[PRCo] Re: JTC___TrolleyCars__&__Trolleycoaches__-- (NOTE Subject Line Change)

[Derrick J Brashear]

On Wed, 28 Apr 2004, Fred Schneider wrote:

> I also have pictures of cars running on TC overhead on the Franklin
> line.  Point to be made here is that only Horner Street had trolley
> coaches at the same time as streetcars on the rest of the system, and
> therefore it was the only one I mentioned.  All of the other routes were
> converted from rail to TC in 1960, and the positive wire was initially
> the old streetcar wire.   I'll repeat,
> therefore, that I have no evidence that Johnstown ran trolleys and
> trackless on the same wires (at the same time).   Of course I don't have
> pictures of cars in every single block ... only a one inch folder of
> 8x10s.

I have a bit from Bill Volkmer (slides, not prints) which may be
enlightening, I'll look when I get a few minutes to do so.