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(70k, 800x598)<br><b>Country:</b> Canada<br><b>City:</b> Toronto<br><b>System:</b> TTC<br><b>Line:</b> TTC 506-Carlton<br><b>Location:</b> Gerrard/Hamilton<br><b>Car:</b> PCC (TTC Toronto) 4415 <br><b>Photo by:</b> Robert Callahan<br><b>Date:</b> 8/13/1981<br><b>Notes:</b> The SR sign overhead behind the streetcar indicates a self-restoring switch, which is powered in one direction only.  To turn, in this case from Gerrard eastbound to Broadview southbound, the driver moves the switchpoint by hand using a switch iron; but when the next eastbound streetcar approaches, the motor will automatically reset the switch to go straight.  <br><b>Viewed (this week/total):</b> 2 / 557
(70k, 800x598)
Country: Canada
City: Toronto
System: TTC
Line: TTC 506-Carlton
Location: Gerrard/Hamilton
Car: PCC (TTC Toronto) 4415
Photo by: Robert Callahan
Date: 8/13/1981
Notes: The SR sign overhead behind the streetcar indicates a self-restoring switch, which is powered in one direction only. To turn, in this case from Gerrard eastbound to Broadview southbound, the driver moves the switchpoint by hand using a switch iron; but when the next eastbound streetcar approaches, the motor will automatically reset the switch to go straight.
Viewed (this week/total): 2 / 557
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Resolution : 800 x 598



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