briansilvermustang posted:
Mitch, where ARE you...
Odd trolley poles on that critter!
Bobby Ogage posted:M. Mitchel,
Please explain what a "nearside" trolley car is.
Sure! Take a trolley like this:
Cars like this would board from the rear platform. So, the procedure at an intersection would be for the car to cross, then stop with the rear platform at the corner (the 'far side' across the street).
The Nearside car, on the other hand, is designed to load from the front:
So, it would stop before the intersection and not block it while loading.
Before the Nearsides were converted to center exit cars, entry and exit were done via the front doors, which made things a tad awkward...
Mitch
