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Moving WRECo 650
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For many years, WRECo 650 has been stored under tarps on the grounds near the location of the Museum's new Display Carbarn and Visitor Center. These images show the work involved and the precision necessary to move this car several hundred feet. This truck includes a very special trailer that can tilt towards the ground in the back so that the streetcar can be loaded onto the rails on the bed of the trailer (see How to Move a Streetcar from Track to Trailer). The truck also carries temporary rails to span the gap between the rails on the ground and the bed of the trailer and has a winch to pull the streetcar up onto the rails on the trailer. Cables and blocks, as well as the tight winch are used to hold the streetcar in place during its move. The trailer is levelled and the tractor moves the trailer across the yard and backs up to the track that will receive the streetcar. The trailer is tilted down and the temporary rails are put into place to line up exactly with the track on the ground. With the winch acting as a brake, the cables and blocks are removed and the winch is unwound very slowly to allow the streetcar to move by gravity towards the temporary rails. This process proceeds slowly so that everything can be stopped immediately if there is a problem. Once the first wheels reach the home track, other motor power on the ground, in this case, a front-loader, is necessary to move the streetcar into the building. Once this is completed, the crew can then move on and repeat the process with another streetcar. |
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| Information about WRECo 650 |
Loading a Streetcar onto the Trailer |