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Posted by milantram on Sun Aug 30 23:08:25 2015 I spent three days photographing the new Charlotte CityLynx streetcar line, which runs east from Charlotte Transit Center/Time Warner Cable Arena (CTC/Arena) on Trade Street, out E. Trade and Elizabeth Avenue to Hawthorne Lane, where the line turns north and goes a half block to the terminal at Presbyterian Hospital.Part One covers pullout operations. Both cars pull out of the New Bern light rail facility at about 5:45AM and head to Uptown (which is downtown in just about every other city), where they leave the main line and loop around the Arena via 5th and Caldwell, then turn right onto Trade to CTC/Arena. On the first morning, August 20, I drove from my motel to East/West Blvd. Station to shoot the pullout.  Second inbound train of the morning, and the first from I-485. The vintage cars will follow this train into town.  First pullout car, followed in rapid succession by the next car.   And away it goes! The building outlined in light is Duke Energy Center, built 2010. It was wonderful to hear those Milan Peter Witt motors and gearsets get up to speed! The next morning, August 21, I again drove to East/West, but this time I decided to ride that inbound LYNX train into Uptown and shoot the cars running through CTC/Arena, then maneuvering from the main line around the Arena and onto Trade Street.  I got off at 3rd Street/Convention Center Station, which has this unusual platform lighting (unique to this station). From here, it was a 2-block walk to CTC/Arena.   Car 91 arrives CTC/Arena.  The motorman of 91 has just gotten the diverge signal and will now pull 91 off the main line.  Car 91 begins its loop around 5th Street and the Time Warner Cable Arena.  Car 92 begins its loop around. The Arena parking garage is behind the streetcar.  At 5th & Caldwell. 5th Street turns to the left here. The trolley will continue on Caldwell.  Turning from Caldwell onto Trade Street.  At the Trade Street Stub, ready to begin service. An outbound LYNX train's in the station above. Both cars will stay out until 11:00 at night (midnight on Fridays and Saturdays). Hope you enjoyed this set! Comments welcome. Part 2: Scenes around CTC/Arena. |
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