The New Old Gardens Curve Is Now Open

Metropolis, BR March 13th 2014

A 56 Trolley enters Old Garden Stn at 20 MPH, double the speed of the old curve. 

After two crippling weekend closures of the Trees Avenue Elevated, the new Old Gardens Curve is finally open to trolleys. The 7, 16 & 56 have been impacted greatly by the amount of construction and reroutes trolley had to face the past few weekends but it's not over yet! More construction is set this weekend to add a solid support and remove the remains of the old curve. This construction will once again divert Route 56 over Central Avenue and the 7 trolley to Waves Loop but the kicker this time is Route 16 service will run to Waves - Bl of Bays instead of Parkside Loop. The past two weekends, conflicts has arisen abot the 16 & 5 sharing the underground loop. The station can only hold one trolley at a time due to how small the platform and signal block before it is.

The new curve as seen from the parking lot of Central Stn.

 The new curve is larger, nicer, easier to maintain and now letting trolley pass a double the speed then before. The old curve was built in a S formation due to Eastwick Avenue's dramatic change in width before Trees Avenue. This meant all trolley has to slow down to 10 MPH to clear the curve with almost no space for trolleys to swing without dangling dangerously over the intersection. The new curve is a much more opened J formation allowing a wider base to turn at faster speeds. Trolley can now swing around at 20 MPH and quickly jump to 27 MPH between the Old Gardens Curve and the Central Ave Curve & Interlocking. While time impact is only reduced 1 minute it still play a vital part in making the trolleys in Metropolis run better and faster.

Faster trolleys mean less of a wait. 

This Upcoming Weekend's Trolley Service Changes, Old Garden Curve Construction

Metropolis, BR. April 28th.

A Messy Commute Is Ahead For Next Weekend

The curve outside of Old Gardens-Eastwick Station on the Trees Avenue Trolley Elevated has been prompting a slow zone along the 7,16 & 56 trolley lines. The construction planned for this weekend will hell "ease" the curve and allow a fast swing around. This will bring the speeds up from 10 to 15 miles-per-hour. Though a slight jump in the speed, it still enough to help ease faster operation. This work will continue each weekend until June when the new curve is expected to open. The 67 is not affect this week by the service change but will be during the follow weeks.

The service changes are:
Route 7- Rerouted via Corlesen Avenue to Waves-Meadow Loop stopping at all 67 stops after the trolley subway.

Route 16- All trolleys will be cut at Broadway-Parkside Stn on the Upper Level. Passengers will have to go to the Lower Level to catch the 7 or 56 trolleys to Exhibition Hall.

Route 56- Rerouted via Central Avenue and Metropolis Central Stn. to Broadway Stn. Trolleys will end at normal end points. All Isle Glass Tower Loop cutbacks will be extended to Verizon Tower Loop for the weekend.

Be alert to where your trolley is going this weekend!