Lorain Street Railroad City Car # 83

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Lorain Street Railroad
City Car # 83

The Lorain Street Railroad was a local subsidiary of the Lake Shore Electric Interurban. This type of integration gave riders from small towns close to the main routes access to connections with the intercity cars, saving the railroad from having to build duplicate trackage to reach them. Car 83 was built by the American Car Company in 1895 for a predecessor company, the Lorain and Elyria Railroad. At that time the line was owned by local steel mill industrialist Tom L. Johnson, who would go on to become one of Cleveland’s most famous mayors. The car was acquired with several other pieces when the Grand Rapids Electric Railway merged with NORM. It is the oldest piece of equipment in our collection, and the only surviving Lorain trolley.

LSR 83 Specifications:
Type: Electric Street Car
Description: Single End, Double Truck, Deck Roof, City Car
Builder: American Car Company, St. Louis, Missouri
Year Built: 1895	Retired: 1925
Aquired by NORM: 2005
Dimensions: Length: 38ft. 7in., Width: 8ft. 8in., Height: 11ft. 9in.
Weight: 38,500 lbs.
Trucks: Brill 27FE
Lines Served On: Lorain & Elyria Railroad / Lorain Street Railroad

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This photo shows car # 83 at Sages Grove. (Museum Collection)

This photo shows the car in the Grand Rapids Electric Railway car barn. (Museum Collection)

This photo shows the car at NORM shortly after it arrived. (S. Heister)

This photo this photo taken in November of 2009 shows the car temporarily spotted outside the barn at NORM with Rio de Janeiro Tramways 1774 and Toledo Railway & Light Company 588 for a car move. (S. Heister)

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