General Information

Serial #

1235

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

STEEL AND WOOD

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

15.0 m

Width

2.75 m

Height

3.0 m

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Railway Transportation

Category

Public transportation

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

St Louis

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Missouri

City

St. Louis

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

THERE ARE 9 CARS OF THE B.C. RWY KNOWN TO EXIST. 3 ARE PRIVATELY OWNED IN THE U.S., 3 IN B.C. & 3 (#1220, #1231 & #1235 OWNED BY MR. HANSEN. MR. HANSEN AS A YOUNG MAN USED TO OPERATE THESE CARS & WHEN OPERATIONS CEASED ON THE B.C. ELECTRIC IN 1957, BOUGHT THE CARS & MOVED THEM TO HIS PROPERTY ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTH OF CENTRALIA (WASHINGTON STATE) WITH THE INTENTION OF SETTING UP A TROLLEY MUSEUM. HOWEVER LIMITED FINANCES & THE REFUSAL OF THE STATE TO ADVANCE ANY AID FOR THE PROJECT LED HIM TO OFFER THE CARS FOR SALE IN 1974. B.C. RWY, WITH LINES EXTENDING AS FAR AS CHILLIWACK, WAS THE LARGEST INTERURBAN NETWORK IN CDA (125 MILES). MUSEUM ACQ'D #1235 AS REPRESENTING A TYPICAL INTERURBAN CAR WHEN THIS FORM OF TRANSPORT WAS IN ITS HEYDAY. IT IS THEREFORE OF CONSIDERABLE HIST. SIGNIFICANCE & AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF EARLY ELECTRIC RAILWAY TECHNOLOGY.

Function

RAIL TRANSPORTATION BY ELECTRICITY

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

N/A

Missing

MINOR ITEMS

Finish

Unknown

Decoration

N/A