Belmont, Southern Public Utilities # 85

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Belmont,

Southern Public Utilities

# 85

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Author: Ymtram ·

East Haven - Branford Date: Sunday, April 24, 2022

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Operator/Facility:	Belmot Trolley
Since...:	03.01.2022
Model:	Southern Public Utilities
Built:	1927
Current state:	Not cleared for revenue service
Purpose:	Passenger vehicle
Remarks:	03.01.2022 ex Charlotte, 85; 2016 ex LYNX; 2006 ex Charlotte Trolley; 1938 ex —
1927 — Built by Southern Public Utilities, Charlotte, N.C. 14 March 1938 — Operated the last trip of the Charlotte streetcar system. 1938 — Used as office at the Charlotte airport, N.C. Air National Guard. 1939 — Diner / concession stand at Caldwell Station, N.C. 1951 — House in Huntersville, N.C. 6 May 1988 — Returned to Charlotte for preservation and restoration. 1989 — Restoration, with motors, trucks, wheels and electrics sourced from retired streetcars in Melbourne, Australia. 1991 — Restoration completed. 1993 — Ownership by Charlotte Trolley, Inc. 30 August 1996 — Operates over a section of abandoned Norfolk Southern railroad track, by Charlotte Trolley, Inc., using towed generator. 28 June 2004 — Started to use overhead wire. 6 February 2006 — Charlotte Trolley service suspended, the line to be rebuilt for Light Rail. July 2006 — Rebuilt by Gomaco Trolley Co. for prospective operation on the LYNX streetcar line. February 2007 — Returned to Charlotte. 20 April 2008 — Operated the single opening trip of the LYNX streetcar line via the Light Rail track, put in storage thereafter due to unsafe operation alongside the LRT trains, used for special excursions twice a year only. 9 October 2014 — Moved to storage. 2016 — North Carolina Transportation Museum, Spencer, N.C. March 2019 — Return to Charlotte, N.C. for the Lakewood Trolley streetcar project, which never came through. 03 January 2022 — Transferred to Belmont Trolley, Belmont, N.C.

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Make/Manufacturer:	Canon
Model:	Canon PowerShot SX50 HS
Artist Name:	ymtram
Date and Time:	24.04.2022 13:19
Exposure Time:	1/60 sec
Aperture Value:	3.4
ISO Speed:	320
Focal Length:	4.3 mm
Flash:	Flash fired, compulsory flash mode, red-eye reduction mode
Metering Mode:	Pattern
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