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No.  450 (one car only)
Built
1894
Class
H
Body
Preston Car Co., Canada
Trucks
Orig. two, Brill 'Eureka' Max. Traction; 
later two, C&S
Motors
Two, GE-58 (37.5 h.p.)
Controllers
 Two, GE-K11
Brakes
National straight air PV
Length
33' 7.75"
Width
6' 9"
Weight
26,360 lbs.
Seats
Two, long. in body, two short long. in ends
Capacity
34 passengers (51 with standees)
Gauge
Narrow (42")

 
Comments:   No. 450 was another one-of-a-kind car.  Unique in Portland, it served as the prototype for a new series of cars called "Torontos."  The car was built in Ontario, Canada by Preston Car Co. and brought to Portland by the City & Suburban Ry. Co., for which it was originally numbered 150.  It was a convertible design which could be changed into an open car through removal of side panels.

Retirement:  1933

Technical Notes:  Converted to one-man operation in 1920.

Listed as unserviceable by 1928.




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