{"id":8785,"date":"2014-11-02T02:47:09","date_gmt":"2014-11-02T07:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=8785"},"modified":"2014-11-02T07:58:46","modified_gmt":"2014-11-02T12:58:46","slug":"connecticut-trolley-museum-autumn-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/connecticut-trolley-museum-autumn-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"Connecticut Trolley Museum\u2014Autumn Visit."},"content":{"rendered":"

October 26, 2014<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Preserved streetcars \u00a0entertaining a new generation.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Connecticut<\/a>
Connecticut Trolley Museum at Warehouse Point.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"An<\/a>
An old New Orleans Perley A. Thomas car takes visitors for a spin.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The<\/a>
The 32 volt lamps are of another era.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Cornstalks<\/a>
Cornstalks and a Montreal streetcar. Lumix LX7 photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The<\/a>
The old car hums as its DC motors gain speed. Lumix LX7 photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"A<\/a>
A skilled hand at the throttle. Lumix LX7 photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Do<\/a>
Do streetcars look better in black & white? I made this monochromatic view with my Lumix LX7.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Yet for me the most intriguing elements of the museum are the cars I once knew from the streets of Boston. These are tucked away toward the back of the collection.<\/p>\n

There, awaiting for another day when\u00a0they may run again, are old PCCs that once worked for Boston\u2019s MBTA. They were among the first vehicles I ever put on film.<\/p>\n

\"I<\/a>
I remember when PCCs worked the Riverside Line. I made photos with my dad’s Leica at Newton Centre and Eliot. Lumix LX7 photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\"MBTA_PCC_rusty_detail_P1100093\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Hidden<\/a>
Hidden from public view are these old familiar picture window cars. Lumix LX7 photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\"PCC_B&W_vert_P1100071\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"MBTA_PCC_rusty_detail_P1100079\"<\/a><\/p>\n

These old PCCs\u00a0are like\u00a0some post apocalyptic vision of the future. Nature is cruel to paint and old metal. They remind me of rotting pumpkins.<\/p>\n

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