Laramie Yard
Laramie Avenue and Harrison Street, Austin

Service Notes:

Located:
	Metropolitan Division, Garfield Park branch

Quick Facts:

Address: TBD
Established: 1902
Shop Area: unknown
Yard Area: unknown
Rebuilt: 1901
Status: Demolished

crt4312.jpg (73k) Car 4312 is shown in the Laramie Yard of the Garfield Park Line in this undated view. The Metropolitan's own cars used battery control, while the other CRT divisions used the line voltage to supply the control circuits. The 4000s were capable of operating from either supply source, but not both at the same time. So for a 4000 to train with the Met wood cars, there had to be a means of changing between line and battery control. This was done by a manually-thrown changeover switch that a shopman would throw before the car went into service on the Met. The changeover switch was located under one of the longitudinal car seats. (Photo from the Jeff Obarek collection)