December, 1985
Disguised as a home in Mt. Holly Springs, trolley #710 was cocooned inside this building.
The exterior windows are from one side of the trolley.
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July, 1986
Delivery of #1009
A strange sight in Orbisonia while car 1009 is ready to make the turn at the traffic light onto Meadow St. and complete the trip. to the museum. Photo Date: July 8, 1986. |
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January, 1988
During the winters, the P&W kept plow #10 inside and protected while waiting for the next call to duty.
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March, 1988
Car 1009 is shown on one of its first trips at the museum with a trolley pole now on the roof.
Photo date: March 27, 1988.
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October, 1988
As plow #10 was being loaded for transportation to the museum in 1988, it was posed next to its long time running mate car #402.
Two years later car #402 would rejoin plow #10 at the museum. Photo Date: October 30, 1988.
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November, 1988
Like all trolley cars in the museum collection, Plow #10 arrived in Rockhill Furnace aboard a tractor trailer.
Photo Date: November 4, 1988.
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May, 1990
Valley Railways #12 is shown outside its present home within the museum’s Carbarn Two building.
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June, 1990
A SEPTA color scheme had Bullet car # 205 painted in orange with blue and white trim.
Help dating this photo requested.
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December, 1990
In 1990, it took a large truck to carry freight motor #402 from Philadelphia to South Central, PA.
Photo Date: December 2, 1990.
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June, 1991
Car #61 arrives at the Museum
Trolley #61 was finally moved to the museum in 1991 and unloaded onto the track using a crane.
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June, 1991
The Brill Company constructed many different types of cars for many different customers.
Large differences in construction are obvious in cars such as subway car 1009, built in 1936 and city car 163 built in 1924.
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January, 1992
Freight motor #402 makes a winter run on the museum’s line.
Photo Date: January 26, 1992.
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