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Date: 06/25/04 00:52
Woody Allen's "Radio Days"
Author: Erik

About halfway through this great movie there is some stock footage of New York's Times Square in the 1940's.

Moving through the frame is a street car without any catenary or trolley polls.

How did these cars work? A cable, like San Francisco, or some internal power?

Pardon my ignorance, I missed the wonderful traction era completely.

Thanks,

Erik

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Date: 06/25/04 06:34
Re: Woody Allen's "Radio Days"
Author: BL2

Not sure about NY, but in Washinton DC trolley power pick up was done underground. A shoe or"plow" was hung under the car and contacted underground third rails.

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Date: 06/25/04 18:02
Re: Woody Allen's "Radio Days"
Author: RJMarx

Great movie. Manhattan streetcars used essentially the same system as Washington.

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Date: 06/26/04 00:18
Re: Woody Allen's "Radio Days"
Author: Erik

Thanks guys. Why they ever got rid of the streetcars I'll never know.

Now we'll spend billions rebuilding the "light rail" replacements for what we already had.

What a crazy waste of money.

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