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New Orleans RTA Canal Street Project
Brookville Equipment Corporation (BEC) recently completed manufacture of truck assemblies for the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (NORTA). These domestically manufactured truck assemblies were installed on new streetcars built by the NORTA Car Shop. In addition, BEC installed all new power systems, control cabinets and operator stations, truly modernizing these 1920's era Perley A. Thomas cars without affecting their historical appearance.

Truck Assembly Features
  • Truck Weight: 10,080 pounds (4572 kg)
  • Overall Length: 112 inches (2845 mm)
  • Overall Width: 90 inches (2286 mm)
  • Overall Height: 33 inches (383 mm) without load
  • Truck Frame: Identical fabricated halves mated at articulation joints
  • Wheels: 27 inches (686 mm)
  • Primary Braking: Regenerative into trolley wire
  • Secondary Braking: Disc mounted to gearbox pinion
  • Emergence Braking: Magnetic track brakes
  • Motors: G.E. series wound 60 horsepower 300 VDC
  • Control: Saminco A300
  • Primary Suspension: Rubber bonded V-springs
  • Secondary Suspension: Dual coil springs
  • PCC Car Compatibility: Replaces both B2 and B3 trucks
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