Subway, Elevated, Trolley & Traction Lines photos

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Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Sun Oct 02, 2022 9:15 am

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Re: Subway, Elevated, Trolley & Traction Lines photos

Postby healey36 » Sat Oct 08, 2022 11:09 am

Here's one for the idea book, Rufus:

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From Railroad Gazette, February 8, 1895.
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Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Sun Oct 09, 2022 1:51 pm

Just have to find those wheels and a way to power it......rest is not terribly difficult, I'd think.
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Re: Subway, Elevated, Trolley & Traction Lines photos

Postby J. S. Bach » Tue Oct 11, 2022 11:12 pm

Rufus T. Firefly wrote:Just have to find those wheels and a way to power it......rest is not terribly difficult, I'd think.

A variation on the Pittman single-trucker might work.
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Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Wed Oct 12, 2022 9:04 am

J. S. Bach wrote:
Rufus T. Firefly wrote:Just have to find those wheels and a way to power it......rest is not terribly difficult, I'd think.

A variation on the Pittman single-trucker might work.


Or one of the single truck drives from Q-Car, but those wheels...................
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Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Sun Oct 16, 2022 9:25 am

PSCT on Broad Market in Newark

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Postby healey36 » Mon Oct 17, 2022 8:20 am

Nice photo! Lots to see there.

Here's one from Toronto, Canada:

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King Street, c. 1900.
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Postby healey36 » Mon Oct 24, 2022 1:12 pm

The Herald Building, New York, N. Y,:

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C. 1903, Detroit Publishing Company.
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Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Sun Oct 30, 2022 9:19 am

PSCT Trolley in Greenville, NJ

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Re: Subway, Elevated, Trolley & Traction Lines photos

Postby healey36 » Wed Nov 09, 2022 12:55 pm

A diner in a converted PCC car in Shelburne, Ontario:
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According to the RoadsideAmerica site, the diner closed and the car was hauled away in 2016.

https://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/47836
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