Summary of Single Truck Electric Car Numbers

  Car nos. Co. Page   Built Bldr.       Gauge   Notes
67 CCRR g 1888 Brill W Battery
1-5 CCRR g 1890 Brill W Battery
6-25? CCRR g 1890 Brill W Battery; RB to 300-319
300-319 CCRR g 1890s Brill W Ex-battery, RB & REN from 6-25; see 300-319 NOT, below
320-336 CCRR g 1896 Pullm W “Annunciation cars”
1-49 NO&C g 1892 StL S
50 NO&C g 1892 StL S
51-70 NO&C g 1893 StL S
71-82 NO&C g 1895 Amer S
83-88 NO&C g 1895 StL S
125-159 NO&C g 1896 Amer S FB&D; REN 1899 from C&C 25-59
160-229 NO&C h 1899 Amer S FB&D
230-244 NO&C h 1900 StL S FB&D
245-254 NOR&L h,q 1906 Amer S FB&D
255-259 NOR&L h,q 1908 McG-C S FB&D
25-49 C&C i 1896 Amer S FB&D; REN 1899 to NO&C 125-149
50-59 C&C i 1897 Amer S FB&D; REN 1899 to NO&C 150-159
1-20 ORR k 1895 Brill W
21-32 ORR k 1897 StL W
33-38 ORR k 1898 StL W
50-61 ORR k 1902 StL W FB&D
1-40 SCSRR k 1895 Pullm W
41-50 SCSRR k 1899 StL W Poss. REN 1918 300s
51-80 SCSRR k 1901 StL W FB&D; REN 1918 300s
1-50 NOT l-m 1892 StL W Mixed group (one closed REN into low 300s)
50 NOT l-n 1893 Brill W “1894 Brills”, 8 notched windows
51-65 NOT l-n 1893 Brill W “1894 Brills”, 7 notched windows
66-115 NOT l-n 1894 Brill W “1894 Brills”, 7 notched windows
116-165 NOT l-n 1894 Brill W “1894 Brills”, 7 arched windows
166-215 NOT l-n 1894 Brill W “1894 Brills”, 7 arched windows
216-229 NOT l-n 1895 Brill W “1894 Brills”, 8 arched windows
230-239 NOT l-n 1893 Brill W “1894 Brills”, 7 notched windows
240-259 NOT l,p 1899 J&S W “Early Prytanias”; REN 100-112 in or bef. 1918
260-277 NOT l,p 1900 StL W “Esplanade cars”
278-288 NOT l-n 1895 Brill W “1894 Brills”, 8 arched windows
287-289 NOR&L dd Shops W Experimental cars
290-299 NOR&L l,q 1906 Amer W FB&D
300-319 NOT g,l 1896 Brill W See CCRR 300-319 above; plus at least one of ST closed 1-50 NOT cars RB & REN into this group - P - HGF; Retired bef. 1908
320-336 NOT g,l 1896 Pullm W Retired bef. 1908
325-349 NOR&L l,q 1908 McG-C W FB&D
350-354 NOR&L l,q 1908 McG-C W FB&D; REN 320-324 bef. 1915
355-399 NOR&L l,r 1910 StL W “Prytania cars”
400-404 NOR&L l,r 1910 StL W “Prytania cars”; REN 350-354 bef. 1915
100-112 NOR&L p 1899 J&S W REN from 240-259 group, not in order; see pages ff-gg
total 135 FB&D cars std. gauge
total 82 FB&D cars wide gauge
total 217 FB&D cars both gauges
total 201 “1894 Brills”, all wide gauge

Gauge S is standard gauge, 4'8½".
Gauge W is wide gauge, 5'2½".

A Selection of Front Clerestory Window Panels

Front Clerestory Year Co. Nos. (Renum.) Builder Notes
Clerestory-1    1896       Canal & Claiborne    25-49 (125-149)    American Car Co.       FB&D   
   1901       St. Charles St. RR    51-80 (300s)    St. Louis Car Co.       FB&D   
   1910       N. O. Ry. & Lt.    355-404 (350-399)    St. Louis Car Co.       Prytanias   
Clerestory-2    1899       N. O. C. & L.    240-259 (100s)    Jackson & Sharp     
   1899       St. Charles St. RR    41-50 (300s)    St. Louis Car Co.     
   1900       N. O. C. RR (2nd)    260-277    St. Louis Car Co.       Esplanades   
Clerestory-3    1902       Orleans RR    50-61    St. Louis Car Co.       FB&D   
Clerestory-4    1893       N. O. C. & L.    51-65    Brill Car Co.     

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