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No. 1032

 
No.'s  1032-1035
Built
1901
Class
I
Body
Holman, S.F.
Trucks
Two, Columbia Car & Tool (OWP "Standard")
Motors
Two, GE-57 (50 h.p.)
Controllers
Two, GE K-11
Brakes
Christiansen Straight Air, A.M.M.
Length
39' 5.5"
Width
9'
Weight
36,400 lbs
Seats
20 Hale & Kilburn cross
Capacity
40 passengers, 55 with standees
Gauge
Standard (56 1/2")

 
Comments:   These were another series of standard gauge ex-Portland City & Oregon (1901-02), ex-Oregon Water Power (1902-07) interurbans originally numbered 32-35.  But, rather than being locally built, these cars were purchased in 1901 from the Holman Car Co. of San Francisco.  They feature Holman's standard 5-window ends and are shorter than their sisters of local design (PRL&P No's 1030-31), having ten-window sides.  

They were originally used on the Oregon City Line, but ended their years being assigned to a city division, PRL&P's Sellwood Line.

Retirement:  All in 1933 except for No. 1035, which was transferred to the Salem city lines in 1912.  This car, renumbered 874 by the Southern Pacific (which acquired the Portland, Eugene & Eastern lines in 1915) was transferred to their Willamette Falls Ry. at West Linn in 1917 and retired in 1930.

Technical Notes: 

These cars originally had wooden pilots, which were later replaced with metal safety fenders (possibly in 1913 when such fenders were installed on city cars).

All cars rebuilt to one-man operation in September, 1926.

In 1927 No.'s 1032, 1033 & 1034 received B27GE-1 trucks and GE-218 motors. No. 1034's new trucks and motors were removed from construction motor No. 1457 (also ex-OWP).





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