2011 Annual Report - the Seashore Trolley Museum

New England Electric Railway Historical Society
Bay State Street Railway Semi-
Convertible Car 4175 – Another step
in completion of body work was fitting
and installing the custom made bronze
vestibule door locks and associated hardware.
Closure panels were fitted over
these doors.
Chicago Surface Lines Pullman Car
225 – Now a part of the operating fleet,
225 received a general interior touch up.
SEPTA (Philadelphia) PCC Car
2709 – Repairs to rusted steel side
sheets were welded into place. Much of
the car has been repainted in the latterday
red, white, and blue scheme.
Claremont Railway Line Car 4 – The
exterior was scraped and painted green.
Significant repairs are still needed to its
wooden underframe.
Rochester Peter Witt Car 1213 –
The front roll sign box was rebuilt.
Cleveland Railway trailer Car
2365 – Volunteers have created new seat
frames which another member of the
staff is upholstering with cane.
Toronto Transportation Commission
Peter Witt Car 2890 – The
wheel bearing surfaces have been polished
and the truck frames were installed
over them after repairs to the brake rigging
and painting of the frames. Many of
Above: Blackpool double decker 144 in the
shop for electrical and mechanical work as interior
and exterior restoration near completion. DC
the trucks’ steel castings were blasted and
primed by the Work Opportunities crew.
Although 2890’s four Westinghouse 510
traction motors are in running condition,
they are corroded, full of dirt and carbon
dust, and need new motor lead wiring so
they must be overhauled. The overhauling
cost for the four is about $20,000
unless something unusual is found.
Washington DC Transit PCC Car
1304 – A number of tasks were undertaken
in preparation for the car’s dedication
on Members’ Day. Gerry O’Regan
continued his deciphering and reconfiguration
of the control circuitry to undo
changes made when the car was used to
test automated controls at GE’s Erie plant
after its retirement. A number of Washington
advertising cards were copied
from originals loaned by our friends at
the National Capital Trolley Museum. The
ads were placed inside the car and surrounded
by a large number of captioned
photos telling the story of PCC streetcars
in Washington. Unfortunately, problems
with the motor generator set persisted at
year end, and will have to be corrected
before the car is available for regular
service. However, before that, on May 25,
the car operated under its own power in
streetcar configuration for the first time
since it left Washington 50 years earlier.
Then on Members’ Day in late September
it carried loads of enthusiastic passengers
for the first time at the Museum.
Twin City Rapid Transit Gate Car
1267 – All new matchboard for the sides
and rear end has been installed over rebuilt
wood framing. The individual pieces
have been painted on the ends and all
sides. New installation includes a space
under the end of each board to allow for
ventilation. During the winter window
Below: Project Sponsor Doug Anderson examines
deteriorated matchboard sheathing on Twin
City Rapid Transit gate car 1267.
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Below: Volunteers Jim Mackell and Dick Avy fit
a newly fabricated section of belt rail on 1267 to
replace a section that had deteriorated. DC
Below: Jim Mackell tests the fit of new matchboard
pieces, fabricated from higher quality wood
and painted on all sides for protection. DC
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