Valley Transit Authority (VTA)
operates six historical trolleys that have been fully restored. One of them is
#73. These trolleys operate one at a time, on a loop in downtown that has been
wired to accept power collectors from trolleys.
Here are some of the pictures
taken during my trip to downtown San Jose.
Smartly dressed "Motorman". He is, in fact, an Instructor and
has exceptional driving skills.
Master controller and brakes. There is no dead man's handle. Everything is shiny
and polished to the original specifications.
In downtown San Jose, Light Rail and trolleys share the road with surface
traffic. At signals, they have to wait for green and next to signal, a white
"T" appears permitting the trolley or Light Rail to cross
intersection. Here we have a permission and the master controller is in Parallel
position. We are closely following a Light Rail that can be seen ahead.
Going through the tunnel beneath UPRR tracks. No dead man's control here, just
Master controller.
We're running in parallel mode.
Leaving Civic Center for Trolley Barn. End of the day!
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