Many thanks to David Johnston for confirming that the Western Railway Museum has acquired three streetcar bodies formerly owned by the (now defunct) Friends of Light Rail group in Sacramento. Described in detail in this post from December, the three cars are Pacific Gas & Electric 18, a rope brake streetcar; Sacramento Northern 27, an "Elverta scoot" suburban car; and Pacific Gas & Electric 65, a "Christmas present" lightweight streetcar. The three cars are shown at their new home, under tarps, in the above photo sent by David. Congratulations to WRM on saving these three historic cars.
A fourth car, Pacific Gas & Electric 36, was in extremely poor condition and is currently being dismantled in Sacramento. As noted in the December post linked above, it's identical to car 35, which is fully restored and still safe and sound at the Sacramento light rail shops. This car has been removed from the PNAERC list, thus closing out Friends of Light Rail as an ownership group.
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