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Built by BRILL in 1922, the second generation of (prewar) Market-Frankford cars featured "turtleback" roofs, but otherwise resembled cars then running in New York and Boston.........

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?150795

(courtesy: nycsubway.org)

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[NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629]

Though lacking the large bulkhead signboxes typical of New York's rapid transit fleet, the 1960 "Almond Joys" did bear some resemblence to the cars then running there.........

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?150817

(courtesy: nycsubway.org)

["BUDD"]

[NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629]

Compare the IRT "Lo-V" to this early "Market-Frankford" car......

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?150791

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?6962

(courtesy: nycsubway.org)

["INTERBOROUGH RAPID TRANSIT"]

["PHILADELPHIA RAPID TRANSIT"]

[NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629]

Interesting historical "Liberty Bell Limited" trivia..........

Prior to the scrapping of all but car #1030 in 1951, the motors and third rail components of five of the "1000"-series cars were removed, and sold to the P&W for use under their "Bullet" cars......

"NYO"

["69TH STREET"]

[Cyberider]

As in any other operation, it's sad that the old equipment and ways are gone but at least something remains of some of it. What remains still has an interurbanish character running through the beautiful countryside. Certainly no worse than the Blue Line replacement for the PE Long Beach line in my opinion. I suppose they are both better than nothing.

[Cyberider]

The early Market-Frankford equipment was pretty rugged looking. Nice!

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Here are two modern-day views of the interior of the 69th Street terminal; at least, the original structure remains.

Back in 1982, I can still remember glimpsing a few old "P&W" signs that were then still intact, at this station............

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?130674

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?130675

(courtesy: nyvsubway.org)

["PHILADELPHIA & WESTERN"]

[NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629]

Cyberider:

Here's an excellent, "in depth" page (with historic and modern-day photos) on the 69th Street Terminal.

Mote the magnificent "Main Hall", dating back to 1907.

This is an interesting, very detailed page.........

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/69th_Street_Transit_Center

["PHILADELPHIA RAPID TRANSIT"]

["RED ARROW LINES"]

["PHILADELPHIA & WESTERN"]

[NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629]

One look at these nostalgic photos (taken at 69th Street terminal) will tell you why Philadelphia was indeed a Mecca for traction fans, even into the 1980s!

Indeed, the operations out of 69th Street once constituted a true "museum operation"!

Enjoy!

"NYO"

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?87927

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?78225

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?152242

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?152243

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?152252

(courtesy: nycsubway.org)

["MEDIA"]

[Cyberider]

Back in the pre-internet days when books were all I had, I was enamored by all of the equipment coming in to and out of the 69th St. Terminal but had never seen inside. Thanks, NYO.

[NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629]

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Here's another excellent little softcover, packed with photos, maps, trackplans, etc.:

""LOST TROLLEYS OF QUEENS AND LONG ISLAND" ("Images Of Rail" series, Stephen Meyers)

Quite a few rare BIRNEY photos in this book; also, a fewvery rare photos of leased TARS cars modified for ending their days on the Queensboro Bridge Railway.

Some very obscure operations are documented here.....

"NYO"

("STEINWAY LINES"]

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TARS cars on the QBRy...........

After STEINWAY converted its streetcar lines to buses in the late 1930s, its section over the Queensboro Bridge was sold to the QBRy, which intended to use ex-STEINWAY rolling stock,

However, the City of New York decided that the ancient cars had to be updated for bridge service; while these cars were being revamped, TARS leased a group of some of its newest cars to the QBRy as temporary replacements.

These cars were now equipped with four motors per car instead of two, and red safety lights were installed under the headlights...........

"NYO"

["QBRY"]

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Photos of leased TARS cars running on the QBRy are not all that common; here are two which I managed to find........

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?136143

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?136146

(courtesy: nycsubway.org)

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