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May, 2013

Shop and Car Barns	Car Barn 1 Door Work One last look at the old door before removal
Shop and Car Barns	The museums boom truck would make easy removal of the old door
Shop and Car Barns	Coming down
Shop and Car Barns	All down
Shop and Car Barns	The new supporting track is welded together
Shop and Car Barns	There is quite a bit of handwork is involved in this project
Trolley Operations	Operator Training: 2013 Some of the students hearing the finer points of operating our York Railways 163
Trolley Operations	So this is how it works! A museum volunteer instructor shows the insides of the controller of York 163.
Trolley Operations	The group of trainees at Blacklog Narrows
Trolley Operations	Two Brill classic trolleys at the Museum. Bridge car 1009 is out for a shifting move with other equipment and York 163.
Trolley Operations	One of our Brill classic trolleys: Bridge Car 1009
Work Equipment	Thanks to a donor, the Bobcat has new tires! It really needed them.

April, 2013

Car Acquisition	Rockhill Trolley Museum Proceeding With Acquisition of San Diego Trolley U2 Light Rail Vehicle Rockhill Trolley Museum is happy to announce its plans to acquire a 1981 vintage Light Rail Vehicle, a U2 Light Rail Vehicle formerly used in San Diego, California on a system popularly known as the San Diego Trolley, to make its collection more relevant to younger generations. The acquisition of this vehicle would not be possible without the support of UTCRAS (www.utcras.com) of Morton, Pennsylvania. Download the Press Release (PDF 14KB). Support the Acquisition (PDF 215 KB).

March, 2013

Restoration	The first sheets of the new steel siding was installed on the first side of the car in March 2013
Restoration	With the new steel sheeting installed on the first side, the other side of the car was removed for replacement
Restoration	The steel T posts are being renewed and the floor is being removed
Restoration	To make a new piece of T steel ready for installation, an offset must first be made on the lower portion of the T steel. First the new T steel is heated cheery red.
Restoration	The piece of steel while still glowing is inserted into a specially made jig for making an offset bend on the bottom of the steel. The hydraulic press will form the offset bend.
Restoration	The bend...
Restoration	...is complete.
Restoration	The entire floor is now removed
Restoration	A cherry red rivet is inserted into one of the holes to be riveted to the car
Restoration	The bicker was working outside the car while the volunteer driving the rivets worked inside
Restoration	The first side is nearly all riveted together with new steel

January, 2013 - February, 2013

RTM In The News	Rockhill Trolley Museum Featured in the January-February Issue of Pennsylvania Magazine The cover features a picture taken by one of our volunteers a few years ago, and the article contains many more museum scenes. Pick up a copy! www.pa-mag.com

February, 2013

Restoration	Friends of Philadelphia Trolleys Provides First Installment of Grant for Restoration of PCC#2743 To 1950's-Era Green and Cream Friends of Philadelphia Trolleys founding members Bill Monaghan and Harry Donahue are shown presenting a check for $2500.00 to Joel Salomon, President of Rockhill Trolley Museum at the RTY Board meeting in January. This grant from FPT will be matched by a grant from the 20th Century Rail Foundation, which will also match further grants from FPT to the amount of $10,000. This check represents the first installment of the $10,000 which FPT has raised for this current project. Body and prep work on 2743 will commence in May or June, will the goal or returning 2743 as close as possible to its late 1950's appearance in the familiar PTC green and cream. We hope to have the project completed in time for the 2014 PCC Day at RTY. FPT thanks all of those who have supported our events and efforts in raising the funding for the 2743 project.

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