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THE L. I. R. R. 'S FOUR BATTERY CARS
Revised MARCH 15, 2009
BATTERY CAR NUMBER 1 WAS BUILT BY THE FEDERAL STORAGE BATTERY COMPANY IN 1911.
IN SEPTEMBER 1912 A TRAIN OF THREE BATTERY CARS BUILT FOR THE UNITED
RAILWAY OF HAVANA CUBA RAN FROM PENN STATION TO LONG BEACH AND RETURN.
THE 7.3 MILE RUN BETWEEN MINEOLA AND VALLEY STREAM TOOK 23 MINUTES WITH SEVEN
INTERMEDIATE STOPS. ACCORDING TO FELIX REIFSCHNEIDER PART OF THE ROUTE WAS EQUIPPED
WITH THIRD RAIL IN 1922 AND THE CARS WERE EQUIPPED WITH THIRD RAIL COLLECTION SHOES.
IN THIS PHOTO THE SOUTHBOUND CARS ARE CROSSING FRANKLIN AVENUE GARDEN CITY
AT ITS JUNCTION WITH MAIN AND SECOND STREETS. THE THIRD RAIL SHOES AND THE
TROLLEY WIRE OF THE NEW YORK AND LONG ISLAND TRACTION COMPANY ARE VISIBLE
FROM JULY 1, 1914 ROSTER - TWO BATTERY CARS, 1 AND 1A.
BATTERY CAR 1 HAD HAND BRAKES AND A COPPER HOT WATER HEATER
BATTERY CAR 1A IS A MYSTERY - IT MAY HAVE BEEN AN OLDER CAR SENT HERE TO BE USED ON THE
VALLEY STREAM - MINEOLA LINE (NEW YORK BAY EXTENSION) UNTIL COMPLETION OF NUMBERS 2 AND 4.
THE BATTERIES OF CARS 1 AND 1A WERE CHARGED FROM A TRACKSIDE APPARATUS VIA JUMPER CABLES
1914 ANNUAL REPORT SHOWS TWO CARS ACQUIRED IN 1914 MAKING A TOTAL OF FOUR .
CARS 2 AND 4 WERE BUILT IN 1914 BY FEDERAL STORAGE BATTERY COMPANY
THEIR BATTERIES WERE CHARGED VIA JUMPER CABLES AT VALLEY STREAM OR FROM THE THIRD RAIL
BATTERY CARS 2, A COMBINE, AND 4 ON THE NEW YORK BAY EXTENSION CIRCA 1920
Revised MARCH 15, 2009
BATTERY CAR NUMBER 1 WAS BUILT BY THE FEDERAL STORAGE BATTERY COMPANY IN 1911.
IN SEPTEMBER 1912 A TRAIN OF THREE BATTERY CARS BUILT FOR THE UNITED
RAILWAY OF HAVANA CUBA RAN FROM PENN STATION TO LONG BEACH AND RETURN.
THE 7.3 MILE RUN BETWEEN MINEOLA AND VALLEY STREAM TOOK 23 MINUTES WITH SEVEN
INTERMEDIATE STOPS. ACCORDING TO FELIX REIFSCHNEIDER PART OF THE ROUTE WAS EQUIPPED
WITH THIRD RAIL IN 1922 AND THE CARS WERE EQUIPPED WITH THIRD RAIL COLLECTION SHOES.
IN THIS PHOTO THE SOUTHBOUND CARS ARE CROSSING FRANKLIN AVENUE GARDEN CITY
AT ITS JUNCTION WITH MAIN AND SECOND STREETS. THE THIRD RAIL SHOES AND THE
TROLLEY WIRE OF THE NEW YORK AND LONG ISLAND TRACTION COMPANY ARE VISIBLE
FROM JULY 1, 1914 ROSTER - TWO BATTERY CARS, 1 AND 1A.
BATTERY CAR 1 HAD HAND BRAKES AND A COPPER HOT WATER HEATER
BATTERY CAR 1A IS A MYSTERY - IT MAY HAVE BEEN AN OLDER CAR SENT HERE TO BE USED ON THE
VALLEY STREAM - MINEOLA LINE (NEW YORK BAY EXTENSION) UNTIL COMPLETION OF NUMBERS 2 AND 4.
THE BATTERIES OF CARS 1 AND 1A WERE CHARGED FROM A TRACKSIDE APPARATUS VIA JUMPER CABLES
1914 ANNUAL REPORT SHOWS TWO CARS ACQUIRED IN 1914 MAKING A TOTAL OF FOUR .
CARS 2 AND 4 WERE BUILT IN 1914 BY FEDERAL STORAGE BATTERY COMPANY
THEIR BATTERIES WERE CHARGED VIA JUMPER CABLES AT VALLEY STREAM OR FROM THE THIRD RAIL
BATTERY CARS 2, A COMBINE, AND 4 ON THE NEW YORK BAY EXTENSION CIRCA 1920
BATTERY CARS 2 AND 4 HAD COMPRESSORS AND AIR BRAKES AND WERE HEATED BY COAL STOVES
