BRT 1227 Shore Line Trolley Museum 2
The Shore Line Trolley Museum at Branford, Connecticut has an amazing collection of New York City transit equipment, including a large number of elevated / subway cars. This is Brooklyn Rapid Transit "gate car" 1227, built 1903, which was out and about during a June, 2006 visit.
This photo shows the motorman's controls, brake stand at left, controller at right.
For more on the BRT fleet, check out this page on the NYC Subway Resources website: www.nycsubway.org/wiki/The_BMT_Fleet_(Elevated,_Subway,_Experimental)
BRT 1227 Shore Line Trolley Museum 2
The Shore Line Trolley Museum at Branford, Connecticut has an amazing collection of New York City transit equipment, including a large number of elevated / subway cars. This is Brooklyn Rapid Transit "gate car" 1227, built 1903, which was out and about during a June, 2006 visit.
This photo shows the motorman's controls, brake stand at left, controller at right.
For more on the BRT fleet, check out this page on the NYC Subway Resources website: www.nycsubway.org/wiki/The_BMT_Fleet_(Elevated,_Subway,_Experimental)