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Shaker Heights Rapid Transit 94

Car 94 after complete repainting of the exterior in 2019.
Car 94 leads a 5 car train into Cleveland Union Terminal for the evening rush hour.

The Cleveland suburb of Shaker Heights was unusual in that its developers included a rapid transit line as part of the original community design. Good transportation to the city, it was felt, would make the neighborhood all that more attractive to prospective land purchasers.

The premise has been highly successful and the transit system works splendidly. Ownership was assumed by the City of Shaker Heights in 1944.  Twenty-five cars like 94 were purchased four years later to modernize the operation.

After over 30 years service, 94 and similar cars were replaced with new vehicles. Several of these Pullman-built PCC cars have been preserved by trolley museums. 94 is the only Pullman-built PCC car in the museum’s collection and is it only PCC with General Electric control.

After acquisition of the car in 1987 time was spent stripping the exterior paint and priming painting the surfaces and repairing rust holes following several years of outside storage in Cleveland.  The  painting and body work was restarted in 2016 by a group of volunteers from the Cleveland area.

The photo above shows the car repainted in the original 1948 paint scheme.  The car is part of the exhibit in the Trolley Display Building.

Builder photos of car 71 shows the first of the completed PCC order for Shaker Rapid in 1948.

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Car Number 94 Car Builder Pullman Standard Company
Year Built 1948 Type SE PCC
Length 50’0″ Width 9’0″
Height 10’2″ Weight 43,100 lbs. (22 tons)
Seats 58 Motors GE 1220
Year Acquired 1987 Status Trolley Display Building Exhibit

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