The regions homage to the streetcars of Pittsburgh, The Pennsylvania Trolley Museum, is going solar, creating one of the first solar-powered trolley lines in the world.
The
Washington County museum, located on an old urban trolley line,
received $271,391 from the state to install a 36-kilowatt solar
photovoltaic system to operate its collection of vintage railway
vehicles. The museum is unique in that visitors experience the early
trolley era by riding the beautifully restored streetcars on a scenic
four-mile ride.
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