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3 was built by McGuire-Cummings in 1911 as Mason City & Clear Lake RR 102. In 1961 it became Iowa Terminal RR 3. It was sold to the Midwest Electric at Mount Pleasant in 1973.  It went to Branford Electric Ry Museum in 2005 but owned by NCTM.  It was later went to Rockhill Trolley Museum in 2012.

09 was built by McGuire-Cummings in 1899 as Washington Traction & Light Co 009.  It became Washington Ry & Electric Ry 009 in 1903 and Capital Transit Co 009 in 1933.  It became D C Transit 009 in 1956 and donated to Rockhill Trolley Museum in 1962.  It was later acquired by NCTM in 2012.

17 was built by Societe des Transports Intercommunaux de Burxelles apparently in the 1930s.  It was built as a passenger car and rebuilt as a utility car and donated to NCTM.

509 was included to the Museum but it  was destroyed when the barn burned in 2003.

522 was built by American Car Co in 1898 as Capital Traction Co 222.  It was renumbered 522 in 1906 and rebuilt as rail grinder 0522 in 1937.  It was donated to NCTM in 1962/

606, Boat Car Class, was built by English Electric in 1933, as Blackpool Corporation Tramways 235.  It was renumbered 606 in 1968 and sent to Glasgow Garden Festival in 1988.  It was returned to Blackpool and sold to Columbia Park & Southwest Ry (Trolleyville) in 2000.  It was transferred as Lake Shore Electric Ry in 2006 and sold to NCTM in 2009.

650 was built by Brill Car Co in 1912, #19232, as Washington Ry & Electric Ry 650.  It became Capital Transit 650 in 1934 and preserved by Electric Railroaders Assn in 1945 and sent to the Branford Electric Railway Assn in 1947.  It was sold to NCTM in 2002.

678 was built by TARS in 1939 as Third Avenue Ry 678.  It became Wiener Stadtwerke Verkehrsbetrieb as 4220 in 1949.  It was returned to the U.S. 1971 and was restored at National Capital Trolley Museum.

766 was built by Kuhlman Car Co in 1918 as Capital Traction Co 27.  It was rebuilt in 1931 and became Capital Transit 766 in 1934.  It was at the NCTM and damaged in a collision in 1987.  On September 28, 2003, it was damaged in a major fire and is being restored as 27.

955 was built by Gebruder Schondorff in 1923 as Rheinische Bahngesellschaft 955.  It was sold as Stadtwerk Karlsruhe Verkersbetreibe 955 on December 1, 1966,  and resold as RBG 955 in 1967.  It was sold to National Capital Trolley Museum in 1969. 

1053 was built by St Louis Car Co in 1935, as CTCo 1053.  It was preserved by NCTM in 1970 and was wrecked in a collision in 1987.  In 2003 it was destroyed when the barn burned.

1069 was built by Atelliers Metallurgiques de Nivelles in 1938, as Societe des Transports Intercommunaux de Burxelles 1513.  It was sold as Grand Cypress Resort 1069 in 1984 and later went to NCTM.

1101 was built by St Louis Car Co in 1937, #1608, as CTCo 1101.  It was retired in 1962 and preserved it by O Roy Chalk.  It was donated it to NCTM in 1970.

1227 was built by Kuhlman Car in 1914, #583  as Cleveland Rys 1227.  It was sold to Cleveland Interurban  in 1921 as 1227.  In 1944 it was renumbered Shaker Heights Rapid Transit 27 and sold as NCTM in 1960.  It was then sold to Trolley Valhalla in 1968 and resold again as Buckingham Valley Trolley Museum in 1975.  It was sold then Buckeye Lake Trolley and finally to Seashore Trolley Museum.

1329 was built by LeBrugeoise in 1971, as Haagsche Tramweg-Maatschappij 1329.  It was donated to National Capital Trolley Museum in 1993.

1430 was built by St Louis Car Co in 1944, #1638, as CTCo 1430.  It became DC Transit in 1956;.  It was acquired by Rockhill Trolley Museum in 1966 and sold to National Capital Trolley Museum in 1997.

1512 was built by St Louis Car Co in 1945.  It was rebuilt in 1956 and given to National Capital Trolley Museum in March 1970.  It was destroyed by vandals on September 11, 1970.

1540 was built by St Louis Car in 1945. It was later sold at Leonards and rebuilt as 6 in 1964 and later rebuilt in 1976. It was brought to NCTM in 1987

4533 was built by Brill Car Co in 1904, #13773, as United Railways & Electric Co 1306.  It was renumbered 447 in 1906 and renumbered 2306 in 1914,  It was renumbered 3407 in 1920 and renumbered 4533 in 1924,  It was renumbered 3550 in 1933 and became Baltimore Transit Co 3550 in 1935.  It was rebuilt as a rail bond test car in 1938.  It was acquired by NCTM in 1964 and went tl  Baltimore Streetcar Museum  in 1968,

4602 was built by St Louis Car in 1950, #1674, and completed by Canadian Car & Foundry in 1951, #1912, as Toronto Transportation Commission 4537,Class A8.  It was rebuilt in 1992 as 4602, Class A15, and retired in 1996.  It was sold to Trolleyville USA and preserved by Lake Shore Electric Electric Ry in 2006.  It was sold to NCTM in 2009.

4603 was built by St Louis Car in 1950, #1674, and completed by Canadian Car & Foundry in 1951, #1912, as TTC 4548, Class A8. It was rebuilt in 1989 as 4603, Class A15. It was acquired by NCTM in 1996.

5954, T24, was built by Hannoversche Waggonfabrik AG in 1924 as Berliner Verkehsbetribe 5954..  It was sold to Stadtwerke Karlsruhe-Verkehrsebetribe 5954 in 1967 for a garden show and sold to NCTM in 1969.  It was restored  as BVG 5954.

7407 was built by Pullman-Standard in 1944n #W6712, with Westinghouse equipment, as Baltimore Transit Co 7407.  It was acquired by NCTM in 1964 and transferred as Baltimore Streetcar Museum in 1968.

 

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