This unique view taken in fall 2020 shows the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum trackage from a GoPro mounted to the trolley pole of Pittsburgh Railways 4398.
I love it! It was fascinating watching this video from a poles-eye view. Seeing the view of the wire and the pole as it goes through the various parts of it while moving from side to side during turns and especially as it goes through all of the frogs without missing a beat, was really special. That could never be duplicated with pantographs, it is only a unique part of trolley car lore. I also liked how we could see the coming tracks and know that there will be frogs that the pole will pass through. However, we didn't get to see the actual car that the pole was on, but it looked like the pole had the springs which remain horizontal when the pole is raised. Maybe next time, you can place the camera in front of the pole looking up so that we see the trolley wheel or shoe actually in contact with the wire as it goes along and passing through the frogs, etc. Thanks for a great video.
Pretty cool! I remember seeing one of these videos from Toronto where a classic PCC car 4509 had a Go Pro camera mounted on its trolley pole. The car ran on the city streets of one of Toronto's streetcar routes. I wonder if someone might do the same thing with a trolley coach, a modern one or a coach preserved at a museum somewhere in the U.S.?? Thanks for sharing, PTM!!
Scott Davis and crew do an exceptionally fine job with the overhead and signals.
I love it! It was fascinating watching this video from a poles-eye view. Seeing the view of the wire and the pole as it goes through the various parts of it while moving from side to side during turns and especially as it goes through all of the frogs without missing a beat, was really special. That could never be duplicated with pantographs, it is only a unique part of trolley car lore.
I also liked how we could see the coming tracks and know that there will be frogs that the pole will pass through.
However, we didn't get to see the actual car that the pole was on, but it looked like the pole had the springs which remain horizontal when the pole is raised.
Maybe next time, you can place the camera in front of the pole looking up so that we see the trolley wheel or shoe actually in contact with the wire as it goes along and passing through the frogs, etc. Thanks for a great video.
The longest selfie stick ever!
What a nice view, but why was it recorded in 4:3?
Pretty cool! I remember seeing one of these videos from Toronto where a classic PCC car 4509 had a Go Pro camera mounted on its trolley pole. The car ran on the city streets of one of Toronto's streetcar routes. I wonder if someone might do the same thing with a trolley coach, a modern one or a coach preserved at a museum somewhere in the U.S.?? Thanks for sharing, PTM!!
What a unique perspective. It’s quite a sound every time the pole crosses a span wire.
wow!