Friends of Philadelphia Trolleys
A non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and restoration of trolley cars from the Philadelphia area
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The Spring 2020 edition of The Streamliner has arrived.
Features include:
• Celebrating 2168’s 15th anniversary at the Baltimore Streetcar Museum
• PRT sweeper C-145 restoration update
• Philadelphia snow sweeper color schemes
• Remembering Andy Burger
… And more!
You can access the PDF file by clicking on the front page image, or by clicking here.
FPT’s Matt Nawn talks about the C-145 project.
While many of us have been cooped up at home, or on essential jobs, unable to enjoy our favorite hobbies, Friends of Philadelphia Trolleys members have been able to continue work on one of the projects funded through the generous donations from our supporters.
As you can see in the attached video from Operator Logan, efforts to refurbish Philadelphia sweeper C-145 at the Baltimore Streetcar Museum have been ongoing. And, we promise, the work and video have been undertaken with social distancing precautions.
To watch the video, click here or on the attached photo.
Here are Philadelphia PCC Cars #2743 and #2168 when they were looking worn out.
Today, thanks to the generosity of our supporters and friends, The Friends of Philadelphia Trolleys has been able to contribute more than $90,000 total to ensure these cars have been preserved in excellent running condition for future generations.
Thanks to Ed Springer for the photos.
The Winter 2019-20 edition of The Streamliner has arrived.
Features include:
• Friends (and friends) enjoy a day out in Philadelphia
• Jolly trolleys past and present
• Update on the CTA L cars
• Sweeper C-145 progress report
• PCC 2743 gets a check-up
… And more!
You can access the PDF file by clicking on the front page image, or by clicking here.
You may recall we recently reported how FPT Directors Matt Nawn and Harry Donahue were the guest speakers at the Annual Meeting of Branford Electric Railway Association (Shore Line Trolley Museum) and gave an overview about FPT.
Now, thanks to our friend Operator Logan, you can watch the entire presentation by clicking on this link.