David writes....
On my recent trip to Tucson, I had a chance to drive by the "car barn" of Old Pueblo Trolley. This non-profit group was known for running streetcars on weekends on the street in downtown Tucson. Operations have been suspended while Tucson builds a new, modern streetcar line. The group owns five cars, but only three were at the site of the car barn.
Here we see #1511, a tram from Brussels, Belgium.
Stored behind it is #869, from Kyoto, Japan. This car is fairly "modern" in construction date. However, notice the Brill-type trucks, similar to what is under Indiana Railroad #205 at IRM.
In the covered work area was this car. Research indicates that it is #524, from Libson, Portugal It appears to a Brill product. The group also has a Toronto PCC and two car bodies from Los Angeles, along with several busses. The organization also has a subsidiary, the Southern Arizona Transportation Museum, which is housed in the old Southern Pacific Depot, a few blocks away.
According to the group's website, operations will commence again when the new, modern system is up and running, either as special weekend cars in-between the regular cars, or as charters.
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