Random Photos of Trolley Cars

Like this motor - open platform w/o a door for the motorman....some sort of 4-wheel(?) trailer behind it.  Nice!

Chi Cag O

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

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

The Wachusett Reservoir, Westminster, Massachusetts back when postcards were one cent.  This location looks nearly identical today -- except for the trolley.

Tomlinson Run Railroad

Nice !!

West Penn Rwys Trolley Crane

http://www.wfmz.com/features/h...-bell-line/525192671

Trolley cars of New Jersey

Trenton & New Brunswick No. 25

New Jersey Transit Car No. 2013

New Jersey Transit

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.

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.

The Binghamton (NY) Railway Company.  The top one is on Chenango Street in Port Dickinson.  I can't be sure about the bottom one.

Market Street, Philadelphia, PA. Postmarked 1907. 

Tomlinson Run Railroad

Nice. I have a similar one of a Pittsburgh street.

A friend shared some photos of the Charlotte Trolley . Its now in operation running from Uptown to the Presbyterian Hospital. Construction is underway to extend the line. Right now you can ride the cars free of charge. 

Here is the start of the route. The LYNX station, light rail is in the background.

At the Hospital end of the line.

Reaady for the run back uptown

Uptown Charlotte on the way to the Hospital

Coming off of Elizabeth Avenue heading to the Lynx Station. 

So how about a couple of pics of the light rail , LYNX . The Charlotte Transit agency 's acronym is CATS for the Charlotte Area Transportation System . So the Light rail is appropriately named LYNX , one of the cats. 

The sytem right now connects South Charlotte at the interstate and runs into uptown Charlotte. Travel time is about 20 minutes . Outside of the city area , it travels more like an interurban and signals at crossings with a steam sounding whistle. Within the city, speeds much slower and signals at crossings with a clanging bell 

These are some unfortunate trolley cars.

A B&QT birney that I am working on.......

Brokenstraw Creek Bridge in Columbus, Pa with a Corry & Columbus Open Car....

Philadelphia & Easton Electric Rwy Work Car

Perhaps on of the most famous movie scenes with trolley cars is this one featuring Stan Laurel & Oliver Hardy. All three cars now reside in the Peterson Museum of Los Angeles, Ca. The center section of the Model T Ford was made of leather panels  which enabled it to bend.

I have a fascination for the trolley lines that operated in Saratoga, New York. A few weeks ago I visited the old trolley depot which still stands in excellent condition, in use as the visitors center. Around the back of the building, the original canopies that the trolley cars entered still stand. After searching for a long time, I finally found a picture of the depot with trolley cars.

The trolley cars in the pictures belong to the Hudson Valley Railway and the Schenectady Railway Co.

It appears the photos of the depot were taken from Franklin, between Congress Street and West Circular Drive. Cars from this depot went north to Wilton, Glen Falls and Lake George, southwest to Ballston Spa and Schenectady, south to the Albany Capital District and Troy. There were branch lines to the race track and Kandeross Park.

Perhaps a local railroader can shed some info about this trolley depot. Below are some of the cars that ran into the Saratoga Depot.

Schenectady Car 502

Hudson Valley Car 37

Bobby Ogage,

Great post.  I too am a fan of the Saratoga Springs Visitor's Center, er, trolley station.  I used to live there and used to return there for vacations. I may have a 35 mm color photo or two. If I find any, I'll scan them.

Also, I may have some architecture books/brochures.  The brochures are more likely cover the station, 'though.

Tomlinson Run Railroad 

For some good reading about the Hudson Valley Railway there is a book, "Saratoga Through Car, A History of The Hudson Valley Railway." I just bought one from Amazon.com, and there are some on eBay. Note the cover photo. You can see the front of the Saratoga depot to the right of the car.

LIRR Steamer posted:

A friend shared some photos of the Charlotte Trolley . Its now in operation running from Uptown to the Presbyterian Hospital. Construction is underway to extend the line. Right now you can ride the cars free of charge. 

Here is the start of the route. The LYNX station, light rail is in the background.

At the Hospital end of the line.

Reaady for the run back uptown

Uptown Charlotte on the way to the Hospital

 

Coming off of Elizabeth Avenue heading to the Lynx Station. 

So how about a couple of pics of the light rail , LYNX . The Charlotte Transit agency 's acronym is CATS for the Charlotte Area Transportation System . So the Light rail is appropriately named LYNX , one of the cats. 

The sytem right now connects South Charlotte at the interstate and runs into uptown Charlotte. Travel time is about 20 minutes . Outside of the city area , it travels more like an interurban and signals at crossings with a steam sounding whistle. Within the city, speeds much slower and signals at crossings with a clanging bell 

Interesting that the newly built vintage-looking streetcars have pantographs instead of trolley poles like actual vintage streetcars!

Bill 

When the Trolleys were first in service. they ran on part of the current Lynx line from Uptown Charlotte to  a location a bit south of the Belk Freeway. When the Lynx system began full operations, The trolleys ran jointly with the Links Light rail on weekends. So I guess that is whty they have pantographs , to allow them to operate from the same catenary

Back  to that little incident on the Philadelphia & Easton

I love the cribbing !!  "We don't need no stinking crane !! "

LIRR Steamer posted:

When the Trolleys were first in service. they ran on part of the current Lynx line from Uptown Charlotte to  a location a bit south of the Belk Freeway. When the Lynx system began full operations, The trolleys ran jointly with the Links Light rail on weekends. So I guess that is whty they have pantographs , to allow them to operate from the same catenary

 

That makes sense.  Thanks for the explanation.

Bill

Cumberland Electric Rwy Co Trolleys