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A two-car train, headed by LRV 1006, crosses two interstate highways as it rolls toward the terminal at Lambert St. Louis International Airport. The 31-car fleet of Sd-400s will be augmented so service on the Illinois extension to joint-use Scott AFB/Mid-America Airport near Belleville can commence before the year 2000. |
The initial six miles of this line between Old Iron- sides and Civic Center was opened in December, 1987, and extended 2.5 miles to the terminal at the new San Jose Convention Center in June 1988. Restored historic trolleys from San Jose have operated in a loop along the downtown transit mall on 1st and 2nd Streets since November, 1988. Former San Jose Railroad's trolley 129 is at San Carlos Avenue prior to a trip along the downtown transit mall. The car was restored by the San Jose Historical Museum, and is operated by SCCTRA. |
A train of Rohr built cars travel past Alexandria's landmark George Washington Masonic National Memorial on Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority's Blue Line approaching King Street Station. The first of the Rohr built cars celebrate their 20th anniversary in 1996. |
New "C" car leads a train at the Daly City, Calif. station, November 15, 1991. The "C" car, 410 here, with a flat end can be used anywhere in the train providing increased flexibility. These GEC/Alsthom built cars, 1988-90, are the first new cars purchased since the 1970-72 Rohr built "A" and "B" cars. |
& Foundry in 1942. These were the only PCC's to run in the Province of Quebec. For some reason these cars did not catch on. The motormen preferred the older conventional cars. These cars ended their service August 20, 1959. 3500 is photographed at McGill & St. Jacques downtown Montreal, Que., May 21. 1955. |
Car #414 rumbles over switches in 1951 as it passes the Providence Road carbarns, dating back to 1901. Electric railways came to Scranton in 1886 and #414 was built by Osgood Bradley Car Co. in 1926. Streetcars disappeared from Scranton in December 1954. |
Berkeley bound interurban train from San Francisco passes under never used signal bridge intended for line to San Jose which was never built. It's about 1957, a year prior to system abandonment in 1958. |
Many of the advantages of both the trolley car and the motor bus were apparent in the trolley bus although most systems have been discontin- ued. No. 9028 is shown at Eastern Ave. and Woowine Drive on Christmas Day 1962, on the trolley bus system abandoned in 1963. |
Cars 116, 120 and 102 of Sacramento, California's new Sacramento Regional Transit's light rail line are seen at 13th Street on June 2, 1987, three months after opening day. Twenty-six Duwag/Siemens U2A articulated cars operated the 9 1/2 mile single-track mainline "Watt/I-80" route. |
Express car No. 101 built in 1915 by American Car Co. for the Centerville, Albia & Southern Railway. Like many companies, corporate names changed over the years and 101 ended its service on the Southern Iowa Railway. The car was used both as a locomotive as well as an express car. Operation of this line ended in 1967 but the rolling stock has all been saved in various museums. Time is September 8, 1953, Centerville, Iowa |
These are two of three Canadian Light Rail Vehicles (CLRV*) now carying passengers on the Green Line. During the next 60 to 90 days, MBTA personnel will operate and maintain these vehicles and evaluate their performance. These cars have been made available on lease from he Toronto Transit Commission. Experienced American and Canadian transit staff from both MBTA and UTDA are working together on this evaluation program in the hope that we can jointly provide a quality transit vehicle. The program continues the relationships developed over many years of mutual support and assistance between te USA and Canada, and more particularly between To- ronto's TTC and Boston's MBTA. Arborway, March 19, 1980. |
An outbound, to the north, Monrovia train, a short turn Glendora Line, passes Macy Street carhouse and shops approaching Valley Jct. in 1950. Abandonment came the following year. |
A restored 1922-23 single end product of the Canadian Car and Foundry, No. 2766 and trackless trolley 9248 are at the Oak- wood Loop on the Rogers Road Line. The Peter Witt car was in training service for the Tour-Tram, June 15, 1973. |
Unique articulated cars operated by the Key System in California. Car No. 167, bound for San Francisco, in Oakland June 7, 1954. |
Locomotive #403, built during World War I in the Scranton shops, was still hard at work in 1951. Passenger service on the Scranton to Wilkes-Barre interurban ended December 31, 1952. Electric freight went to diesels in 1953. |
In patriotic red, white and blue colors, car 121, built by Kawasaki in 1981, leaves the Drexel Hill stop enroute to Sharon Hill November 11, 1988. The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation authority purchased 29 of these cars for service on the Media- Sharon Hill lines. |
Seen in front of Huron Station, on August 24, 1987, cars 120, 119 and 124, of Buffalo, N.Y.'s Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority travel over the state's newest route. Of special interest, is fare-free transportation in the downtown business district. Twenty-seven light rail vehicles were manufactured in Japan during 1984-1985. |
Port Authority Transit car 4136 has just exited South Hills Tunnel enroute to South Hills Village on route 42S. Car 4136 is one of 55 LRV's deliv- ered by Siemens/DuWag to PAT in 1985-86 for service on the new subway and rebuilt trolley lines through Mt. Lebanon to South Hills Village, a busy commercial center. The vehicles, desig- nated U2A, are a variation of the highly success- ful U2 vehicle in service for over 20 years in Frankfurt, West Germany, |
For regular service, SCCTa purchased 50 articu- lated vehicles built by the Canadian UTDC in 1987/1988. The present service requires only a fraction of these vehicles, but when the entire 20 mile line is opened in 1991, all 50 vehicles will be needed. Here car 809 waits at the Conven- tion Center Station inbound to the transit mall and Great America amusement park in Santa Clara, Calif. |
Birney car 21, built in 1919, was restored by the Fort Collins Women's Club as a civic project in the late 1970's/early 1980's. The project grew in scope, and resulted in a restoration of trolley service along West Mountain Avenue on part of the original Fort Collins, Colo. system. The first regular weekend service began on June 2, 1985. Car 21 is seen at West Mountain and Roosevelt Street enroute to City Park, June 10, 1989. |