Here we have a few pictures from the East Coast, and all but the first have interesting info written on the backs. Their accuracy is not guaranteed, so constructive comments are welcome, as always.
RH: Not labeled, but obviously Red Arrow #78. Exact location?
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| ERA's #1 leased From T.A.T. Corp Mt. Vernon, NY April 1944 |
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| Southern N.Y. RY. Combination Interurban at Hartwick, NY June 20/36 Orange |
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| 10/3/43 P & W southbound as seen from Penna. RR freight cutoff CHARLES H. BRADY CLARENDON HILLS, ILL. |
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| 10/3/43 LVT going W. on P&W near Penna RR freight cutoff CHARLES H. BRADY CLARENDON HILLS, ILL. |
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| International Rys. Buffalo Lockport Int. |
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| Pittsburgh near Monongahela River |
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| Baltimore, West Arlington Barns |
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| Photo by R. W. Merriman Cap. City Transit No. 1234 At Girard, Ill. On July 1940 New "PCC" car on way to Wash DC from St. Louis Car Co (Snapped going thru town on ITRR Train #202). |
PSTCo 78 is westbound on West Chester Pike, likely just beyond the signed Westgate Hills destination, as that was the end of the double track. The house with the mansard roof appears to have survived: https://www.google.com/maps/@39.9743635,-75.3263934,3a,75y,308.11h,82.13t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sJQ8XxyVq-CPrKeRhIXDaaw!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D7.87102570700965%26panoid%3DJQ8XxyVq-CPrKeRhIXDaaw%26yaw%3D308.10824557873724!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDYxMy4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
ReplyDeleteThe rail car (Red Arrow eschewed the word "trolley") also survives at Pennsylvania Trolley Museum.
The two-car train of P&W Bullets and the LVT 1000 series car both appear to be in the same location and both running westbound to Norristown. Today, the Pennsylvania Turnpike crosses overhead at this location. The industrial activity on the left side of each image was a massive stone quarry.
PRCo 1714 is about to turn right from Fort Pitt Boulevard to the Smithfield Street bridge. The SHANNON DRAKE destination dates it to after August of 1953 while the absence of the Fort Pitt Bridge dates it to earlier than 1958.
I think the second photo is car 316 at Shoreline, Union St Railway
ReplyDeleteYes, I'm sure that's right. I had to look this up, but TATS is a later name for TARS. In either case, you need a name.
DeleteYep, that is Union Railways 316, the photo was taken before Ron Parente purchased the car for Branford/Shoreline in 1946.
DeleteForgot to add that the photo was taken at the Garden Avenue Carhouse/yard in Mount Vernon, NY
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