Chris Parker and I drove to The Grove/Farmers Market in West Los Angeles and parked in the parking structure then went downstairs and soon saw the trolley barn but noticed that the trolley was not there. We walked the line and found it at the west end.
The Grove TrolleyTake a ride on our double-decker trolley! Built on an historic undercarriage from a 1950s Boston street car, The Grove trolley travels along First Street between The Grove and The Original Farmers Market, taking you on an exciting tour of the property. Powered electrically, The Grove trolley is the first use of inductive power technology in the United States for a transit system.
The trolley at the west end. We boarded and took seats on the upper level of the trolley.
Chris Parker aboard the trolley.
Chris took a picture of me aboard the trolley.
I moved to the front bench to take pictures of the route.
Today was Emmy's 5th birthday. Soon the trolley took off on our trip to the east end of the route. Now let us enjoy the views.
This seat gives you a great view ahead.
The wig-wag protects the only road that crosses the route.
The trolley took us to the mid route station stop.
The fountain was built by WET Design, the same company who built the fountains at the Bellagio in Las Vegas. The water feature and pond recycle its water every two hours. We then proceeded east.
A view of the passengers on the upper level.
The trolley continued east.
One must look up at times to notice things.
Soon we came to the east end of the line just short of the Trolley Depot.
This battery-powered double deck trolley 1759 was built by TIG/m built in 2001.
Passengers board for the westbound trip.
A front view of Trolley 1759.
The trolley ran by me on the next trip west. Chris and I walked back to the parking structure but I had one more picture to take.
I had never taken a good picture of the Hollywood sign before. From here we drove surface streets to Glendale and our next stop at the Americana Plaza where we parked in their parking structure and walked down to where their trolley is kept.
This trolley and trailer 1717 was built by Gomaco in 2008 and is also battery-powered. The crew told me that pictures were not allowed to be taken on the property unless I signed a waiver. I went to their offices but they were closed and security informed me that no pictures are allowed at any time. The trolley crew said I could just take a few for this story.
The trolley came out of the barn and took their safety run around the loop.
The trolley returned to the station then Chris and I took seats in the trailer and took our one lap around Americana Plaza.
We then unloaded and I took this last picture before Chris drove me back to LAUPT and I boarded Pacific Surfliner 580 for Santa Ana then drove home from the coolness of the parking structure. It had been another great trip going to a railroad museum and riding two unique trolleys.
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