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Coordinates: 37°57′1″N 120°25′2″W / 37.95028°N 120.41722°W / 37.95028; -120.41722
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'''Track Bus No. 19''' is a motorized rail car built on a [[White Motor Company]] standard truck chassis. It was built by [[A. Meister & Sons]] in 1919 for the [[Hetch Hetchy Railroad]] and used as an ambulance to transport sick, injured or dead workers, and to carry passengers.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hetch Hetchy Railcar #19|url=http://railtown1897.wordpress.com/2009/12/06/hetch-hetchy-railcar-19/|accessdate=25 September 2013}}</ref> An additional five similar track buses were ordered, none were exactly the same.
'''Track Bus No. 19''' is a motorized railcar built on a [[White Motor Company]] standard truck chassis. It was built by [[A. Meister & Sons]] in 1919 for the [[Hetch Hetchy Railroad]] and used as an ambulance to transport sick, injured or dead workers, and to carry passengers.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hetch Hetchy Railcar #19|url=http://railtown1897.wordpress.com/2009/12/06/hetch-hetchy-railcar-19/|accessdate=25 September 2013}}</ref> An additional five similar railcars were ordered, none exactly the same.


The car sat unused for 32 years before being restored and housed in [[Modesto, California|Modesto]] then [[El Portal, California|El Portal]] and in 1997 moved to the [[Railtown 1897 State Historic Park]] in [[Jamestown, California|Jamestown California]].
The car sat unused for 32 years before being restored and housed in [[Modesto, California|Modesto]] then [[El Portal, California|El Portal]] and in 1997 moved to the [[Railtown 1897 State Historic Park]] in [[Jamestown, California|Jamestown California]].

Revision as of 16:47, 22 March 2019

Track Bus No. 19
Track Bus No. 19 is located in California
Track Bus No. 19
Track Bus No. 19 is located in the United States
Track Bus No. 19
LocationRailtown 1897 State Historic Park
Coordinates37°57′1″N 120°25′2″W / 37.95028°N 120.41722°W / 37.95028; -120.41722
Built1919 (1919)
Built byA. Meister & Sons
NRHP reference No.78000363[1]
Added to NRHPMay 22, 1978

Track Bus No. 19 is a motorized railcar built on a White Motor Company standard truck chassis. It was built by A. Meister & Sons in 1919 for the Hetch Hetchy Railroad and used as an ambulance to transport sick, injured or dead workers, and to carry passengers.[2] An additional five similar railcars were ordered, none exactly the same.

The car sat unused for 32 years before being restored and housed in Modesto then El Portal and in 1997 moved to the Railtown 1897 State Historic Park in Jamestown California.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Hetch Hetchy Railcar #19". Retrieved 25 September 2013.