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Post by byuphoto on Jun 15, 2006 20:58:39 GMT -5
Well ore like Central Arkansas Transit. the system last ran in 1947 before the city purchased three new ones in 2002 for the Louisiana Purchase centennial.    Canon T90 Canon 50mm f1.4 SSC Fuji NPH 400 |
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Post by Randy on Jun 15, 2006 22:21:29 GMT -5
Timeless Rick! I really enjoy these shots, hope you don't mind me making one b&w.  |
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Post by byuphoto on Jun 16, 2006 5:34:57 GMT -5
certainly. I did also but with the vibrant yellow I kept looking at the color. The corner to the left is the log cabin. This was where I was to take that photo
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Post by Randy on Jun 16, 2006 6:35:43 GMT -5
Very nice Rick.
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Post by kamera on Jun 16, 2006 19:00:39 GMT -5
Rick,
Well I remember the days of my childhood riding the old electric trolleys.
Starting with the ones where to go in reverse, the driver would go outside and take the line hookup down and put up the one on the other end of the trolley. Then back inside, he would take the handles off the controls and go to the other end of the trolley to put them in place there. The passenger seats would also reverse so you could look forward instead of to the rear.
Next came the models that were a little more aerodynamic in shape and they would just turn around on a looped track.
These were followed in time by the "trackless trolleys" which were nothing more than a bus on rubber tires, but still operated by attachment to the overhead electric lines.
Back in my hometown of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, there used to be a trolley museum with refurbished models of the 3 styles. Unfortunately, that museum closed some years ago because of lack of public interest as the older folk passed on, and the youngins apparently had no interest in history.
Ron Head
Kalamazoo, MI
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