Man things haven’t changed that much. I mean they opened the rampart line, then it got disabled due to an accident, then they reopened it. St. Charles looks the same though.
Saw my old apartment in Avalon in those pics... looked exactly the same as when I left it. The building was already old when these pictures were taken - it's positively ancient now. So, the streetcars may be gone, but there's still a lot of history to be seen.
Hi angelsy1975, Thanks for watching and for sharing your memories. Interesting that your building is still there. Many of the scenes I photographed look completely different. Cheers, tassiebaz. 😄
Hi greenchevy5764, Thanks for watching and for your comment. I have ridden the cars in both Newark and in San Francisco. These cars were built in 1946-48 for Twin City Rapid Transit Company, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota and sold to Public Service Coordinated Transportation, Newark, NJ, 1953. If you are interested and haven't seen them, I have videos on RU-vid of the F line (and the E line) on my channel as well as lots of Philadelphia streetcar videos. Cheers, tassiebaz. 😄
Peter Petrasuk “The man who really cares” on the side of one of the trolleys. I remember that crook who robbed his own mother. I rode the number 3 north on Elbow then switched to the number 7 on my way to work at Frank’s TV on 17th Ave. S.W.
Hi user-mm7li8il5d, Thanks for watching and for talking the time to comment. I note that the infamous Mr. Petrasuk changed his name to Peter Peterson following his criminal conviction. Cheers, tassiebaz. 😃
8:54 Car 2800, in addition to the different paint scheme as seen on it and a few others such as 2728, was the highest numbered PCC car on the roster. It was destroyed in 1975, when it and 59 other PCCs burned in the Woodland car barn fire.
Hi RyansColoradoRailPro-ductions, Thanks for watching and for your informative comment. I remember that fire and the unfortunate disastrous results. Cheers, tassiebaz. 😄
I remember that fire, if i recall it was shortly thereafter that they bought some pccs from Toronto, and kept them in the ttc colors. I think that they were numbered 2300 to 2318, though it's been so long I'm no sure anymore. It's hard to believe that so much time has passed.
@@algol1382 Hi, Thanks for your comment. There were actually two batches they bought from Toronto: ex-Toronto/ex-Kansas City, 11 cars, SEPTA numbers 2240-2250, built by St. Louis in 1946, acquired 1976, out-of-service 1983, and ex-Toronto/ex-Birmingham, 19 cars, SEPTA numbers 2300-2318, built by Pullman in 1946, acquired in 1976, out-of-service in 1982. They ran on the Luzerne routes :6, 50, 53, 56, and 60. Cheers, tassiebaz. 😃
I just discovered this video. Thank you so much, it was fascinating! My Dad has told me about the Trolleybuses, but I never saw them. I just looked up when they finished operating and discovered it was in 1980, 2 months before I was born ❤
Hi Haley, You are most welcome and thanks for watching. I'm glad you liked the video and appreciate you taking the time to let me know. Cheers, tassiebaz. 😃
Hi KllNG KUSHY, You are most welcome and thanks for watching and for your kind words. I'm glad you liked the video and appreciate you taking the time to let me know. Cheers, tassiebaz. 😃
Thank you. It's very interesting to see the same streets we walk today but much cleaner and much less crowded. Vancouver was a big village back in the day. Now it has turned into a not-so-great place no thanks to all the "users" and their support groups. Roads are in bad shape. Garbage (just about) everywhere. Nasty pot smell on occasion. As for the trolleys, the colour schemes were much better with lots of white. Current ones are so gray, it's sad. Bring the white back.
Hi ihikebc, Thanks for watching and for your comment. I've had similar reports about Vancouver and other cities I have visited and it really sad to hear it. Vancouver was always one of my favorite cities to visit, ride the trolleybuses, and walk around without ever feeling threatened. The good old days were certainly just that. We can only hope that things get better, but I have my doubts. Cheers, tassiebaz. 😄
Love the good old Red Rattlers, many years I have been riding on this fabulous train, I am sadly disappointed that it is taken off the rails in 1992, I was 23 years old. But, thanks for the bumpy rumbling shaken and noisy train, which I love the most. 👍👍👍👏👏👏🇦🇺
Hi Peter, Agreed, they were certainly enjoyable classics and a real symbol of the good old days. I'm thankful to have ridden and photographed them and am able to share these memories. Thanks for watching and for your comment. Cheers, tassiebaz.
