Subway, Elevated, Trolley & Traction Lines photos

[J. S. Bach]

The pole on that car is sideways,the motorman must be changing ends.
EDIT: The track seems to end just in front of the trolley.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

The pole on that car is sideways,the motorman must be changing ends.
EDIT: The track seems to end just in front of the trolley.

Look at the prior card - same location; different view. Appears that that line does end/start there in front of the Traction Bldg. Interesting arrangement.

[J. S. Bach]

Look at the prior card - same location; different view. Appears that that line does end/start there in front of the Traction Bldg. Interesting arrangement.

I did not relate the two views! Also there is a steam road crossing directly in front of/behind the trolley. I suspect that the trolley company could not secure the permission to install a grade crossing; at least at the time the card photos were taken.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

I did not relate the two views!

One of the few times I have been able to capture cards that provide 2 different POV images. Wonder if any of it survives?

[healey36]

Interesting site describing an example of trolley service in and around Lancaster, Pennsylvania:

https://unchartedlancaster.com/2019/04/11/100-years-ago-lancasters-trolleys-transported-12-million-people-annually-today-almost-all-signs-are-gone-join-the-search-for-the-lost-pequea-trolley-2/

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Winter is coming.........

[healey36]

Lovely...

[Rufus T. Firefly]

[J. S. Bach]

Nice. Some years back, I picked up a similar one at a trolley meet but it was pantograph-equipped. What was really odd was that I got the car without the pan (it was mounted with dress snaps) and found, a little later at the same meet, a pan with snaps but from a different vendor! A few minutes later when I got them together, it was a perfect fit. Note that there was a paint mark on one of the snaps on the pan and on the car that matched; probably put there to mark the proper mounting alignment.

Anyway, how the two got separated I will, more probably than not, never know.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

........mounted with dress snaps......

Run into that use a few times; most recently for a pair a 6-wheel passenger trucks,

[healey36]

Pittman kit advert from the 1950s:

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Catalog shows that ubiquitous LVT express box motor....had one on/off over the years......off right now,

[healey36]

Is this the same outfit that made/makes the Pittman can motors?

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Is this the same outfit that made/makes the Pittman can motors?

Yup. Well, once upon a time......

[J. S. Bach]

Catalog shows that ubiquitous LVT express box motor....had one on/off over the years......off right now,

I have wanted the eight-wheel drive version for quite a while to use the drive to re-power me WB&A #18.