[PRCo] Re: Bethlehem, PA Trolley Photos

[Richard Allman]

the other great Charlie Houser story relates to the famous Lehigh Valley 
NRHS fan trip in April 1951, w/ 3 car train of 700 cars. northbound at some 
speed coming into Center Square, crossing Skippack Pike, no way was Charlie 
able to stop that thing very fast, so he just leaned on the horn and sailed 
across the road-safely-phewww!!!!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fred Schneider" <fwschneider at comcast.net>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Friday, June 24, 2011 7:15 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Bethlehem, PA Trolley Photos


> Walter Zackon, who lived in southern New Jersey, used to tell a great 
> story that indirectly involved Charlie Houser.
>
> It was the last day of Easton Limited service and Charlie was the 
> motorman.   They were stopped for the traffic light at Broad and New in 
> Bethlehem and Charlie left him off the car and agreed to pick him up 
> farther down the block.   Charlie said he was running down the block, and 
> looking back over his shoulder, and running, and looking over his and 
> running and looking back.
>
> Months later he was looking at movies at a Lehigh Valley Chapter NRHS 
> meeting and discovered another fan had been there.   Walter said he saw 
> himself on the screen running down Broad Street in Bethlehem, looking over 
> his shoulder with the Keystone Cops chasing him.   I think it might have 
> been Howard Sell who had neglected to see with the movie camera capturing 
> him.
>
>
>
> On Jun 24, 2011, at 5:43 PM, Richard Allman wrote:
>
>> ok, Herb: first one-not sure-it's an odd angle;
>> second one @ Bethlehem Steel plant, 2 work cars awaiting entry to the 
>> scrap
>> track in June, 1953
>> third shot w/ 1000 series car also at the Bethlehem Steel on the 
>> specially
>> installed scrap track on Daly Avenue
>> info re: others will require some research!
>> Charlie Houser was an LVT motorman. He died in 1984. He was a very nice
>> person, as were his wife and children.
>> RICH
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Herb Brannon" <hrbran at cavtel.net>
>> To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
>> Sent: Friday, June 24, 2011 1:53 PM
>> Subject: [PRCo] Bethlehem, PA Trolley Photos
>>
>>
>>> I found these at the Bethlehem PA public library. Mr. C.W. Hauser is
>>> credited as the photographer. I had never seen any of these photos. 
>>> Maybe
>>> some on The List will be interested.
>>> -- 
>>> Herb Brannon
>>> In Cuyahoga Valley National Park
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