Wason Car 94 at Bladen St
Washington Baltimore & Annapolis Electric Railroad coach number 94 is part of a two car North Shore Division train at the WB&A's Bladen St station in Annapolis MD, May 30, 1934. In the background is one of the WB&A's Brill 200 series cars built as trailers for the line in 1929 but by the end of the year would be rebuilt to powered trolley cars and run in two car express trains between Washington and Baltimore.
WB&A 94 was manufactured by the Wason Manufacturing Company of Springfield MA for the Annapolis Short Line in 1913. It was part of an order of 12 steel center entrance cars which helped the ASL with it's conversion from AC overhead to 1200 volt DC overhead. The cars went into service January 4, 1914. After the merger with the WB&A in 1921, the cars were remodeled with the center entrances moved to the car ends. In 1929 the WB&A further modified these cars by equipping them with Tomlinson Tightlock couplers as can be seen here on the 94.
The Wason cars and the Brill 200s would continue in passenger service on the Baltimore & Annapolis Railroad for another 14 and a half years after the WB&A's untimely demise in August of 1935. Scenes like this would be a regular occurrence at Bladen St until February 5, 1950 when the B&A replaced the trolleys with buses. The wires came down as the remaining freight service could be easily handled by the single GE 70 Tonner diesel electric locomotive numbered 50. None of the B&A's or WB&A's cars survive today. Only the diesel switcher #50 and WB&A freight motor #1 remain-and each on either side of the country.
Original 116/616 negative from my collection.
Photographer is unknown
Wason Car 94 at Bladen St
Washington Baltimore & Annapolis Electric Railroad coach number 94 is part of a two car North Shore Division train at the WB&A's Bladen St station in Annapolis MD, May 30, 1934. In the background is one of the WB&A's Brill 200 series cars built as trailers for the line in 1929 but by the end of the year would be rebuilt to powered trolley cars and run in two car express trains between Washington and Baltimore.
WB&A 94 was manufactured by the Wason Manufacturing Company of Springfield MA for the Annapolis Short Line in 1913. It was part of an order of 12 steel center entrance cars which helped the ASL with it's conversion from AC overhead to 1200 volt DC overhead. The cars went into service January 4, 1914. After the merger with the WB&A in 1921, the cars were remodeled with the center entrances moved to the car ends. In 1929 the WB&A further modified these cars by equipping them with Tomlinson Tightlock couplers as can be seen here on the 94.
The Wason cars and the Brill 200s would continue in passenger service on the Baltimore & Annapolis Railroad for another 14 and a half years after the WB&A's untimely demise in August of 1935. Scenes like this would be a regular occurrence at Bladen St until February 5, 1950 when the B&A replaced the trolleys with buses. The wires came down as the remaining freight service could be easily handled by the single GE 70 Tonner diesel electric locomotive numbered 50. None of the B&A's or WB&A's cars survive today. Only the diesel switcher #50 and WB&A freight motor #1 remain-and each on either side of the country.
Original 116/616 negative from my collection.
Photographer is unknown