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N4 Jamaica




Joined: 16 Apr 2007
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Location: Long Island
PostPosted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 2:08 pm    Post subject: Photos: New Haven, Connecticut Reply with quote
I enjoyed Members' Day at the trolley museum in East Haven, but I again learned that transit museums find it difficult to house everything they get. Here are some views of buses in the salty air:
Connecticut Company GM 1491:

and another view:

Can anyone help identify these?

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And on Temple Street at the Green:

and


Thanks for help with identifications.
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ripta42
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 5:22 pm    Post subject: Re: Photos: New Haven, Connecticut Reply with quote
N4 Jamaica wrote:
Can anyone help identify these?


The green one is PTC 210, a 1947 Brill TC44 Trackless; the blue one behind it is ConnCo 1257, a 1958 GM TDH4512
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Bill D




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PostPosted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 4:47 am    Post subject: Re: Photos: New Haven, Connecticut Reply with quote
ripta42 wrote:
N4 Jamaica wrote:
Can anyone help identify these?


The green one is PTC 210, a 1947 Brill TC44 Trackless; the blue one behind it is ConnCo 1257, a 1958 GM TDH4512


These two vehicles are primarily parts donors, which is why they are out in the field. PTC 205, which is stored outside the shop, has had some work done to it, and there is a plan to eventually string some wire so that trackless operation can be demonstrated.

The environment from the salt marsh near the barns is hard on the vehicles. Even Yellow Coach #928, which is stored inside, has suffered deterioration to the point where the roof is rotting through.

The buses are unfortunately forgotten step children at the museum, and little attention is paid to their upkeep.
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N4 Jamaica




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PostPosted: Tue May 01, 2007 5:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
This is a link to the rest of my album of the Shore Line Trolley Museum, April 28, 2007. There are more than forty photos on several pages. Click on the bus below.
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