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New York City, car # 265

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Current state: Withdrawn 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Withdrawn:≤ 1913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  1913 or earlier    Withdrawn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
265 Brill 4-axle motor car Second Avenue RR
265 Horse car Third Avenue RR 1874
265 Brill cable car Third Avenue RR 1895
265 Stephenson 2-axle motor car Metropolitan St. Ry. 1895
265 American 2-axle motor car Union Ry. / TARS 1896
265 Stephenson 4-axle motor car BRT / B&QT 1898 До 1908 — 665
265 Brill 4-axle motor car Ninth Avenue RR 1898 До 1.10.1919 — New York Rys., 1453; до 31.12.1911 — Metropolitan St. Ry.
265 St. Louis 4-axle motor car Steinway Lines 1899 До 1922 — NY&QCRy
265 St. Louis 4-axle motor car BRT / B&QT 1899 С 1908 — 665
265 St. Louis 4-axle motor car NY&QCRy 1899 С 1922 — Steinway Lines
265 Laclede 2-axle motor car Third Avenue RR 189X 04.1900 to Metropolitan St. Ry.
265 Jewett 4-axle motor car Metropolitan St. Ry. 1908 С 31.12.1911 — New York Rys.; с 1924 — Union Ry. / TARS, 510
265 Jewett 4-axle motor car New York Rys. 1908 До 31.12.1911 — Metropolitan St. Ry. С 1924 — Union Ry. / TARS, 510
265 Brill 4-axle motor car Union Ry. / TARS 1911 03.1948


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