Classic American Interurban
There will be thousands more knowledgeable on the subject than I, but this was a picture taken on the Hershey Railway. The system's passenger service was largely in the hands of these elderly 'Interurban' electric railcars... sort of a half way house between a tram and a genuine railway train. The Mill, it's associated cane plantations and the interconnecting rail network was once the property of the American confectionery giant, Hershey but I would imagine ceased to be at the time of the Cuban Revolution.
We were taken for a demonstration ride in this car out of the yard and onto their main line, however progress was abruptly halted with much horn sounding when we came face to face with an inbound freight!
Classic American Interurban
There will be thousands more knowledgeable on the subject than I, but this was a picture taken on the Hershey Railway. The system's passenger service was largely in the hands of these elderly 'Interurban' electric railcars... sort of a half way house between a tram and a genuine railway train. The Mill, it's associated cane plantations and the interconnecting rail network was once the property of the American confectionery giant, Hershey but I would imagine ceased to be at the time of the Cuban Revolution.
We were taken for a demonstration ride in this car out of the yard and onto their main line, however progress was abruptly halted with much horn sounding when we came face to face with an inbound freight!