Like this motor - open platform w/o a door for the motorman....some sort of 4-wheel(?) trailer behind it. Nice!
Chi Cag O
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Latrobe Street Rwy #52 in 1903
My grandfather at the Arlington Avenue loop in Mt. Oliver. He was on the chamber of commerce who pushed for the loop so when the loop opened he was there for the inaugural run.
Here is a picture dated March 28, 1947. The time is 9:30am. The picture is of my late grandfather Conrad opening the 48 Arlington loop of the Pittsburgh Railway Trolley Co. The car number was 1151.
In 1947 I was living in a 4 room apt. on Brownsville Rd in Mt. Oliver. Housing shortage after WW II. Possibly saw your grandfather. Got my Lionel Scout set then. Those were the days !! Went to the Mt. Oliver school on Hays Ave. and my grandparents lived in Knoxville.
jim pastorius posted:In 1947 I was living in a 4 room apt. on Brownsville Rd in Mt. Oliver. Housing shortage after WW II. Possibly saw your grandfather. Got my Lionel Scout set then. Those were the days !! Went to the Mt. Oliver school on Hays Ave. and my grandparents lived in Knoxville.
My grandfather lived on Arlington avenue just down from where the fire house is now. He was a commander of the VFW on Arlington Ave. I wish I had more time with him. He passed when I was 11. My dad worked at the Harris theater. I bet you went there a time to two.
MartyE posted:My grandfather at the Arlington Avenue loop in Mt. Oliver. He was on the chamber of commerce who pushed for the loop so when the loop opened he was there for the inaugural run.
Here is a picture dated March 28, 1947. The time is 9:30am. The picture is of my late grandfather Conrad opening the 48 Arlington loop of the Pittsburgh Railway Trolley Co. The car number was 1151.
Marty,
That loop was very important as it enabled Pittsburgh Railways to run PCC cars on that route. I lived in Carrick and rode the 53, 47 and 77/54 along Brownsville Road through Mt. Oliver. I liked riding the 47 as it turned onto Arlington Ave and followed the same route as the 48 to downtown through the South Hills Junction and the tunnel. That included the short jog through the grass between two homes the photo of which I posted earlier in this thread.
Bill
Chester & Media Electric Rwy
York Utilities Co in Sanford, ME in 1935
In New York City, there were dedicated trolley lines that ran on the bridges connecting Long Island and Manhattan.
Williamsburg Bridge Car
Queensborough Bridge Car
Williamsburg Bridge Car
Delancy Street Terminal For Brooklyn Bridge Cars
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Continuing with trolley cars in New York State.
Buffalo, New York
Ithaca, New York
Jamestown, New York
Rochester, New York
Rochester, New York
Waterford, New York
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The Wachusett Reservoir, Westminster, Massachusetts back when postcards were one cent. This location looks nearly identical today -- except for the trolley.
Tomlinson Run Railroad
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Nice !!
West Penn Rwys Trolley Crane
Considering paint schemes, Connecticut Electric cars wore what I consider to be tied for the best, and right up there with the Johnstown cars.
Credit for these wonderful photos goes to the fantastic trolley museums in Connecticut at Warehouse Point and in Branford.
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A little mishap on the Phila & Easton Electric Rwy near Doylestown, Pa
As a kid, I waited there with my family a few times but not this early !! I think it is light rail now.
