by bostontrainguy
One interesting minor tidbit I remembered by watching those videos is that trackless trolleys don't require license plates just like real trolleys and USPS trucks.
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bostontrainguy wrote: ↑Wed Mar 09, 2022 8:04 pm One interesting minor tidbit I remembered by watching those videos is that trackless trolleys don't require license plates just like real trolleys and USPS trucks.On a related note SEPTA vehicles (buses and trolley cars and even heavy rail cars) all are required to have a
BandA wrote: ↑Wed Mar 09, 2022 9:56 pm Apparently, the Trackless Trolley drivers are members of the Carmens Union like subway and trolley drivers. Are bus drivers a different union or a different classification? What are the Silver Line drivers considered to be?All vehicle operators are in the same 589 Carmen's Union.
Disney Guy wrote: ↑Thu Mar 10, 2022 12:17 pmWhy are the trolley bracket arms attached to the wooden pole instead of the steel trolley pole?
On Aberdeen Ave (outerend of Route 72, Huron Ave.). Right: New utility pole with modern Light Emitting Diode streetlights. Center: Previous utility pole with MBTA trolley overhead bracket arms not moved over to new pole yet. Left: Somewhat new MBTA line pole with feeder wires, ready to receive (perhaps new, modernized) overhead bracket arms.
MBTA3247 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 10, 2022 11:52 pm I believe BERy replaced all of the infrastructure on Route 72 when it was converted to a trackless line. There was a brief period where it was operated with diesel buses during the conversion.Looks like it was a 6-month replacement - much speedier than the T's plans! Gasoline buses, incidentally - BERy had a few diesel buses as early as 1936, but no large orders until 1950.