450-Series
“The St. Louis Cars”
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| Car 453, shortly after delivery | |
| Wilbourne Cox, Van Dusen Collection | |
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | St. Louis |
| Built: | 1945 |
| Quantity: | 10 |
| Numbers: | 451-460 |
| Length: | 55'-4 ½"1 |
| Width at windows: | 9'-2"1 |
| Width at floor: | 8'-8'1 |
| Height: | 12'-7 ½"1 |
| Weight: | 85,000 lbs.1 |
| Trucks: | General Steel Castings |
| Truck centers: | 32'-8"2 |
| Truck wheelbase: | 7'-3"1 |
| Wheel diameter: | 31"1 |
| Motors: | 4 GE739A (100 hp)1 |
| Seats: | 54 (451-455) 52 (456-460) |
| Couplers: | Ohio Brass Tomlinson Form 19 automatic1 |