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Nostalgia & History > 'People Mover' Alco S4?Date: 04/13/21 11:17 'People Mover' Alco S4? Author: valmont Here's a Rich Louderback shot of Bombardier #305 @ Barre VT on 10/13/89 ... what's the story behind 'The People Mover' ? Doesn't look like it would work very well on an airport concourse ; > )
Date: 04/13/21 11:22 Re: 'People Mover' Alco S4? Author: BCR_766 Looks like it was once a Bombardier factory switcher. Bombardier Canada built trains, planes, snowmobiles and other "people mover's".
Date: 04/13/21 11:45 Re: 'People Mover' Alco S4? Author: valmont Date: 04/13/21 15:12 Re: 'People Mover' Alco S4? Author: PHall valmont Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Here's a Rich Louderback shot of Bombardier #305 @ > Barre VT on 10/13/89 ... what's the story behind > 'The People Mover' ? Doesn't look like it would > work very well on an airport concourse ; > ) Did you actually read what is actually on the locomotive? The People Mover Mover. It moves people movers, not people. Date: 04/13/21 19:56 Re: 'People Mover' Alco S4? Author: wpamtk This was the switcher for a shop that built passenger cars (such as Amtrak, MBTA, etc.), so the slogan makes perfect sense.
Date: 04/13/21 20:38 Re: 'People Mover' Alco S4? Author: RuleG Bombardier's plant for manufacturing systems that are traditionally thought of as people movers (like those found at airports) is in West Mifflin, PA.
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