Street railway and interurban work equipment

Classic Trains General Discussion
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Other than snow-removal equipment, which has a thread

Two of Third Avenue Transit in 1947 ion the “K” line on Broadway in Washington Heughts. The first at 175th Street and the second near 200th Street, Dyckman Street:

The first utility car aopears to have been equipped only for conduit current collection. The second has reversed trolly-poles, but is running on conduit. i suspect the first was scrapped soon after this June, 1947 photo, while the second was used five more years in The Bronx and Yonkers.

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Third Avenue Transit’s rail-grinder, rebuilt from its remaining single-truck Berney:

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Is this the thread you were looking for?

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Yes. Thanks for restoring. I have zero explaition as to why, looking and looking, I sisn;t find it.

Third Avenue’s last Birney, converted to a rail-gtinder and slot-cleanerL

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Two in Boston. The power Dept. utility car at Everett Shops and trackwork in Hatvatd Square. Trolleybus wire for tghe Hurohn Avenue line visible.

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Line car 3283 still exists at Seashore Trolley Museum.

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Thanks, and note corrected caption on the previos post.

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Jn 1942, the r4emaining ywo Brooklyb elevated lines that used the Brooklyn Bridgw (at opne time there were eight) were cut bacvk to terminate at Myrtle, Nridghe, and Jay Streetsc in Bruuklyn. Streetcars were movedc from reacjs in the roadways to the former el-train tracjs, and a new multi-tracj loop was builrt for them at the Park Row, City Hall terminal. The old loop had been sheltered by the elevated station above iy, and the station itself was largely enclosed. Since the new loop was exposed to the weeather, a retireddeck-ruuifc was placed on a loop track as a much appreciated shelter.

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View of snow removal from rear of second-hand (1201-series) car on Webster Avene, The Bronx.

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Public Service of New Jersey work equipment:

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Tool car for NYCTA and South Brooklyn

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Two motor-flat cars of Third Avenue Transit at the Yonkers, Foot-of-Main Street Carhouse:

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Pittsburgh Railways tool car at South Hills Junction:

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Lehigh Valley Transit Snow Sweeper, Fairview Yard, June 1949, rxcursion planned by John Stern:

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Information from Nate Gerstein: Work flat was originally a Brill 12-bevch open 1898 car, converted yo flat-car in 1828, here at Foot of Main Street, Yonkers. The grafitti is a shopman’s parudy on a fan-trip dash sign seen in the Third-Avenue Home-built Lightweight thread. “Yonkrts Exprerss.”

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The trucks (bogies) are believed to be original from the open-car construction, and show an early Nrill design befor invention of its popular leaf-spring-equalizer types:

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West Penn’s sweeper at Connolsville Yard:

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Ooops! Should have been oposted on snow-fighting equipment thread. Oh well, will leave it here and try to duplicate it there. Trains Magazine, Transit Forum, Trolley Snow-Sweepers thread.

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A fan-tripo in a single-end Peter Witt took us ton (I think) East New Youk Carhouse and yard and gave an opportunity to photographb this utility tool car with our Peter Wiott.

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Please visit the Trains magazine Transit Forum for a new posting on Edmonton Snow Sweepers

A better view than posted “9” is an unusual Third Avenue Transit crane-with-bin, I believe adjacent to Kingsbridge Carhouse.

I decided to display the editing process, and those who wish to retain the “partial-Buick” can do so.