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New York City, Laclede 2-axle motor car # 34
  New York City Laclede 2-axle motor car # 34 
 TARS Lightweight # 330 
Mount Vernon Carhouse
Author not identified. Print from the O. Sandler collection

Posted by AlexSan · Odesa           Date: 1947

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New York City, Laclede 2-axle motor car # 34

Network:Third Avenue Railway System
Location:Manhattan and the Bronx
Operator/Facility:Third Avenue Railway Co.
Since...:1924
Model:Laclede 2-axle motor car
Built:1893
Current state:Withdrawn (08.1947)
Purpose:Service vehicle
Remarks:Slot scraper. 1924 ex 276; 1913 ex revenue service
Ex-cable car. Motorized in 1899.
Built: 1892–1893. Original number in the 201-400 series. Renumbered by the Metropolitan Street Railway into 2700-2799 and 427-496 series in 1902. Renumbered again by Third Avenue Railway in 1908.

Closed 22' body. Length overall: 32'. Truck: Peckham “Metropolitan Special”. Bombay roof.

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