A full load of passengers enjoys a trip on BTS 606 at National Capital Trolley Museum on April 22. Photo by Tommy Petersen.
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| Author: | wesp [ Mon Apr 23, 2018 1:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Spring is for Boat Cars |
A full load of passengers enjoys a trip on BTS 606 at National Capital Trolley Museum on April 22. Photo by Tommy Petersen. Attachment: BTS_606_April22.jpg [ 122.41 KiB | Viewed 9314 times ] |
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| Author: | Kelly Anderson [ Mon Apr 23, 2018 2:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spring is for Boat Cars |
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| Author: | 70000 [ Mon Apr 23, 2018 2:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spring is for Boat Cars |
Kelly Anderson wrote: Do they run catenary over the lake to power the car once it's in the water? Suggest you have a look at this............... https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/straussee-ferry Haven't actually seen it, but I know a couple of people who have travelled on it. |
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| Author: | wesp [ Mon Apr 23, 2018 2:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spring is for Boat Cars |
You are confusing us with this operation... 
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| Author: | Termite7 [ Mon Apr 23, 2018 2:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spring is for Boat Cars |
It's a good thing that the Motorman is not a conductor. T7 |
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| Author: | p51 [ Mon Apr 23, 2018 5:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spring is for Boat Cars |
Wow, looks very European. |
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| Author: | softwerkslex [ Tue Apr 24, 2018 6:43 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spring is for Boat Cars |
WESP what is the source of the photo? |
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| Author: | o484 [ Tue Apr 24, 2018 6:51 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spring is for Boat Cars |
softwerkslex wrote: WESP what is the source of the photo? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brighton_ ... ic_Railway |
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| Author: | nickbnwd [ Tue Apr 24, 2018 8:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spring is for Boat Cars |
This is so much better than a lot of April 1st postings, and only a couple weeks too late. Who'd have believed it without photos? Seriously, the ingenuity of the human mind is just amazing sometimes. Nick |
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| Author: | Rick Rowlands [ Tue Apr 24, 2018 9:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spring is for Boat Cars |
Something inside me is begging me to ask the question... Did they use U-boats on the work trains when they did MOW work on that railroad? |
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| Author: | Whitcomb [ Wed Apr 25, 2018 1:16 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spring is for Boat Cars |
As far as I know they just waited for low tide. Made the work windows pretty short! |
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| Author: | ted66 [ Wed Apr 25, 2018 9:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spring is for Boat Cars |
Folks, I am reading this long past April 1; but we have three boat cars here in the SF Bay area. The first one, #626 is at the Western Railway Museum. We leased it to the SF Muni and thye liked it so much that the went back to Blackpool and bought a couple more of them. The MUNI usually runs them on E-Line between the AT&T Baseball Park and Fisherman's Wharf. Ted Miles, WRM Volunteer |
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| Author: | Zak Lybrand [ Thu Apr 26, 2018 12:09 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spring is for Boat Cars |
ted66 wrote: Folks, The MUNI usually runs them on E-Line between the AT&T Baseball Park and Fisherman's Wharf. Not quite. MUNI modified their Boats to accommodate ADA compliant wheelchair gear, which necessitated the removal of one of the controllers. This, the cars are single ended and unsuitable for service on the E Line. You'll usually find them on the F Line, which has loops on both ends. |
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