{"id":738,"date":"2015-08-13T23:03:47","date_gmt":"2015-08-14T03:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/?p=738"},"modified":"2015-08-16T21:11:46","modified_gmt":"2015-08-17T01:11:46","slug":"where-trolleys-go-to-die-and-live-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/where-trolleys-go-to-die-and-live-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Where trolleys go to die and be reborn"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-738 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley017.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1140\" src=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley017.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley017.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley017-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley017-1024x584.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-750'>\n\t\t\t\tThese aging vintage streetcars in an old rail yard in Windber, PA, are part of an effort to once again make trolleys part of American life. (Photographs by Steve Mellon)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley007.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1298\" src=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley007.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley007.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley007-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley007-1024x665.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-744'>\n\t\t\t\tSome of the streetcars are exposed to the weather, which has taken a toll.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley027.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1154\" src=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley027.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley027.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley027-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley027-1024x591.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-758'>\n\t\t\t\tEdward Metka, a retired civil engineer, began collecting the streetcars in the 1980s.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley026.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1217\" src=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley026.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley026.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley026-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley026-1024x623.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-757'>\n\t\t\t\tHe realized they&#8217;d be scrapped if he didn&#8217;t. He&#8217;s acquired 40 so far.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley008.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1174\" src=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley008.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley008.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley008-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley008-1024x601.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-745'>\n\t\t\t\tMetka says the streetcars cost between $500 and $4,000 each. Moving them to the rail yard in Windber, however, can cost as much as $3,000.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley0035.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1316\" src=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley0035.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-765\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley0035.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley0035-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley0035-1024x674.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-765'>\n\t\t\t\tMany of the streetcars are being disassembled and used for parts.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley029.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1224\" src=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley029.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley029.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley029-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley029-1024x627.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-760'>\n\t\t\t\tThe trucks, or wheels, of this streetcar have been removed so they could be used on other   trolleys.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley033.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1189\" src=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley033.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-763\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley033.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley033-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley033-1024x609.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-763'>\n\t\t\t\tMetka says his interest streetcars dates back to then 1940s, when he was a kid in Chicago.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley032.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley032.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-762\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley032.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley032-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley032-1024x553.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-762'>\n\t\t\t\tHe would ride trolleys with his mother and end up standing next to the motorman, watching how the streetcars operated.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley0040.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1257\" src=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley0040.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-777\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley0040.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley0040-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley0040-1024x644.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-777'>\n\t\t\t\tHe loved the clickety-clack of the trolleys  and the hum of the motors.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley004.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1311\" src=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley004.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-741\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley004.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley004-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley004-1024x671.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-741'>\n\t\t\t\tEverything about the trolleys fascinated him.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley003.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1187\" src=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley003.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley003.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley003-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley003-1024x608.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-740'>\n\t\t\t\t&#8220;It&#8217;s like it had a personality all its own,&#8221; he says.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley0044.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1223\" src=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley0044.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley0044.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley0044-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley0044-1024x626.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-779'>\n\t\t\t\tThe trolley in the foreground was part of a transit line connecting Cleveland to the city of Shaker Heights.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley020.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1250\" src=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley020.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley020.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley020-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley020-1024x640.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-752'>\n\t\t\t\tIt was originally used in the Twin Cites of St. Paul and Minneapolis, then sold to Cleveland in the late 1950s.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley030.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1213\" src=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley030.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-761\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley030.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley030-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley030-1024x621.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-761'>\n\t\t\t\tRust and peeling paint create spectacular textures.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley013.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1076\" src=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley013.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-748\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley013.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley013-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley013-1024x551.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-748'>\n\t\t\t\tLife emerges between two of the rusting trolleys.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/Web20150804smtrolley010.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1286\" src=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/Web20150804smtrolley010.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/Web20150804smtrolley010.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/Web20150804smtrolley010-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/Web20150804smtrolley010-1024x658.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-747'>\n\t\t\t\tSome of the streetcars, like this one built in 1944 and used in Boston, are stored in a large steel shed, where they&#8217;re protected from the weather and ready to be restored.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley006.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1406\" src=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley006.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-743\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley006.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley006-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley006-1024x720.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-743'>\n\t\t\t\tThese two wood body streetcars were built in 1912 and used in Grand Rapids, Mich. \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/Web20150804smtrolley009.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1075\" src=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/Web20150804smtrolley009.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-746\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/Web20150804smtrolley009.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/Web20150804smtrolley009-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/Web20150804smtrolley009-1024x550.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-746'>\n\t\t\t\tThey were taken out of service in 1935 and used as part of a lakefront house in an area north of Grand Rapids until the 1980s.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley005.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1185\" src=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley005.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley005.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley005-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley005-1024x607.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-742'>\n\t\t\t\tIn a corner of the steel shed is this railroad car  built around 1925 for the Lehigh and New England Railroad. It was taken out of service in the early 1960s, repainted to resemble a car from the Pennsylvania Railroad and eventually was used as a railroad-themed restaurant in Wayne, Pa.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley023.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1179\" src=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley023.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-754\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley023.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley023-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley023-1024x604.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-754'>\n\t\t\t\tMetka says the streetcars can be restored and used  by cities and towns to further tourism and economic development.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley024a.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1260\" src=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley024a.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley024a.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley024a-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley024a-1024x645.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-756'>\n\t\t\t\tPaint peels on one of the old Cleveland streetcars.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley018.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1158\" src=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley018.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-751\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley018.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley018-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley018-1024x593.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-751'>\n\t\t\t\tThe former life of some of  cars is reflected in signs posted on the trolleys.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley021.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley021.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley021.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley021-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley021-1024x590.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-753'>\n\t\t\t\tAge and weather has altered the color of this trolley.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley016.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1182\" src=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley016.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley016.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley016-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley016-1024x605.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-749'>\n\t\t\t\tA broken window in one of the old Cleveland streetcars.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley034.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1222\" src=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley034.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley034.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley034-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley034-1024x626.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-764'>\n\t\t\t\tThese streetcars were originally built for Chicago&#8217;s elevated transit system in the late 1950s, then were sold to Philadelphia where they were in use until the 1990s.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley0041.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1276\" src=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley0041.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-778\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley0041.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley0041-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley0041-1024x653.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-778'>\n\t\t\t\tPaint peels on one of the streetcars.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley002.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1168\" src=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley002.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley002.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley002-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/web20150804smtrolley002-1024x598.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-739'>\n\t\t\t\tHere are the rusted remnants of a a few vehicles being disassembled for parts.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' 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