Suburban Coach #151


Type: Closed CoachCapacity: 44 PassengersPurchased in:
Built by:Southern Car Co. in 1918 for Columbia Street Railway Gas & Electric Co.

Dimensions

Length (bumper): 44'00"(Platform): (Post):
Width: Height from Rail to platform:,to roof: Steps: 1

Trucks

2 trucksModel: Taylorpurchased H&F in 1923Wheel base:
Wheel Diameter: Axle Diameter: Car Weight: lbs.

Propulsion

This car had 4 motors.Motor model: Westinghouse 306Gear ratio: Motor HP: 50 each

Control

Controller Model: K35H1Compressor: Air Gove.:
Also owned by:
Other notes: Retired 1937. disposition unknown, presumed scrapped.


The four cars of the 150-153 series were built to serve the Columbia Street Railway Gas & Electric Company in South Carolina.  During WW1 these cars served on the “Camp Express” from Columbia to nearby Camp Jackson.

In 1923 the Hagerstown & Frederick Railway purchased the cars and assigned them to Hagerstown area service, most notably Boonsboro and Funkstown runs.

The 150-153 series served various uses after retirement and there is some confusion surrounding exactly which cars were used as a restaurant and later a hose drying shed for a Frederick fire company.