Length
Width
Height
Weight
#Seats
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP0
Trucks
Brakes
Compressor
Control
Motors
Voltage (if not 600DC)

Car 1273 in New York in 2021
Flickr
photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/91993389@N08/51295423813/

Car 1273 in a parade in New York in 2021
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
photo: https://new.mta.info/press-release/transit-workers-given-heros-welcome-through-canyon-of-heroes



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Brooklyn Rapid Transit (New York, Brooklyn)12731903 1923 NO NO
Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit (New York, Brooklyn)12731923 1939 NO NO
Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit (New York, Brooklyn)1622B1939 1940 NO NO
New York City Board of Transportation (New York, New York)1622B1940 1953 NO NO
New York City Transit Authority (New York, New York)1622B1953 1965 NO NO
New York City Transit Authority (New York, New York)1622B1965 1979 YES NO
New York Transit Museum (New York, New York)12731979 present YES NO


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Car 1273 in New York in 2021
YouTube
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9EhR1iNQsg