National Capital anniversary

Congratulations to the National Capital Trolley Museum on their 50th anniversary. Thanks to regular contributor Wesley Paulson for making me aware of this milestone and for sending along a couple of photos taken during a commemorative event on the 19th. Above, the museum's three operating cars from the Capital Transit system: PCC 1101, single-trucker 522, and snow sweeper 09. These three have very different histories with NCTM. The PCC is a longtime member of the museum's operating fleet, while 522 has been at NCTM for decades but only recently underwent a significant restoration effort. The newest (though not youngest) member is 09, which only came to the museum in 2012.

And here's a photo that includes some of the museum's equipment from further afield. A Toronto PCC, Third Avenue Railway car from New York, and a single-trucker from Belgium round out the lineup. All are shown in front of the museum's beautiful car barns that were constructed around a decade ago.