Historical Images
Here are some images of our cars throughout history. Click on any image for a larger version. Choose different cars from the drop-down list to see a particular car's historical photos.
 Rio #1875 Historical View Operating in Brazil, the open cars had a much different appearance when built with open dashes. |
 Rio #1875 Delivery A string of flatcars full of open cars made a very strange sight in 1965 as the open trolleys cars were delivered to the museums. |
 Rio #1875 Beginning Operations at the Museum First operated in 1966, and still needing quite a bit of work, getting car #1875 operating was a major accomplishment for the volunteers at that time. |
 Valley Railways #12 Derails Accidents do happen and trolleys did derail occasionally, but overall had a very safe operating record. This is the only known photograph of Valley Railways #12 and unfortunately the car has derailed. |
 Valley #12 is disguised as a house near Plainfield, PA. It remained here until it was discovered by a museum volunteer in 1985. |
 Valley Railways #12 is shown outside its present home within the museum’s Carbarn Two building. |
 The Red Arrow center door cars can operate as two car trains to increase the load capacity. |
 These cars were very good operating trolleys in the snow due to the height and weight of their wheels. |
 Car #73 in Media, PA A fantrip photo of Philadelphia Suburban Car #73, sister to Museum Car #61. |
 Car #61 arrives at the Museum Trolley #61 was finally moved to the museum in 1991 and unloaded onto the track using a crane. |