I could be wrong on this, but they didn’t want overhead trolley wires in Washington DC due to the “eyesore” factor.
Anyone feel free to correct me if I’m wrong.
Correct
Whew!
Thanks David!
answering a questiono to my email box. N-S street is Broadway
“C” to B’way & 263nd St., NY-Yonkers Line
“K” to 125th ST. and 3rd Ave., plus Bronx pull-ins and put-outs, Kingsbridge Carhouse at B’way 215th St., south end of this overhead wire.
Tracks on W. 225 used by “C” and Bronx pull-ins and put-outs
I lived in Manhattan, but Jack May lived in The Bronx. So, his memry of Marble Hill is better than miine, as proven by my own photos. So a major correctioin has been made:
Posting Dot-Connector’s provided photo of the installation of the plow carrier under a PCC car’s truck in the Georgetown Carhouse. The orange stripes are the rails supporting the plow that allow it to move side-to-side.
DC Transit PCC 1304 will be used for public rides Saturday July 4, 2020 by the Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport ME. This will be its first public outing in 10 years. I rode it on one of its test runs a couple of weeks ago.
Very nice, terrific actually. Best of luck with it all and have a great 4th of July.
How on their website can I read about the Capitol Transit PCC rollout?
I draw a blank when I try to find it!
I did sign up for the newsletter.
Perhaps I should go back and use their search for newletter instead of Capitol Transit or PCC or July 4th.
It’s posted on the Facebook page (Seashore Trolley Museum).
It wasn’t a slam dunk to get it ready. Due to the car’s history as a GE test bed it had some control system quirks.
Scroll down the page to see me at work there.
Info on State of Art Raid Transit cars but none n the cars you can ride!
What a contrast to Shore Line Trolley and Narket Street Railway!
The Facebook material belongs on the Website, not just Facebook.
Big mistake on Seashore’s part
It usually gets there pretty quickly. The decision to put the car in public service wasn’t finalized until Wednesday.
Well. whoever put it on Facebook could have put it on the website.
I avoid Facebook as much as possible.
And the lack of an equipment list with descriptions and photos is shameful.
If NSRA can do it, so can Seashore. www.streetcar.org
At least the operating fleet.
Visit the Branford website, www.bera.org
You probably answered this before:
Does the car at Seashore still have its attachment to take a cnduit plow?
The plow bracket is off for the moment to allow for motor access. It’s easy enough to remount it, and it will get it out of the shop.
Glad to know it is preserved. 629 at Branford lost it when equipped with poles for Bronx service, and the Third Avenue car at Seashore: 646-686 were alway pole cars.
Rode DC 1304’s last pre-service test run yesterday. The plow hanger has been re-installed. There’s a plow on display on a bracket inside the car. Other than a sticky gong, it ran quite nicely. The web site www.trolleymuseum.org now shows the event.
Like many U.S. museums Seashore has had to adapt to strange circumstances this year. Only Friday, July 3, did the Governor lift 14-day quarantine restrictions for residents of New England. New Hampshire and Vermont were exempted earlier. Other states get a long wait.
Thanks. Sure Jack May will want to visit just to ride it!
I would too if I were still living in New York or Boston (Cambridge).
See the latest post on the Capitol Transit thread.