Author: Roger DuPuis II

Woodstown Central Photography day set for Sept. 21

Posted onAuthorRoger DuPuis II

Come join the Friends of Philadelphia Trolleys in South Jersey for a day of quality photography on the region’s newest tourist railroad.

This photography trip will be led by Steve Barry, editor of Railfan & Railroad Magazine.

Date: Sunday, September 21, 2025 at 9 a.m.

FARE: $200 per person

PayPal Link for payments: https://py.pl/gpVsmpZM3f

Highlights include:

— Steam locomotive 0-6-0 No. 9 on a freight train

— Reading FP7 diesels on an all-green passenger train consist

— Numerous photo runbys at quality locations on both the Swedesboro and Mannington sections of the railroad

— No extra charge for night photo session including the FP7s out on the line and steam in the yard (weather permitting)

The event will run all day with breaks for both lunch and dinner.

The trip will originate at Woodstown Central’s campus at 650 Alloway-Woodstown Road near Woodstown NJ.

What you will need:

— Sturdy footwear; some runbys will be on uneven ground

— A small stepstool or stepladder might be helpful for a few tight photo locations

— A tripod, cable release and flashlight for the night photo session

Note that motive power and/or consists are subject to change, based on availability; historic equipment can sometimes be uncooperative. Proceeds from this trip will be used to help in the restoration of Philadelphia trolley cars at various museums.

Ticket sales end on September 12, 2025

For additional information, please contact Friends of Philadelphia Trolleys, Bill Monaghan at FPT2799@Comcast.Net

Friends of Philadelphia Trolleys    https://friendsofphiladelphiatrolleys.org/

Help Support PTM’s Parts for the Future!

Posted onAuthorRoger DuPuis II

The Pennsylvania Trolley Museum has been fortunate to acquire many spare parts for its fleet of historic streetcars over the years and provide inside storage for these parts.

Thanks to the help of the Middletown & Hummelstown Railroad (M&H RR), the Friends of Philadelphia Trolleys, other trolley museums, CicKo Transportation, and Alex Paris Contracting, FPT also has acquired Red Arrow “80 car” 83, as well as many rare spare parts that will be a great help in restoring and maintaining its fleet of historic Philadelphia streetcars.

The museum also recently acquired many parts from PTC/SEPTA sweeper C-121 and PTC/SEPTA PCCs 2095 and 2725. These parts will help the museum eventually restore and operate Red Arrow Car 83, PRT Standard Car 2282, PTC 8042, and SEPTA PCC 2723.

The M&H RR is almost 200 miles away from PTM and hundreds of hours of volunteer and paid staff time have been devoted to this project over the past year.

All of the allocated parts have been relocated to PTM and are safely stored indoors. Most of the museum’s costs have been met, but $4,000 still needs to be raised to cover all of its costs.

Please consider donating to this important project that will help to keep PTM’s trolleys running! Please see the attached flyer if you are interested in donating.