A Whole Fleet Of Trolley Cars Down Due To Surging.

Metropolis, BR. August 19th 2014.

The Vintage Bodied PCC Cars Are Down For The Count.

A day late and a trolley short for Metropolis's Trolley System. 78 PCC-2 Streetcars were barned after five trolley cars in separate parts of the system shorted out due to high energy use. Some of the cars were so burned out, they had to be towed by trucks back to the depot since they could not move on their own power. With 78 trolleys temporarily down, the system has restored to completely bussing the entire 3 & 7 Lines out of Gretalinn Depot while other lines are running mixtures of half bus & half trolley service, even for Tunnel routes. The time could not be worse. With school for Metropolis children beginning next week, this could spell a fleet shortage ending up with certain school trips canceled.

There is currently no timeline from Metropolis Transit about when the trolleys will be fixed. All 78 trolleys must be thoroughly checked, tested, and re-checked before entering service again. This is the first time in three years since the trolley cars were rebuilt this problem has happened. Hopefully, it will be worked out in time for school.