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The Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee Railroad "Electroliners" arrived in Philadelphia in 1963. After being purchased from the North Shore by Philadelphia Suburban Transportation Company, known as the Red Arrow Lines, they arrived by rail on their own wheels. May, 1963 |
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Liberty Liner at Ardmore Junction - 1960s A very short video clip captured by Gerhard Salomon of a Liberty Liner in operation at Ardmore Junction in the 1960s. Direct Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTw-YCdOXBA June, 1965 |
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The Electroliners were refurbished as Liberty Liners and operated on the 14-mile "Red Arrow" Norristown line. Both trains are shown here passing at Bridgeport. Photo Date unknown. Correction requested. January, 1975 |
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Six tractor trailers were used to transport the Liner from Philadelphia. The caravan made for a strange sight along route 30 as they traveled to the museum in Rockhill Furnace. April, 1982 |
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Moving the Libery Liner to the museum was a huge project. All the sections of the Liner are loaded on the trailers while the trucks remain on the track before they are loaded on a separate trailer. Photo Date: April 1, 1982. April, 1982 |
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| The Liberty Liner Independence Hall in a night run. June, 1982 |
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