Brooklyn Rapid Transit 1362




Facts and Figures


Current Number1362
Railway RepresentedBrooklyn Rapid Transit
BuilderJewett Car Company
Built In1905
Builder's order id
Currently in (State)Connecticut
--(Locality)East Haven
Totally out of svc date1962
(Initial retirement date)
Car Typerapid transit car
-subtypeopen platform semi-convertible
-designationType BU
Statusstored inoperable
More infohttp://www.bera.org/cgi-bin/viewcar.pl?car=1362
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionsteel/wood
Roof typeRR
EndedDE
Length49'3"
Width
Height
Weight73230
#Seats60
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP
TrucksAlco Z380/Peckham 40
BrakesAML (M19A)
CompressorWABCO D2F
ControlWH AB Turret (8)
MotorsWH 300 (2)
Voltage (if not 600DC)

Car 1362 in storage at Branford in 2009
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photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/cem6357/3655546308/

Car 1362 in storage at Branford in 2011
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photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/kamekame/5882612917/



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Brooklyn Rapid Transit (New York, Brooklyn)13621905 1923 NO NO
Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit (New York, Brooklyn)13621923 1940 NO NO
New York City Board of Transportation (New York, New York)13621940 1953 NO NO
New York City Transit Authority (New York, New York)13621953 1962 NO NO
Branford Electric Railway Association (Connecticut, East Haven)13621962 present YES NO