CRP&L Co. Cars 701-723
Car 706. Photo from BJK collection.
701-723 - Twenty-three cars built by the G.C.
Kuhlman Car Co. of Cleveland, Ohio. These were the last new cars purchased by the CRP&L.
They were converted to one man operation in 1933. They were taken out of service
October 10, 1948. One car, 703, can be seen at the Ohio Railway
Museum.
|
Number |
In service |
Built |
Length |
Length over bumpers |
|
701-723 |
12/16/1925 |
1925 |
31' 7 ¾” |
45’ 3 3/4” |
|
Width |
Height |
Seats |
Seats capacity |
Weight |
|
8’ 6" |
11' 1/4" |
16 cross,
4 side |
48 |
36,620 |
|
Builder |
Trucks |
Wheel
base |
Wheel
diameter |
Motors |
|
G.C. Kuhlman
Car Co. |
Brill
77E
|
5’ 4” |
26" |
4-
GE-265A |
|
Motor
HP |
Compressor |
Controllers |
Purchased from |
Date
scrapped or out of service |
|
35? |
1-GE
CP-27 |
2-GE
K-35 |
New |
OOS
10/18/1948 |
Remarks:
Rebuilt for
one-man operation on 7/19/1933. The cars were originally built with a
West-D16 compressor. 703’s body sat at Obetz from 1948 to1962.
In December, 1962 the body was moved to the Ohio
Railway Museum where electrical equipment and trucks from a Toronto
streetcar were used to restore 703 to operating condition.
Car 701 at the east end of the Bexley line on East Main
Street.
The motorman is changing the trolley poles for the return trip. Photo from BJK collection.
Car 702 next to
Central Market on Parsons Avenue. This was a Central Electric Railfan's Association trip in 1947 or 48. Photo from BJK collection.