I just stumbled on this interesting and wide-ranging article on Boston's Mattapan line 1944/45 PCC trolleys. Mention is also made of Philadelphia and San Francisco's historic trolleys:
http://commonwealthmagazine.org recent article on Mattapan's PCC cars
Awesome moment: they still have cords you can pull to stop the car at your stop. (Memories of childhood for sure.)
Tomlinson Run Railroad
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They renovated the historic station at the end of the line and turned it into a so-called "modern" nightmare on Elm street, completely destroying its historical character. The line would have been a money-maker and tourist attraction if they would have permitted a trolley museum to establish itself on the end of the line and use the right-of-way, but the MBTA has refused such requests many times.
The line would have been a money-maker and tourist attraction if they would have permitted a trolley museum to
establish itself on the end of the line and use the right-of-way, but the MBTA has refused such requests many times.
Well don't you think that's kind of dangerous? Also many of these museums- trough lack of funds/volunteers look like junkyards/ eye sores too! [ from a non railroading perspective]
For 3 years around 1960 I rode those cars frequently, on the Boston College/Commonwealth line, where they ran in trains of 3 PCCs. Fast, comfortable, and better than driving.
New York City banned trolley trains in 1925.
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