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Close call on Chestnut Hill Trolley

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Uploaded by on May 1, 2008

PCC 2728 on Route 23 in Philadelphia has a near miss with a Mercedes on Germantown Avenue November 28 2003

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  • Hey in which city did this happened.

    I kind of lost!!

  • Philadelphia PA. Chestnut Hill specifically.

  • god what happend

  • The trolley was approaching Willow Grove Avenue when the light turned red. The brakes were applied early on but due to slippery rails, it was not stopping on a dime. A Mercedes pulled into the intersection to make a left onto Germantown, and the trolley stopped short of the Mercedes driver's door.

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  • i guess thats why trolleys dont run on them tracts anymore only buses now

  • PCC's had sand stored over the front wheels (under the passenger seats) for exactly this situation (at least in Pittsburgh). If the car is in emergency stop, it dumps sand to provide traction. Streetcars rely mostly on dynamic braking (using the motors as generators) - the PCC also has a magnetic brake between the wheels to grab the track once the car is stopped to prevent it from rolling

  • SEPTA= South Eatern Pennsylvania Transportation Athority

  • everybody are assholes!

  • it a trolley pcc to be exact

  • philadelphia, pa because it says septa

  • LOL.

  • It's a trolley.

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