A bicycle rides
point on Gillig diesel 3548 passing Dawson Street on its way to
Rainier Beach. AMG 956, the guinea pig for the electrical equipment
to be used on the new - "rebuilt" - trolleys, is behind
schedule as it approaches the turnaround at the current end of
wire. Photo by Don Galt.
Heading back downtown
without pause, 956 is shown here
waiting to cross Columbian Way. Not a great shot, but you
can sort of make out the Kiepe retrievers. Photo by Don Galt.
956's trolleybase
cannot really be seen here, but you can
make out the very hefty poles, white instead of black. Photo by
Don Galt.
...stringing wire
from dual drums... Photo by Don Galt.
Cincinnati spacing,
maybe? Certainly not 24 inches, as the loosely hung wire awaits
proper attachment and tightening. Photo by Don Galt.
The wire truck
moves forward slowly... Photo by Don Galt.
...until the line
crew following it comes to the next crossbar and hangers, whereupon
both vehicles stop to allow the worker to make a quick attachment
before proceeding onward. Photo by Don Galt.
Seattle very rarely
uses traction poles for support. Even the new turnaround at Othello
Street is supported mainly by wiring stretched from existing utility
poles. Photo by Don Galt.
Coincident with
the Othello Street extension was a wholesale replacement of utility
poles along this stretch of Beacon Avenue. Here, looking north
from the new terminus, we see the standard method of supporting
trolley overhead in Seattle. Photo by Don Galt.
Vancouver Flyer E800 2639 and Seattle PCF-Brill
798 side by side at jefferson Garage in Seattle. 197-. BCTransit
loanded 2639 to Metro Transit for testing and observation in the
early seventies for several weeks. The replacement trolleys came
in the form of AMGeneral trolleys, currently being retired as
the new Gilligs come into service. Photo by Peter Cox.
The first Gillig
trolleybus: 4100. Place and photographer unknown.
