Rankin Car House here was used for storage of excess equipment like PCC 1430. Batteries were removed and put in active pool to be kept charged and used.

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Rankin Car House here was used for storage of excess equipment like PCC 1430. Batteries were removed and put in active pool to be kept charged and used. These cars could be readied for service if demand developed. Newer cars sent to Rankin forced scrapping of the oldest.

R Hill photo courtesy the Ken Josephson collection; caption assistance by James B Holland

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