An interesting article on Mouse Planet about the original Pacific Electric Red Cars
http://www.mouseplanet.com/10050/Explor ... c_Red_Cars
DCA Pacific Electric Red Cars Article
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Re: DCA Pacific Electric Red Cars Article
If you don't already know, here's the firm that built the Red Cars for DCA http://www.brookvillecorp.com/streetcar-replica.asp
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Re: DCA Pacific Electric Red Cars Article
Neat. I didn't know that.Bruce R Pier wrote:If you don't already know, here's the firm that built the Red Cars for DCA http://www.brookvillecorp.com/streetcar-replica.asp
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Re: DCA Pacific Electric Red Cars Article
An Orange Empire Railway Museum volunteer told me the O scale Red Car in the Trolley Treats window that runs around Big Rock Candy Mountain was made by:
http://www.thecarworks.com/
I find it interesting that neither Brookville or the Car Works state on their website their products are used in DCA
http://www.thecarworks.com/
I find it interesting that neither Brookville or the Car Works state on their website their products are used in DCA
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Re: DCA Pacific Electric Red Cars Article
They are not allowed to. Ask our common friends, Tom. He can tell you what it is like displaying and making items for Disneyland.
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Re: DCA Pacific Electric Red Cars Article
Does that actually operate in the window? I've never seen it run.Fire Geek wrote:An Orange Empire Railway Museum volunteer told me the O scale Red Car in the Trolley Treats window that runs around Big Rock Candy Mountain...
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Re: DCA Pacific Electric Red Cars Article
Locoboy, it doesn't run very fast; there is also a HO scale model that runs on a track above it.