New York City, car # 1259

City	Operator/Facility	#	Since...	Model
New York City	Union Railway / Third Avenue Railway System	1259	09.1935	TARS Lightweight
		1605	1934	TARS Lightweight
		1605		Brill 2-axle motor car

Network:	Third Avenue Railway System
City:	New York City United States
Location:	Manhattan and the Bronx
Operator/Facility:	Union Railway / Third Avenue Railway System
Model:	TARS Lightweight
Built:	1934
Current state:	Withdrawn
Purpose:	Passenger vehicle
Scrapped:	05.1948
Convertible 18' 1½" body (30' 3½" overall). Truck: Brill 79E. Rebuilt in 1934 to a steel double-truck ligthweight car with closed body on Brill 77E trucks.

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Network:	Third Avenue Railway System
City:	New York City United States
Location:	Manhattan and the Bronx
Operator/Facility:	Union Railway / Third Avenue Railway System
#:	1259
Model:	TARS Lightweight
Built:	1934
Purpose:	Passenger vehicle
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↑ September 1935 Renumbered or transferred within city

Network:	Third Avenue Railway System
City:	New York City United States
Location:	Manhattan and the Bronx
Operator/Facility:	Union Railway / Third Avenue Railway System
#:	1605
Model:	TARS Lightweight
Built:	1934
Purpose:	Passenger vehicle
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Author not identified. Photo from the O. Sandler collection

about 1935
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Network:	Third Avenue Railway System
City:	New York City United States
Location:	Manhattan and the Bronx
Operator/Facility:	Union Railway / Third Avenue Railway System
#:	1605
Model:	TARS Lightweight
Built:	1934
Purpose:	Passenger vehicle
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↑ 1934 Rebuilt (model changed)

Network:	Third Avenue Railway System
City:	New York City United States
Location:	Manhattan and the Bronx
Operator/Facility:	Union Railway / Third Avenue Railway System
#:	1605
Model:	Brill 2-axle motor car
Built:	1924
Purpose:	Passenger vehicle
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#	Model	Operator/Facility	Built	Remarks
1259	Stephenson 2-axle motor car	New York Rys.	1897	До 31.12.1911 — Metropolitan St. Ry.
1259	Stephenson 2-axle motor car	Metropolitan St. Ry.	1897	С 31.12.1911 — New York Rys.
1605	Brill 4-axle motor car	Metropolitan St. Ry.	1898
1259	Laconia 4-axle motor car	BRT / B&QT	1900	До 1908 — 2059
1605	Stephenson 4-axle motor car	BRT / B&QT	1902	До 1908 — 3205
1259	Brill 4-axle motor car	NY&HRR	1907	01.02.1920 ex New York Railways
1259	Brill 2-axle battery car	Union Ry. / TARS	1913	До 1921 — Third Avenue Ry.
1259	Brill 2-axle battery car	Third Avenue Ry.	1913	С 1921 — Union Ry. / TARS