SEPTA NHSL 5-6-89 98
Interior of former Philadelphia & Western Strafford Car 162, in service on the SEPTA Norristown High Speed Line, 5/6/89. Note the old school lettering and the Ohmer fare register dial on the bulkhead wall. Built by Brill in 1927, the Strafford cars preceded the arrival of the famed "Bullet" cars on the P&W, which came five years later. Amazingly this one was still in daily service in 1989, and in the old PST colors no less. As I recall this particular operator did a great job calling the stops (no PA system, just lungs), I can still hear him calling "Connnnn-shh-Hocken!" in a nice Philly drawl over the whine of the traction motors.
Today this car is at the Rockhill Trolley Museum in Orbisonia PA.
SEPTA NHSL 5-6-89 98
Interior of former Philadelphia & Western Strafford Car 162, in service on the SEPTA Norristown High Speed Line, 5/6/89. Note the old school lettering and the Ohmer fare register dial on the bulkhead wall. Built by Brill in 1927, the Strafford cars preceded the arrival of the famed "Bullet" cars on the P&W, which came five years later. Amazingly this one was still in daily service in 1989, and in the old PST colors no less. As I recall this particular operator did a great job calling the stops (no PA system, just lungs), I can still hear him calling "Connnnn-shh-Hocken!" in a nice Philly drawl over the whine of the traction motors.
Today this car is at the Rockhill Trolley Museum in Orbisonia PA.