Ah, the "before times", before our government leaders decided on unfettered immigration and population growth...... Check out those "empty" roads! Can;t even get that kind of traffic today at 3:00am....
Hi trainguyrocks, Thanks for watching and for your kind words. I'm glad you liked the video and appreciate you taking the time to let me know. Cheers, tassiebaz. 😃
Hi Jeffrey, Thanks for watching and for your comment. Unfortunately, the good old days are gone as are all the best things about them. Cheers, tassiebaz.
Hi Keith, Sorry, my note taking at that time was not that good. My caption only says near Cambie Bridge. I looked at Google Maps but could not find anything recognisable. Thanks for watching. Cheers, tassiebaz.
That looks like Robson at Beatty (looking west up Robson), with the 17 Oak going onto the old Connaught (Cambie) Bridge to exit Downtown. The photo looks like it was taken from the east sidewalk of the bridge, near where the Terry Fox memorial is now.
Hi Gabriel, Thanks for watching and for your kind words. I'm glad you liked the video and appreciate you taking the time to let me know. Cheers, tassiebaz.
I grew up on 54th ave s.w and the South Calgary route went right past my house, as a matter of fact there was a stop practicly right out front, brings back memories....
Prior to 1958, at the B&O railroad crossing in Darby, there was a little building that housed a watchman. His job was to make sure the tracks were clear and then he would pull a leaver that would neutralize a derail mechanism and let the trolley pass. This was back when the B&O railroad was still running fast passenger trains.
Hi Paul, Thanks for watching and for your comment. Yes, Boston had lots of trackless routes until the axe fell in the mid-1960s. A sad time. Cheers, tassiebaz.
Some years back the 36 ran to the Westinghouse plant in Lester. In 1956 they cut it back to 94th st. Their reason was the lack of ridership. However, they failed to mention to The PUC that the lack of ridership was due to a strike that lasted 9 months.
That pic with Rike's really hit hard. When I saw the pic with the Christmas tree at the courthouse I immediately thought about seeing Santa at Rike's. ❤
We lived on 17th Ave at 49th street. We were the last community in Westgate before Sarcee Trail, then it was just hills beyond (1962 to 1968). During winter months, the trolley buses would spark from the wet lines (light shows for us kids). Those streets are all gone to make way for the LRT. Alas....but for the good old days.
Rode them many times. The number 2 west loop was edge of town just as you pictured it. The Bridgeland trolley to the Zoo was a very short line . Hats off to the drivers from one of the kids in the back bench. Thanks. ETS too
No pictures of the Killarney 26 avenue trolley which is pre 1968 pre crowchild trail. A driver got stabbed at West end loop late one night even back then. One could buy tickets from drivers and they made change too.
Hi Liam's Foreign Steam Channel, Thanks for watching and for your comment. I'm glad you liked the video, which I am happy to have been able to share, and appreciate you taking the time to let me know. Cheers, tassiebaz.😃
I used to ride the el to school in the 6th7th and 8th grades or from 1969 to 72. The best part of the line was between 2nd and Girard. Unfortunately that stretch was destroyed by I95 construction along with the waterfront. Today there are no through streets between Race and Washington Avenue to this day,just a Mickey Mouse crossing at Market street
Hi Thom, Unfortunately, the El is not what it used to be. Six-minute rush hour headways instead of 90 seconds. No A and B trains. I hear the Broad Street is now safer than the Market Frankford Line. Equipment falling apart (new cars ordered). And I95, a road that Philadelphia had to have, ruining the waterfront. Typical. Cheers, tassiebaz.
@@tassiebaz Exploring you tube I found that there really is a Frankford el song. It’s written by Todd Rundren for the group he had sponsored,The American Dream. I only know of 2 other songs about subways. The others are Take the A train, and The Jersey Bounce.
Hi Kathy, Thanks for watching and for your comment. Those of us who lived through those times all miss the good old days. At least we have the memories. Cheers, tassiebaz. 😁
I would ride the 15 trolley from end to end. As trolley rides go it is an excellent ride. I do miss the 6,23 50 53 56 and the 60,they were great to see the real Philadelphia.
Hi Thom, Thanks again for watching. We're all hoping the 15 gets up and running again with the PCC cars but, knowing SEPTA, this is questionable. Luckily, we did have a few years of it running and I got to take lots of video and ride it. My favorites were the 53 and the 56 for speed and variety. Cheers, tassiebaz.
