A Field Guide to Trolley Cars


Tower car, Presque Isle, ca. 1910

Tower car, Presque Isle, ca. 1910
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Seashore Trolley Museum

Tower car

Tower cars -- or line cars -- were cars that strung up and maintained the trolley wires that powered the cars.

Tower cars were equipped with a tower or elevating platform that allowed linemen to reach the electrical wires overhead.

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