Scranton 324 progress

One of the more remarkable traction restoration projects going on right now is Scranton Transit 324, which started out as an unusual artifact in its own right. Built as a rather early double-truck car in 1903, it was heavily rebuilt in 1916 with an arched roof and steel sides. It survived as a body and was scooped up by the Electric City Trolley Museum in 2000. Over the last couple of years it has undergone a startling transformation, with its body torn down to the frame and totally rebuilt (due in large part to Keith Bray, who has contributed to a number of car restoration efforts in the mid-Atlantic region). Streetcars that were so heavily modernized in the company shops were not uncommon at one time but aren't very well represented in preservation so this car is pretty significant. (It's also a flashier paint job than 99% of the other streetcars out there!)

Anyway, until now it has been listed on PNAERC as a body, but the photo above showed up on the ECTM website at some point recently and proves that the car is now on its trucks. So I've updated the list to reflect that it now has Brill 27G trucks and WH 101 motors installed (at least I believe that's what's under the car now). It looks like it's still waiting for controllers but I'm sure those aren't far off and they may actually be installed already.