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Urban Electric Transit

New York City, car # 255

Network:	Third Avenue Railway System
City:	New York City United States
Location:	Manhattan and the Bronx
Operator/Facility:	Third Avenue Railway Co.
Model:	Laclede 2-axle motor car
Built:	ca. 1893
Current state:	Withdrawn
Purpose:	Passenger vehicle
Withdrawn:	≤ 1913
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. Retired by 6/1913.

↑ 1913 or earlier Withdrawn

↑ 1908 Arrived at the facility

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Other vehicles with the same number:

#	Model	Operator/Facility	Ser.#	Built	Scrp.	Remarks
255	Brill 4-axle motor car	Second Avenue RR
255	Horse car	Third Avenue RR		1874
255	Stephenson 2-axle motor car	New York Rys.		1895		До 31.12.1911 — Metropolitan St. Ry.
255	Brill cable car	Third Avenue RR		1895
255	Stephenson 2-axle motor car	Metropolitan St. Ry.		1895		С 31.12.1911 — New York Rys.
255	Brill 2-axle motor car	Union Ry. / TARS		1896
255	Stephenson 4-axle motor car	BRT / B&QT		1898		До 1908 — 655
255	Brill 4-axle motor car	Ninth Avenue RR		1899		До 1.10.1919 — New York Rys., 1883; до 31.12.1911 — Metropolitan St. Ry.
255	St. Louis 4-axle motor car	BRT / B&QT		1899		С 1908 — 655
255	Laclede 2-axle motor car	Third Avenue RR		189X		04.1900 to Metropolitan St. Ry.
255	Jewett 4-axle motor car	Metropolitan St. Ry.		1908		С 31.12.1911 — New York Rys.; с 1924 — Union Ry. / TARS, 500
255	Jewett 4-axle motor car	New York Rys.		1908		До 31.12.1911 — Metropolitan St. Ry. С 1924 — Union Ry. / TARS, 500
255	Brill 4-axle motor car	Union Ry. / TARS		1911	10.1940

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