Boston, car # 393

City	Operator/Facility	#	Since...	Remarks
Boston	Boston Elevated Railway Co.	393	1920	Wrecker
Boston	Boston Elevated Railway Co.	393	1900

City:	Boston United States
Operator/Facility:	Boston Elevated Railway Co.
Model:	St. Louis West End Type 3
Built:	1900
Current state:	Withdrawn
Purpose:	Service vehicle
Remarks:	Wrecker
Closed 25' body. Ran off the Summer Street Bridge on November 7, 1916, causing death of 46 passengers. Eventually repaired and returned to service. Rebuilt as a wrecker (tow) car in 1920.

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City:	Boston United States
Operator/Facility:	Boston Elevated Railway Co.
#:	393
Model:	St. Louis West End Type 3
Built:	1900
Purpose:	Service vehicle
Remarks:	Wrecker
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↑ 1920 Renumbered or transferred within city

City:	Boston United States
Operator/Facility:	Boston Elevated Railway Co.
#:	393
Model:	St. Louis West End Type 3
Built:	1900
Purpose:	Passenger vehicle
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Boston — Old Photos — Street Railroads

Summer Street Bridge

Photograph of the aftermath of the Summer Street Bridge disaster, November 8, 1916

Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine)

OnView: Digital Collections & Exhibits, accessed May 26, 2020, http://collections.countway.harvard.edu/...w/17805

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Wednesday, November 8, 1916
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↑ 1900 Arrived at the facility

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