Trolley Roster

The list below gives brief information on our entire roster of trolleys. We have 22 trolley cars, of which 13 are operable, although some are only used on special occasions.

We also have 5 pieces of railroad work equipment, most with historical value.

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City & Suburban Cars The most common trolley car types, used in and around cities and towns.
	Car #	Type	Previous Owner	Builder	Year
	12	suburban	Valley Railways (Harrisburg, PA)	Jackson & Sharpe	1895
	61	center door	Philadelphia Suburban	Brill	1925
	163	rare curved-side Brill	York Railways (PA)	Brill	1924
	172	single-truck semi-convertible	Oporto, Portugal	STCP	1929
	249	'Maxi-traction' semi-convertible	Oporto, Portugal	Brill	1904
	311	double-truck Birney 'safety car'	Johnstown Traction Co. (PA)	Wason	1922
(undergoing restoration)	355	city car	Johnstown Traction Co. (PA)	St. Louis	1926
	710	Semi-convertible	Harrisburg Railways (PA)	Brill	1913
	1875	only open car operating in PA	Rio de Janeiro Tramways, Brazil	Brill	1912
	2743	PCC	Philadelphia Transportation Co.	St. Louis	1947

indicates car stored pending future restoration

Interurban Cars Larger, faster trolley cars used for longer trips between cities and urban areas.
	Car #	Type	Previous Owner	Builder	Year
	162	Hi-speed Interurban	Philadelphia & Western	Brill	1927
	205	only operating Brill "Bullet car"	Philadelphia & Western	Brill	1931
	315	wooden Interurban	Chicago Aurora & Elgin	Kuhlman	1909
	Liberty Liner	4-section Articulated	Philadelphia Suburban	St. Louis	1941

indicates car stored pending future restoration

Rapid Transit Cars Used for subway-type service.
	Car #	Type	Previous Owner	Builder	Year
	1009	subway	Delaware River Bridge Commission (Philadelphia)	Brill	1936

indicates car stored pending future restoration

Maintenance of Way Cars Used to maintain trolley trackage, remove snow, and move freight cars over trolley tracks.
	Car #	Type	Previous Owner	Builder	Year
	09	single-truck Snow sweeper	D.C. Transit (Washington DC)	McGuire-Cummings	1899
	10	Snowplow	Philadelphia & Western	Wason	1915
	D-39	Tower car	SEPTA (PA)	Phila. Rapid Transit Co.	1908
	C-64	single-truck freight flat	Oporto, Portugal	STCP	1933
	107	Single-truck, snow sweeper	Scranton Transit (PA)	C&JER	1910
	402	Freight motor	Philadelphia & Western	Detroit United Rwys. (?)	1920

indicates car stored pending future restoration

Non-electric Equipment Used to maintain our trackage and property, and move inoperable trolley cars.
	Car #	Type	Previous Owner	Builder	Year
	GE 25	25 ton diesel-electric	DaimlerChrysler (Adtranz), Elmira, NY	General Electric	1942
	Brookville	8 ton gas locomotive	John Meehan & Sons, Philly, PA	Brookville Mfg. (PA)	193?
	M-100	gas gang car	US Navy	Kalamazoo Mfg.	1945
	X-4	Bucket lift car	Everett RR, PRR	RTM Shops	1998
	X-39	Wooden Caboose	Central of Georgia RR	?	?
	19137	N-5 steel caboose	Pennsylvania RR	?	1916-29
		Ballast car	built new	RTM Shops	1999
		Tie Nipper	built new	RTM Shops	2000
	BT-1	Boom Truck	Curry Supply Co.	GMC	1981
	642	Bobcat skid loader		Melroe	1982
		Loadstar 1700 Stake body truck		International Harvester	1966
		Winch truck	Magee Trolley Museum, Bloomsburg, PA	Dodge WG42	1947

indicates car stored pending future restoration

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