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Third Avenue Railway
Passenger Cars
850 Series Convertables
851 thru 1145 were 12 window convertibles built by Brill in 1909. Most were used on conduit lines in Manhattan, but many did get trolley poles for use elsewhere on the system.
851 was the pilot model for this series and had a straight ended side sill. It was renumbered 392 and replaced by another 851 in 1913. It was renumbered 697 in 1917. In 1939 it was renumbered 1142 and scrapped in 1947.
2nd 851 was scrapped at an unknown date.
856 was scrapped in 1946.
884 was purchased for the Branford Trolley Museum in 1948.
887 was scrapped in May 1948.
899 was scrapped on August 24, 1936.
902 and 903 were scrapped in 1946.
938 was scrapped in 1946.
970 was scrapped on January 24, 1948.
982 was scrapped on January 30, 1948.
990 was scrapped in May 1948.
992 was scrapped on October 10, 1947.
999 was scrapped on January 4, 1946.
1022 was scrapped in 1946.
1047 was scrapped in 1946.
1051 was scrapped in 1947.
1059 was scrapped in 1947.
1071 was scrapped in 1947.
1085 was scrapped at an unknown date.
1091 was scrapped at an unknown date.
1096 was scrapped in November 1946.
1103 was scrapped in November 1946.
1122 was scrapped in November 1946.
1123 was scrapped in November 1946.
1127 was built for the Tarrytown, White Plaines & Mamaroneck RR. This was a Third Avenue Ry subsidiary which was sold to the New Haven RR in 1909. It was repurchased by Third Avenue in 1926 when the car became TARS 682. It was renumbered 1127 in 1939 and scrapped in July 1947.
For the history of 1142, see 851 above.
1144 was originally TWP&M 24. It was returned to Union Ry in 1909 and renumbered 394 in 1913. It was again renumbered in 1916 as 699 in 1917. It became 1144 in 1939 and was scrapped in October 1947.
Special thanks should be given to Vincent Seyfried for his efforts almost a half century ago.
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12/13/1999