Nostalgia & History > Americans in Argentina, PE/Key

Here are a few photos from my collection of ex-pat trolleys in Buenos Aires.  Not the best but historic nonetheless.

1.  Mitre line 73.  Not sure if these are x-PE but they look American.  Retiro station, Buenos Aires  11-16-68    Photographer unknown   UPDATE:  A friend in Buenos Aires says they were built by Metro Cammel in England.
2.  Urquiza 908, former PE 1599,  Lynch  10/19/91   my photo
3.  Urquiza 950, former PE 1590.      "           "           my photo



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/27/24 18:38 by masterphots.

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4.  Urquiza 3732 at Lacroze station.  x-PE  Jan 1973,   photographer unknown
5.  x-Key Systerm 3356 at Campo de Mayo   Jan 1973         "               "
6.  Urquiza 3735/57 at Lynch   3/5/74     Jim Buckley photo

 

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7.  x-Key 3365 at Lynch    Jan 1973     Photographer unknown
8.  x-Key 3378 at Lynch    Jan 1973             "                    "
9.  x-PE 3757/3735 at Lynch 3/5/74      Jim Buckley photo



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10.   Line car 3758,  former PE.  10/19/91 at Lynch.  This was still in service at the time.   My photo

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An "A+" set!!!
Bob

Very NICE and interesting series!!

Larry

I think the cars in #1 are not ex-American cars. Note the buffers. The Hollywood cars, which these resemble, had a single center entrance, and these have 2 entrances.

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Turns out they're from Metro Cammel in England.  Thanks for your comment which got me to asking someone over the mountain.



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I was immediately struck by your photo of freight motor 950, ex-PE 1590. The first thing I spotted was the
round 'spot' next to the '950'. Here's where the round Baldwin-Westinghouse builders plate was originally
attached at the factory in 1920. Interesting that both 1590 and 1591 were originally built for service in 
Cuba and PE was able to pick them up at bargain basement prices; $27,911 for both in 1923, after financing
with the original purchaser fell through---then for them to finish their careers in Latin America. Some of the 
features that PE added seem to be present at the time of your photo---the class light/marker light above the
door was still in place and the handrail/stanchions seem to be original; flag mounting brackets at three of
the visible corners of the car-body---I can easily imagine seeing them in PE red paint or the later black with
white or orange end striping.

Thanks Alan, for showing us these.

Charlie  

cewherry Wrote:
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> I was immediately struck by your photo of freight
> motor 950, ex-PE 1590. The first thing I spotted
> was the
> round 'spot' next to the '950'. Here's where the
> round Baldwin-Westinghouse builders plate was
> originally
> attached at the factory in 1920. Interesting that
> both 1590 and 1591 were originally built for
> service in 
> Cuba and PE was able to pick them up at bargain
> basement prices; $27,911 for both in 1923, after
> financing
> with the original purchaser fell through---then
> for them to finish their careers in Latin America.
> Some of the 
> features that PE added seem to be present at the
> time of your photo---the class light/marker light
> above the
> door was still in place and the
> handrail/stanchions seem to be original; flag
> mounting brackets at three of
> the visible corners of the car-body---I can easily
> imagine seeing them in PE red paint or the later
> black with
> white or orange end striping.
>
> Thanks Alan, for showing us these.
>
> Charlie  

Thanks for the added info.  I think the Ferroclub has repainted them fairly recently.  The recent tour there which continued after the steam train roll-over so perhaps someone on TO who made the visit to Lynch could comment on their current conditon