Don's Rail Photos
Johnstown Traction Co.
The last small city trolley was the Johnstown Traction. In addition to a nice selection of new and used trolleys, JT operated PCCs and ETBs. Here is a selection of photos. Special thanks to Fred Schneider and Cliff Scholes for roster information.
211 thru 220 were built by St. Louis Car in 1916, order #1089.
221 thru 230 were built by St. Louis Car in 1917, order #1141.
302 was second hand from somewhere.
305 thru 311 came from Bangor Hydro Electric in 1941 where they were 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, and 18. They were scrapped in 1957 except for 311 which was preserved at Rockhill Trolley Museum which acquired it in 1960.
350 thru 354 were built by St. Louis Car in 1925, order #1379, as double end cars.
355 thru 359 were built by St. Louis Car in 1925, order #1380, as single end cars. Some of these were later rebuilt as double end cars. 355 later became White Mountain Traction Co. 355. Later it was acquired by the Rockhill group. 359 went to Stone Mountain Scenic RR 1910 and was equipped with a gas engine.
360 thru 369 were built by St. Louis Car in 1926, order #1399, as double end cars. The lower number cars were rebuilt as single end cars.
401 thru 417 were built by St. Louis Car in 1947. After abandonment in 1960, the trucks were sent to Brussels, Belgium, for further use.
Johnstown also operated trolley coaches until November 11, 1967.
704 was built by St. Louis in 1951 and was sold to Mexico City in 1968.
710 , 40MST, was built by Brill in 1942 and came from Wilmington, DE.
731 was built by Brill in 1952 as Cincinnati Newport & Covington 665. It was sold to Railways to Yesterday in 1968 and scrapped for parts. It was subsequently sold to the Baltimore Streetcar Museum.
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