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1950Streetcar 696 in original condition (front view)
1950Streetcar 696 interior in 1950's era.
June
1989Front side view showing condition of Streetcar 696 upon return to Ottawa.
2002Volunteers attending Ottawa Model Railway Trade Shows to raise public awareness of restoration project.
March
2002
Halton County Radial Railway Museum members conducting
restoration assessment review.
February 2003 Some of the volunteers taking a short break from restoring Streetcar 696
June 2003Volunteers lay temporary track out of Streetcar shed to roll trucks onto.
June 2003
OCR
loaned 100-ton jacks to lift up 696, then placed on wooden
supports donated by the Wood Source Lumber Co.
June 2003Volunteer George Rubli monitors 100-ton jack lifting up front of 696.
June 2003Front and Rear Streetcar Trucks and Motors outside for first time in 13 years!
June 2003Side view of front truck
June 2003Streetcar 696 volunteers view front truck streetcar after lifting streetcar and removing trucks for further restoration.
June 2003
Volunteer Mike Muelleur came in with his 1946 antique tractor to pull out
the antique 696 trucks from under streetcar.
June
2003
Volunteer George Rubli controls one of two 100 ton jacks used to raise up
streetcar and allow truck units to be removed for repairs. (Jacks donated
by Ottawa Central Railway)
May
2004
696 truck being moved onto temporary tracks inside the garage.
May
2004
696 truck on temporary tracks inside the garage.
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