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09/06/2017 07:00 AM
Locals Visit Streetcar at Shore Line Trolley Museum
Photo by Wesley Bunnell/The Courier
A streetcar named Desire, car 850, brought visitors through the Shore Line Trolley Museum last week. The streetcar dates to 1922 and was in service in New Orleans before being restored and put into service at the museum in 2007. Here, Cristina Moalli follows her son Giovanni to see the next museum car.
A streetcar named Desire, car 850, brought visitors through the Shoreline Trolley Museum on Thursday afternoon. The streetcar dates to 1922 and was in service in New Orleans before being restored and put into service at the museum in 2007. Operator/Conductor John Lindson stands next to the car.
A streetcar named Desire, car 850, brought visitors through the Shoreline Trolley Museum on Thursday afternoon. The streetcar dates to 1922 and was in service in New Orleans before being restored and put into service at the museum in 2007. Operator/Conductor John Lindson, L, speaks to passengers along with Instructor/Dispatcher Rodger J. Addil
A streetcar named Desire, car 850, brought visitors through the Shoreline Trolley Museum on Thursday afternoon. The streetcar dates to 1922 and was in service in New Orleans before being restored and put into service at the museum in 2007. Cristina Moalli holds her son Gianluca, age 1, as she listens to Instructor/Dispatcher Rodger J. Addil.
A streetcar named Desire, car 850, brought visitors through the Shoreline Trolley Museum on Thursday afternoon. The streetcar dates to 1922 and was in service in New Orleans before being restored and put into service at the museum in 2007. Operator/Conductor John Lindson changes the poles at one end of the car in order to change directions at the end of the track in Branford.
A streetcar named Desire, car 850, brought visitors through the Shoreline Trolley Museum on Thursday afternoon. The streetcar dates to 1922 and was in service in New Orleans before being restored and put into service at the museum in 2007. Operator/Conductor John Lindson stands by as Cristina Moalli steps up into the car after visiting the museum.
A streetcar named Desire, car 850, brought visitors through the Shoreline Trolley Museum on Thursday afternoon. The streetcar dates to 1922 and was in service in New Orleans before being restored and put into service at the museum in 2007. Giovanni Moalli, age 3, looks back at his mother Cristina Moalli as the car prepares to leave the museum driven by Operator/Conductor John Lindson.
A streetcar named Desire, car 850, brought visitors through the Shoreline Trolley Museum on Thursday afternoon. The streetcar dates to 1922 and was in service in New Orleans before being restored and put into service at the museum in 2007. Giovanni Moalli, age 3, sits with brother Gianluca, age 1, and their mother Cristina as the streetcar makes its way over a small bridge.