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Here's a rear-quarter view of Montreal Tramways Car #4, "The Golden Chariot", as it heads east on the main line at the Connecticut Trolley Museum in East Windsor, CT. The design of this car, and its three sisters is pretty unique in the trolley world. This car was designed specifically for sight-seeing in the streets of Montreal, Quebec and features an open top and tiered seating, much like a set of stadium seats on wheels. Note the elevated position for the Conductor/Brakeman at the back, as well as the unique, swivel mount for the single trolley pole. The swivel allows the car to run in reverse, which is a necessity on this line, because there is no turning loop at the end. Needless to say, running in reverse is not something that the designers of this car ever envisioned doing with passengers on board.

Posing on the passing track at the east end of the Connecticut Trolley Museum's main line, we find Montreal Tramways Car #4 and Westville and Fairhaven Car #355 have apparently been hijacked by a band of eccentric steampunk enthusiasts, several of whom are sporting some innovative "weapons." Fortunately, on this particular evening, it was all for fun as a group called "Steamposh" tagged along on an evening photo shoot, organized by the East Windsor-based trolley museum, and hosted by Photographer Tom Nanos.

Here's a portrait of a portion of the Connecticut Trolley Museum's operating collection, posed in front of the facility's Kelly Barn. Left to right are Westville & Fairhaven Car #355, Montreal Tramways Car #4 and Connecticut Company Car #1326. This image features a long exposure to bring out some detail in the evening sky. It was captured during a June, 2024 photo shoot at the museum, hosted by Photographer Tom Nanos.

A pair of historic, open-air trolley cars pose with their crews on the passing track at the Connecticut Trolley Museum in East Windsor, CT. On the left is Montreal Tramways Car #4, a 1924-vintage, completely open car with tiered seating, that was used for sight-seeing in downtown Montreal, Quebec for 30 years. On the left, is Westville & Fairhaven Car #355, a 15-bench, J. G. Brill "Breezer" car that was built in 1902, and which later served the Connecticut Company, hauling fans to and from football games at the Yale Bowl in New Haven, CT. The latter car was built to accommodate 75 people and quite regularly hauled two or more times that, with football fans literally crowding the running boards.

This image was captured during a June, 2024 photo shoot organized by the Connecticut Trolley Museum and hosted by Photographer Tom Nanos.

Organized in 1940, the Connecticut Electric Railway Association is the nation's oldest organization dedicated to the preservation of America's trolley era. The CERA operates the Connecticut Trolley Museum in East Windsor, CT, on a portion of the former Rockville Branch of the Hartford & Springfield Street Railway Company. This image depicts a portion of the museum's operating collection, posed in front of the Kelly Barn. Left to right are Westville & Fairhaven Car #355, Montreal Tramways Car #4 and Connecticut Company Car #1326. The image was captured during a June, 2024 photo shoot at the museum, hosted by Photographer Tom Nanos.