Trolley sign at P&LE station

[Kenneth Josephson]

Carl,

This has the makings of a great short story or teleplay. A ghost of "Christmas
Past" in the form of a Low Floor car picking up a college kid on a wet,
miserable night. Perhaps it was M-134 on a work detail. The motorman may have
stated he was deheading in to cover up the fact that it was no longer a
passenger car. Regardless of what the car was, it is memories like these that
make this list a treasure.

Happy Thanksgiving!  Ken J.

Carl Zager wrote:

> Bob,
>
> I can't answer you questions, but the photo evoked quite a memory for me.
>
> I think it was Christmas season 1962. I was home from college. Mom was
> working late at the Hilton desk, so I hitched some rides from Greentree to
> try and meet her to do some shopping at Hornes, Kaufmann's and Gimbel's.
> It was a miserable night.
>
> Somehow I ended up at the P&LE station, cold and wet. I decided enough was
> enough and would catch a streetcar into Downtown. The first car that came
> out of the tunnel was an old low-floor running with no destination
> sign. He stopped for me -- probably out of sympathy -- and put his hand
> over the coin box. "I'm deadheading in to get ready for the rush when the
> stores close."
>
> I'll always remember the sights of Downtown all lit up for Christmas. I'll
> always remember the smile and greeting of the motorman. It was a miserable
> night.
>
> But I am now doubting my memory of whether it really was an old low-floor.
> Maybe I just want it to be.