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Posted by piyer on Tue Aug 25 04:21:49 2009, in response to Trolley operation questions, posted by gbs on Tue Aug 25 00:57:01 2009. Let me take a stab at this...1. Trolleys employed both handles and foot pedal controls -- though not both on the same car. IIRC, the controllers were common on older stock, while the PCC cars used foot controls. Here are some photos I found on line for reference: Photo #1 | Photo #2 | Photo #3 | Photo #4 2. I'm not totally sure on this one. I would imagine that most often they were controlled by the trolley's operator, although a switch tender or tower seems logical at major terminals, carbarns, or junctions. 3. I'm not sure on this one either, but on in-the-street trackage, following the stop lights seems to be the only needed signals. 4. Then, like today with buses, who has the right of way depends on who you ask. ;o) But yes, it was probably a ticket-able offense to block the trolley tracks. And I dare say that a trolley was in a better position than a bus to *ahem* relocate the offending vehicle. 5. I suspect that there might have been stretches of track where you could flag down the cars, but mostly it there were dedicated stops such as this one: Trolley stop at 5th Ave & 69th Street, Bay Ridge Brooklyn. |
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