Hi Thom, Thanks for watching and for your comment. It was a long, slow ride but well worth it because it was a trolley. Especially interesting was going through the Italian Market on South 9th Street where you never knew what you might see. Cheers, tassiebaz. 😃
Hi javon, Thanks for watching and for your question. I can't find evidence that they do, but have a look at www.bera.org/cgi-bin/pnaerc.pl?sel_owner_once=New+Jersey+Transit&sel_match_fld=&sel_match_val=PCC&sel_range_fld=&sel_range_low=&sel_range_high=&sort_dir1=ASC&sort_dir2=ASC&pagelen=200&sel_submit=SUBMIT www.bera.org/pnaerc.html for the home page and do a search. for some interesting information about the disposition of the PCC fleet. Cheers, tassiebaz.
1.05 with the 258 blockhouse bay bus waiting outside the St James next to Martins toy shop lol caught those buses many times,i can remember the Damiler and the trolley buses catching them from White swan road in Mt roskill the trolley buses were so much smoother than the Damilers and watching the sparks as they crossed the intersections and the drivers some times having to put the poles back on the lines when they came off ,we used to sneak into May Road depot and play on the buses on weekends as i lived just up the road from there ,great memories
@@mrivantchernegovski3869 Hi, it's my pleasure and my joy to be able to share these memories with people with similar interests in a way I never thought possible when I took the pictures. Cheers, tassiebaz
Hola Andrés, gracias por ver y por tu comentario. Lo siento mucho, pero solo tomé notas limitadas cuando tomé estas fotografías de dónde estaban las ubicaciones. Ya he incluido todo lo que tenía cuando hice el vídeo. Saludos, tassiebaz.
Another tram route I'm well familiar with as I walk around Royal Park and the Zoo all the time. The footpath is much better now. Your video confirmed something I always suspected - they changed the position of the tram stop near Royal Park Station to the other side of Poplar Road. The area still looks like it may have once been a tram stop, so thanks for confirming my suspicion!
Hi Simone, Thanks again for watching. I've got several more Melbourne tram RU-vid videos on my channel and I'm in the process of producing some more. Hope you'll have a look. Cheers tassiebaz.
Saludos a todos en esos tiempos de niño mi mama hacia palomitas en bolsitas y me subia a venderlas en estos tranvias y me pagaban con monedas de 20 Ctvs de cobre
Hi Simone, Thanks for watching and for your comment. I'm glad you enjoyed the video and appreciate you taking the time to let me know. Cheers, tassiebaz. 😃
Hi dankus, Thanks for watching and for your question. I believe it is crossing Perrysville Avenue just before the Keating Car House. Cheers, tassiebaz.
@@tassiebaz huh interesting, i did some digging on google maps to try and cross reference the footage after i asked and found the spot. its honestly kinda weird seeing the right of way go down that big hill across what is now 279. mainly interested in where that reconnects with perrysville avenue
@@dankus9557 Hi, I also had a look at google maps and nothing looks like it did about 57 years ago. I have an old Pittsburgh Railways track map that shows the right of way heading down from Keating Car House to just past where the City Line was (is??). I don't think it was too far, down the hill and back up the other side to reconnect with Perrysville Ave, certainly well before the junction with East Street. Cheers, tassiebaz.
Hola Fabián, gracias por mirar y por tu comentario. No es un chiste. Estos vehículos circularon en Montevideo hasta hace unos 30 años. Todavía operan en ciudades como Valparaíso en Chile, Rosario y Mendoza en Argentina, Sao Paulo en Brasil, Quito en Ecuador y muchas ciudades de América del Norte, Europa y Asia. Si estás interesado, tengo muchos vídeos en mi canal de RU-vid. Saludos, tassiebaz. 😃
EXCELENTE!! NOTABLE TRABAJO ACERCA DEL TRANSPORTE AÑOS ATRÁS, ELÉCTRICO, COMO DEBERÍA SER ACTUALMENTE, EN FIN, ESPEREMOS ESE TIPO DE LOCOMOCIÓN MUY PRONTO, FELICITACIONES POR ESTA BELLEZA!!
Hola Gustavo, gracias por mirar y por tus amables palabras. Me alegra que te hayan gustado las fotos y te agradezco que te hayas tomado el tiempo para contármelo. Saludos, tassiebaz. 😄
I remember them well especially the Farmers Free Bus as a child going into the city with my mum. Auckland City is such a dive, there is no vibrancy to it at all and that stupid redevelopment of Queen Street it is not the same as it once was with all the hustle and bustle.
