[PRCo] Re: Street Cars and Amusement Parks

[Bill Robb]

--- mtoytrain at bellsouth.net wrote:

> In my reading I fround that in many cities in the
> early days of Street Car Operations many lines
> generally ended up at a amusement park, many of
> which were "built" by the Street Car companies.
> In Piitsburgh there was of course the line to
> Kennywood Park, and West View Park.   i remember as
> a small boy back in the late 40s seeing a numbr of
> jones low floor cars at Kennywood in the park
> sidings for the cars to park.    If I am correct I
> believe as a boy we rode Washington DC trolley to
> Glen Echo park. Also while in the Navy rode a Philly
> to a Amusement Park in North Philly forgot the name
> of it.
> 

The amusement park in Philadelphia was Willow Grove.

Bill Robb

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