CRP&L Co. Cars 871-876
Car 873. Photo from BJK collection.
871-876 - Six double-end, light weight
interurbans built by the St. Louis Car Co. in 1922 for the Wisconsin
Public Service as #51-56. They were sold to the CRP&L
in 1937. They did not work out and were sold
to the
Utilities Equipment Co. and resold to the Virginia Electric & Power Co.,
Norfolk, VA., in 1940.
|
Number |
In service |
Built |
Length |
Length over bumpers |
|
871-876 |
9/17/1936 |
9/5/1922 |
|
|
|
Width |
Height |
Seats |
Seats capacity |
Weight |
| |
|
|
|
36,000 |
|
Builder |
Trucks |
Wheel
base |
Wheel
diameter |
Motors |
|
St. Louis
Car Co. |
St.
Louis CM-66 |
|
|
4-WH508A |
|
Motor
HP |
Compressor |
Controllers |
Purchased from |
Date
scrapped or out of service |
| |
|
K-35 |
Green Bay, WI |
OOS
4/29/1940 |
Remarks:
Builder's order
number 1284.
Cars 875. These cars where used in Columbus for only two
or three years making it difficult to find their pictures. Photo from BJK collection.