Yonkers sweeper goes to Rockhill

Third Avenue Railway 59, a snow sweeper that had operated for TARS subsidiary Yonkers Railroad, has been sold by Branford to the Rockhill Trolley Museum. A more-or-less typical McGuire single-truck snow sweeper, number 59 was retired early, in 1952, and acquired from TARS by the museum. Unfortunately its condition deteriorated significantly over the years. It was transferred to Rockhill for use as a parts source for Iowa Terminal 3, a similar McGuire snow sweeper that spent a few years at Branford and made its way to RTM in 2012 in trade for a Washington sweeper that went to National Capital. The Iowa sweeper at Rockhill has running gear problems, but components from TARS 59 will make it operational.