Looking West at Turner and Farnam
Photo Courtesy of Kevin Westhues, WOWT
This column has previously covered streetcar utility work in general, so let’s take a look at one crucial project in particular: the Turner Boulevard water main improvement. A lot is going on at Turner Boulevard: the streetcar tracks that share Farnam Street will split with the eastbound heading off to Harney Street and the westbound track coming from Farnam Street. There will be a streetcar stop here on Farnam between 31st and Turner. And this is where eastbound streetcars will raise their pantographs (the mechanism above the car that contacts the overhead wire) to connect with the energy system and charge the batteries on the vehicles…