The NOLA shops can even build a streetcar from scratch- Gee why revinvent the wheel NOLA should be chosen to build streetcars for citys that want then
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perley_A._Thomas_Car_Works
Pearly Thomas also built another quility product the unbdestructible yellow schoolbus-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perley_A._Thomas_Car_Works#/media/File:61thomas.jpg
There's the ticket boys.
Build 'em simple, rugged, reliable, don't over-engineer, take care of 'em, and there's no telling how long they'll last.
Hey, those electric MU's Thomas Edison built for the Lackawanna lasted fifty years!
By the way, when I was a kid riding school buses I always wondered who "Thomas" was who built those "Thomas Built Buses."
The Manx Elec tric on the Isle of Man is using equipment built 118 yeas ago. There is no limit on how long electric railway equipment will last if propely mainained. But of course there are still PCCs giving good service in Boston, Kenosha, San Francisco, and Philadelphia.
It's not easy to maintain a small fleet of cars using obsolescent technology and long out-of-production parts. Parts are expensive because they are virtually custom-made for short production runs. I can't envision too many transit authorities that would want noisy streetcars with wood seats for the passengers, no air-conditioning, outdated control systems, etc.
The Pearly Thomas Streetcars have had to deal with generations of Drunk Tulane students puking and jumping up and down in NOLAs equipement. Build them strong and simple.
CSSHEGEWISCH I can't envision too many transit authorities that would want noisy streetcars with wood seats for the passengers, no air-conditioning, outdated control systems, etc.
I love 'em.
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CSSHEGEWISCH It's not easy to maintain a small fleet of cars using obsolescent technology and long out-of-production parts. Parts are expensive because they are virtually custom-made for short production runs. I can't envision too many transit authorities that would want noisy streetcars with wood seats for the passengers, no air-conditioning, outdated control systems, etc.
Good concerns, but if the fleet's big enough have a good machine shop handy with some top-notch machinists on the payroll. Good machinists can make anything, you'd be amazed, just give 'em the drawings and turn 'em loose. I've been amazed myself from what I've seen over the years.
I've never been to New Orleans but I have ridden on the Perley Thomas car at the streetcar museum near Hartford, CT. They did an amazing job of restoring it and I recall that when they got done, New Orleans wanted it back. They said in no uncertain terms to get lost. So I've been told.
CandOforprogress2 The Pearly Thomas Streetcars have had to deal with generations of Drunk Tulane students puking and jumping up and down in NOLAs equipement. Build them strong and simple.
When did you observe this behavior?
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Paul of Covington CandOforprogress2 The Pearly Thomas Streetcars have had to deal with generations of Drunk Tulane students puking and jumping up and down in NOLAs equipement. Build them strong and simple. When did you observe this behavior?
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