Grand Rapids streetcars up for preservation....or destruction
Posted: Thu May 18, 2023 11:57 am
Many fans might know by loosely familiar with the streetcar fleet "buried in the woods" near Windber, PA. Lines of PCCs originally from Boston, Kansas City, Pittsburgh, Shaker Heights, and elsewhere are now full of trees and other greenery not associated with Boston's "Green Line."
Among the better preserved pieces among this collection are two 1910-built Grand Rapids City Railway streetcar bodies built by American Car Company that have been languishing but protected inside one of the buildings. These are likely the only 20th Century streetcars which remain from the Grand Rapids street railway system. Scrapping and demolition are potentially on the table if other arrangements cannot be made to preserve them elsewhere. The cars are GRRy 343 and 346. Here's a photo of one of them, this is the more complete of the two:
Learn more about this equipment and the potential disposition: https://pnaerc.blogspot.com/2023/05/the ... _kPsd8q_ec
Among the better preserved pieces among this collection are two 1910-built Grand Rapids City Railway streetcar bodies built by American Car Company that have been languishing but protected inside one of the buildings. These are likely the only 20th Century streetcars which remain from the Grand Rapids street railway system. Scrapping and demolition are potentially on the table if other arrangements cannot be made to preserve them elsewhere. The cars are GRRy 343 and 346. Here's a photo of one of them, this is the more complete of the two:
Learn more about this equipment and the potential disposition: https://pnaerc.blogspot.com/2023/05/the ... _kPsd8q_ec