The Shoreline Trolley Museum - Brandfort, CT-USA
Annual event at the Shore Line Trolley Museum organised by Milford Photo Group.
Cincinatti Car Co, 1926.
This car was built by the Cincinnati Car Co. in 1926 and operated on the streets of Atlanta until 1948. Many of Atlanta’s retired streetcars were sold to Seoul, Korea, where they operated for several more years. At that time, all of 948′s electrical and mechanical equipment was removed and sent to Seoul for spare parts.
Toronto Transit Commision Peter Witt 2898, 1923.
Peter Witt was a Cleveland street railway commissioner who studied the economics of street car design and operation. In 1914, he patented a new design whereby passengers entered through the front door only and exited only through a wide center door, relieving a lot of the slow congestion on busy urban streetcar routes. Toronto had one of the largest fleets of Peter Witt style streetcars, ordering 575 cars during the early 1920s. 2898 came to the museum after a 40+ year career on the streets of Toronto and regularly hosts special seasonal guests such as Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny.
Connecticut Company 865, built in: 1905 by Wason Car Co.
This trolley is similar to car 775. It is one year younger and was built for suburban service on the New Haven Division. Trademark of its suburban operation were overhead luggage racks made of brass, a detail not found on typical “city” streetcars.
Night photography.
Connecticut Company 1602, built in: 1911 by Wason Car Co.
This 1911-built wooden trolley is unusual in having a concrete floor and straight-line seating. It ran in the city of New Haven, CT
