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Note

Title

Section 6 [Reseach Notes for Book "Texas Electric Railway"] - #300 [Series: 300 thru 349] Notes on #316 / #310

Event

Writing the Book Texas Electric Railway

Date

ca 1949-1963

Scope & Content

This section includes notes about car 316 / 310 within the 300-349 series. The notes are typed on the back of recycled paper.

[Transcription of the typed notes:]

Passenger Coach Motor (1st)#316 - (2nd)#310

Southern Traction Company, in 1913, as part of its original equipment order, purchased ten new 1200 volt "Limited Type" two-man passenger coach motors from St Louis Car Company, of which (1st)#316 was one.

In 1917 this car, (1st)#316, was transferred to the then formed Texas Electric Railway, where it continued as the same type, bearing the same number, and was assigned the same tasks as formerly given it by Southern Traction Company.

This car, (1st)#316, was used as a 1200 volt two-man passenger coach motor by Texas Electric Railway until 1918, at which time it exchanged numbers with car (1st)#310, thus becoming (2nd)#310, and was continued in use as a 1200 volt two-man passenger coach motor, and was assigned the same tasks as formerly.

This car, (2nd)#310, was used as a 1200 volt two-man passenger coach motor by Texas Electric Railway until approximately 1932, at which time it was converted to a 1200 volt one-man passenger coach motor bearing the same number, and was assigned the same tasks as formerly.

This car, (2nd)#310, was used as a 1200 volt one-man passenger coach motor until the final days of Texas Electric Railway Company in 1948, at which time it was dismantled.

Search Terms

1200 Volt
300 Series
Car 310
Car 316
Historic Preservation
Limited Cars
Passenger Motor 310
Passenger Motor 316
Research Notes
St Louis Car Company

Collection

Johnnie J. Myers Collection

Catalog Number

CP.2006.CL.1-118 ZA