It could be argued that this car aided in the interurban industry’s demise.  Box trailer 464 was built in 1919 at the Lake Shore Electric’s company shops in Sandusky, Ohio.  It was part of a set of five cars of this type built by the Lake Shore Electric.  In addition to the usual side doors, these cars were equipped with large doors at one end for the loading of automobiles.  Frequent visitors to both Akron and Detroit, the cars carried tires from the former to the latter, and automobiles on the return trip.  This car delivered hundreds of autos from Detroit to Cleveland.  Every trip it made put another group of automobiles on the streets, which took passengers away from the interurbans and streetcars, contributing to the line’s eventual demise.  Ironically the nascent automobile industry had found the interurban freight service faster and more reliable than the parallel steam railroads.  After the abandonment of the LSE, this car was used as a farm shed until it came to the Museum.

Builder	Lake Shore Electric
Type	Electric Freight Equipment
Description	Double Truck Arch Roof Wood Trailer
Year Built	1919
Retired	1937
Acquired	1979
Seats	n/a
Length	54′
Width	8′ 6″
Height
Weight	38,500
Trucks
Motors	n/a
Control	n/a
Brakes
Compressor	n/a