Subway, Elevated, Trolley & Traction Lines photos

[Rufus T. Firefly]

A very substantial bridge for an interurban. I wonder if the PH&B hauled steam-road freight cars.

It is substantial. Maybe it was steam prior to interurban as I doubt you'd want steam and exhaust hitting that overhead work directly. Then again, much of PA trolley track was not in standard gauge either.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

[J. S. Bach]

Ah, a properly painted Pittman freight motor!

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Ah, a properly painted Pittman freight motor!

Indeed. The prototype for the ubiquitous Pittman freight motor in all it's glory.

[J. S. Bach]

A box motor built by Bill Robbins to demonstrate his construction methods of using one-quart oil cans; the other side and end is not painted; the ESSO branding is visible. I was glad to get this car as it is typical of his Nevada Short Line equipment:

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Lot of rivet to punch out there,

What kind of drive is under that motor?

[J. S. Bach]

Robbie had some kind of jig that made the rivets and sides easy. He had one just for two-bay hoppers and used it to punch out around a hundred sets over a short period of time.

Wagner DC60.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Thanks! Wish I could be making rivets that neatly....

[Nortonville Phil]

A box motor built by Bill Robbins to demonstrate his construction methods of using one-quart oil cans; the other side and end is not painted; the ESSO branding is visible. I was glad to get this car as it is typical of his Nevada Short Line equipment:

Dave (J.S.Bach),

Can you tell us about the layout that the good looking box motor is sitting on? Whose is/was it? How large was it etc…

Thanks for sharing.

[J. S. Bach]

Dave (J.S.Bach),
Can you tell us about the layout that the good looking box motor is sitting on? Whose is/was it? How large was it etc…Thanks for sharing.

It is about 4'x8'. It belongs to friend and has been in place for 43 years. He laid the track and I put up most (maybe all?) of the overhead. Here are a couple of photos of the layout:




That green interlocker in the above photo was on the WB&A Tractioneers layout, was "stored" on my friend's layout, and finally came "home" to me forty years later!

[Rufus T. Firefly]

[Jim K]

Dave (J.S.Bach),
Can you tell us about the layout that the good looking box motor is sitting on? Whose is/was it? How large was it etc…Thanks for sharing.

It is about 4'x8'. It belongs to friend and has been in place for 43 years. He laid the track and I put up most (maybe all?) of the overhead. Here are a couple of photos of the layout:


Whose track is used on this layout? Everything looks nice. Thanks for posting this.

Jim K

[J. S. Bach]

Whose track is used on this layout? Everything looks nice. Thanks for posting this.
Jim K

Unknown for sure now but I think that most of it is the Atlas/Roco track from the 1970s.Here is a poor close-up:


To create street trackage, rail (maybe pulled from said Atlas/Roco track) was placed with the head inserted in the web of the running rail:


It was actually built as a temporary test track for his trolleys. The outer loop has two-rail capability and some odd stuff has attempted to run, the largest may have been an SP cab-forward; it made it to the first turn!

[Jim K]

Thanks!

[healey36]

Trolley of the Newport News & Old Point Railway & Electric Company, c. 1921:



Courtesy of the Library of Congress.