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New York City, car # 679

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:Brill 4-axle motor car
Built:190X
Current state: Location and status unknown 
Purpose:Passenger vehicle
Built: 1903–5. Inherited from the Metropolitan Street Railway by Third Avenue Railroad in 1908.
Closed 28' body. Trucks: Brill 22E.
Rebuilt to PAYE in 1910 and assigned to the Union Railway.


  1910    Arrived at the facility


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Other vehicles with the same number:

# Model Operator/Facility Ser.# Built Remarks
679 Brill 2-axle trailer car Third Avenue RR 1895
679 Stephenson 2-axle motor car Metropolitan St. Ry. 1897
679 Stephenson 4-axle motor car BRT / B&QT 1898 С 1908 — 279
679 Briggs 4-axle motor car BRT / B&QT 1899 До 1908 — 279
679 Brill 4-axle motor car CI&BRR 1900 С 1914 — 1117
679 TARS Lightweight Union Ry. / TARS 1939 С 1949 — Вена, 4208; с 18.12.1969 — VEF; с 1986 — Museum


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