Showing posts with label Troy City Railway. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Troy City Railway. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Inside View of Trolley built by J M Jones Son's Company of Troy, New York

ID # 1,283
World's Columbian Exposition held at Chicago, Ill May 1 to Oct 21-1893


This car was built by J M Jones Son's Co of West Troy (now Watervliet) in 1893 and was awarded a prize at the conclusion of the Exposition the Troy City Railway bought it and numbered it 222. When the United Traction Co absorbed the Troy City Railway - it retained No 222

On June 30-1917 it was found with the former Cohoes City Ry #52 and became UT Center Entrance Car #922

Wednesday, June 14, 2017

Troy City Railway #192

ID # 1,578
This is the car that was struck by a D&H train at the west end of the 112th Bridge on Labor Day 1895 many killed or injured.

Thursday, March 2, 2017

Inside View of Trolley built by J. M. Jones Son's Company of Troy, New York for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition at Chicago

ID# 8,592


Built by the J. M. Jones Son's Company in 1893 for the World's Columbian Exposition at Chicago.

Sold to the Troy City Railway and became car #222.

When United Traction absorbed the Troy City Railway in 1900, It still retained the number 222.

In 1917 it was joined with former Cohoes City Railway Car # 52 and became Center Entrance Car # 922.