CSR Co. Cars 233-252
Car No. 235, an Oak Street car, has the Dupont Type C trucks. It offers no protection for the motorman or conductor
in the cold of winter. Imagine working a motorman's job for twelve hours in 20 degree weather. This would cause much friction between management and the crews resulting in a strike.
- Photo from the Donald A. Kaiser Collection.
233-241, 243-246, 249-252- seventeen single truck closed cars
built by the Brownell Car Co. in 1893.
|
Number |
In service |
Body |
Length |
Length over bumpers |
|
233-252 |
1893 |
Closed |
20' |
29'7" or 30' |
|
Width |
Height |
Seats |
Seats capacity |
Weight |
|
7'3" or 7'6" |
10' 11" |
2 Long,
Center Aisle |
28 |
20,944 or 21,204 |
|
Builder |
Trucks |
Wheel
base |
Wheel
diameter |
Motors |
|
Brownell Car Co. |
see remarks |
6' or 6'6" |
33" |
2-GE SRG or 2-TH SRG |
|
Motor
HP |
Controllers |
Trolleys |
Date scrapped or
out of service |
|
|
50 |
2 GE E |
1 Nuttall #5 |
|
|
Remarks: Cars 234, 236, 249 and 251 were trailers weighting 15,200 or 16,400 lbs. Cars 233-234, and 239 had Brownell trucks. Cars 235, 237, 238 had Dupont Typ C trucks. Cars 240-241, 243-246 and 250-251 had Brill 13 trucks.
Car No. 250 has the Brill 13 trucks. It has been modified to provide protection for the crew.
Judging from the bundled up motorman this change is much appreciated yet still a cold post.
The man on the right is purported to be President Nixon's father Frank Nixon. Soon after this photo was taken
he left for sunny California and the rest is history. -
Photo from the Donald A. Kaiser Collection.
