Car 5645 is a  double-truck, lightweight, closed trolley car of semi-convertible steel construction, plain arch roof and very plain interior. Built in 1923 by Laconia for the Mass. Transit Authority, she is 45' in length carrying 48 passengers. The cars rode on standard C-35P trucks; 5 feet 2 inch wheel base, 26 inch wheels and 4 W50BA type motors and two K71A controllers. Brakes were Westinghouse 5M3 variable load air brakes and a WDH-16 compressor and auxiliary hand brakes.

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A rare sight into the rebuilding of a trolley motor. And what an exhilarating feeling it must be when the electrical connections are made and she runs like the day that she was first tested -

"All those years ago"!

 - May 24th '08 -

[look at the motor photos at bottom of this page]

This group: May 24, 2008 session - Work continues

Motor work continues with the refurbishment of the field coils -

some shown in the curing oven. The housing have been

cleaned with new bearings pressed-in.

Interior lighting has been established for better display properties.

 - May 10, '08 -

This group: May 10, 2008 session - Work continues

This group: beginning work on one of the four Westinghouse 50-BA  motors