IRM has just received another PCC car; this one is from the Twin Cities Rapid Transit by way of the Newark Subway. This car operated in Newark until 2001, and was later stored in Bayonne for possible use on a streetcar line there. But all of these cars have now been distributed to trolley museums across the country, in another giant operation coordinated by our friend Bill Wall. This car was numbered 323 in Minnesota, and 4 on the Newark line.
This car was modified much less than the TCRT car we got from Shaker Heights, and is probably in better condition mechanically.Here's the interior, with the shrink wrap tarp blocking the center aisle.
I went over to see it in Barn 6 with Bill Wulfert, Tim Peters, and Joe Reuter. Here Bill tries out the motorman's position.The car will be repainted in its TCRT paint scheme, and Frank believes we should be able to get it operating relatively soon.