# Steering Wheel on a Streetcar? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [September 30, 2021, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steering-wheel-on-a-streetcar/951657 "2021-09-30T13:25:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 21
**Author:** ![Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/marvin_the_martian/32/2898_2.png) [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2021, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steering-wheel-on-a-streetcar/951657/21 "2021-10-04T12:30:26Z")
Relevant thread: > [@How do you steer a streetcar (trolley)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-steer-a-streetcar-trolley/419532/9): > > I just read the wiki article about Toronto’s streetcar line, and except for the odd track gauge, it doesn’t seem to be different than others. They’re apparently looking to replace the fleet sometime soon, and since several companies are being considered to provide the new cars, I can only assume that there’s no special requirements other than gauge and perhaps a special power pickup pole. In this [photo](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/26/Three_s_a_crowd_by_amazingPhotoboy.jpg) you can see a switch in the foreground. Though the left rail is too dark to really see, th… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steering-wheel-on-a-streetcar/951657)._