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Description
Color motion picture showing Boeing Vertol Company light rail vehicle testing in August of 1977 on test track near Philadelphia. Light rail vehicle being tested in this film is #3487, built for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Boston "T" system. These cars were identical to those built for the San Francisco Municipal Railway (Muni). Car testing is traversing a variety of curves, inclines, declines and grade crossings likely to test vehicle articulation and clearance. No sound. See also MP008 and MP009 for more test films showing Boeing Light Rail Vehicles.
Type
moving image
Format
Print Reversal Silent Color 16mm film
Form/Genre
Nonfiction films Unedited footage
Extent
1 Reel of 1
Identifier
MP010 casfmta_000010
Language
English
Provenance
SFMTA Photo Archive California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
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