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Scavenged trolley parts are refurbished at TIG/m Modern Street Railways, which makes trolleys being sold in places like Aruba and the Middle East.

Part of the frame of a modern trolley is assembled at TIG/m Modern Street Railways’ factory in Chatsworth. The company makes trolleys being sold in places like Aruba and the Middle East.

Mario Arevelo works on the handrail of a trolley at TIG/m Modern Street Railways’ factory in Chatsworth. The company makes trolleys being sold in places like Aruba and the Middle East.

Mario Gonzalez works on refurbished trolley parts at TIG/m Modern Street Railways’ factory in Chatsworth.

Junior engineer Martin Villa, right, son of CEO Alvaro Villa, and electronics engineer Nigel Higgins look over the inside of lithium batteries after removing the top. Two of this size are on each trolley.

This trolley will be shipped to Aruba when completed at TIG/m Modern Street Railways’ factory in Chatsworth.

A detail shot of the controls on the trolley that the conductor will use.

TIG/m Modern Street Railways CFO David Hall, left, President Brad Read, center, and CEO Alvaro Villa pose for a portrait by a trolley to be sent to Aruba.

CEO Alvaro Villa shows a hydrogen fueling station that will be shipped to Aruba during a tour of TIG/m Modern Street Railways in Chatsworth.

President Brad Read holds an artist’s rendering of a futuristic trolley during a tour of TIG/m Modern Street Railways in Chatsworth.

CEO Alvaro Villa holds a robot from a previous career before he started making trolleys at TIG/m Modern Street Railways in Chatsworth.