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Lake Shore Electric Steel Coach # 181
 
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Lake Shore Electric
Steel Coach # 181

LSE 181 was built in 1918 by the Jewett Car Comapny. It remained in active service until the Lake Shore Electric’s abandonment in 1938. It was then used as a cottage in Vermilion until it was acquired by the museum in 1985.

LSE 181 Specifications:

Type:    Interurban Car

Description:    Single End, Double Truck, Arch Roof, Steel Coach

Builder:    Jewett Car Company, Newark, Ohio

Year Built:    1918

Retired:    1938

Aquired by NORM:    1985

Dimensions:    Length: 60ft. 2in., Width: 8ft. 8in., Height: 12ft. 7in.

Weight:    84,900 lbs.

Seats:    64

Trucks:    Shop

   

Lines Served On:    Lake Shore Electric Railway


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This photo shows 181 next to the Bennett Carhouse awaiting restoration in the summer of 2008. Also in the photo are LSE Freight Motor 42 and OEX Flat 100. (B. C. Gage)


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Last Updated 01/13/2012


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