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No. 450 (one car only)
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Built
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1894
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Class
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H
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Body
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Preston Car Co., Canada
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Trucks
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Orig. two, Brill 'Eureka' Max. Traction;
later two, C&S
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Motors
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Two, GE-58 (37.5 h.p.)
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Controllers
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Two, GE-K11
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Brakes
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National straight air PV
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Length
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33' 7.75"
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Width
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6' 9"
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Weight
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26,360 lbs.
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Seats
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Two, long. in body, two short long. in ends
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Capacity
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34 passengers (51 with standees)
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Gauge
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Narrow (42")
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| Comments: No. 450 was another one-of-a-kind car.
Unique in Portland, it served as the prototype for a new series of cars
called "Torontos." The car was built in Ontario, Canada by Preston
Car Co. and brought to Portland by the City & Suburban Ry. Co., for
which it was originally numbered 150. It was a convertible design
which could be changed into an open car through removal of side panels.
Retirement: 1933
Technical Notes: Converted to one-man operation in 1920.
Listed as unserviceable by 1928. |
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