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Section 25: Chit Chat Subject: Trolleys Msg# 935974
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They were sturdy and fun to ride in as I did from time to time as an alternate way to the PATH system to NYC.
They were sturdy I agree but not so much fun to ride as I did for several years in Pittsburgh before the new modern cars were introduced. My memories included the roof top fans malfunctioning and popping on in February with the temperature 15 degrees outside and feeling like it inside. |
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For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where: Unfortunately, Bob Lassahn signed off the Forum permanently not too long ago. Any dispatches he may be filing these days are of the celestial type. As to your comments, the type you rode to school in were still in use on the Newark (NJ) subway system until about 15 years ago. They were sturdy and fun to ride in as I did from time to time as an alternate way to the PATH system to NYC. (I am a bit of a subway nut, having started riding them from the boro of Queens into NYC as a high school freshman.) |
In the summer the same fans would malfunction and the inside would get over 100 degrees. Not pleasant when standing room only. One woman fainted next to me and I had to use my coat as a pillow for her head. Then there were the numerous breakdowns when the catenaries would flip off or worse when all the passengers were let off in place to walk down the track to the next station. But they were sturdy! 
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