Where did they go?

 

            If you read my Washington-Lancaster trip, you’ll know that Trolleyville USA/Lakeshore Electric Railway was forced to put their collection up for auction. This page shows the cars I saw in Cleveland and where they ended up.

 

            We’ll start with my favourite car from the collection: former Toronto PCC 4602. 4602 went to the National Capital Trolley Museum north of Washington DC where it was reunited with its sister car #4603.

 

 

            Here’s a picture of 4602 at its new home at the National Capital Trolley Museum.

 

 

            Blackpool boat tram #606 was also purchased by the National Capital Trolley Museum. When it was being tested on their line, car 606 derailed which seemed to continue a curse that happened at Trolleyville’s old location: When they had a special event, something would derail!

 

 

            Here’s a photo of car 606 at the National Capital trolley Museum in 2010.

 

 

            Former Pittsburgh car #4145 was the first car to leave the warehouse. Car 4145 was acquired by the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum in June of 2009; months before news that the Trolleyville collection would be put up for auction.

 

 

            The Pennsylvania Trolley Museum acquired more cars from the collection following the auction. They bought Former Cincinnati Street Railway car #2227 which was the last car to leave Trolleyville’s old site.

 

 

            They also bought former Toledo Railway and Light interurban Parlor car “Toledo”.

 

 

            The other piece of equipment they got is former Centerville, Albia & Southern Railway. box motor 100 which is the worse of the two motors Trolleyville had.

 

 

            Ex Shaker Heights PCC #71 was bought by the Electric City Trolley Museum. However, they bought it for parts and scrapped the car. I don’t know if they found the dead raccoon inside the car! (When I photographed 71 in Cleveland, I was told there was a dead raccoon inside, but they didn’t know where, but they could smell it.)

 

 

            Ex Shaker Heights PCC #76 was also bought by the Electric City Trolley Museum, however, it too was bought for parts and scrapped.

 

 

            The Electric City Trolley Museum also bought former Chicago, Aurora, and Elgin interurban #453. However, I don’t have a photo of it.

 

            Ex Shaker Heights PCC #63 was originally heading to the Electric City Trolley Museum where it would have suffered a similar fate as 71 and 76, however, the Illinois Railway Museum intervened and sent a set of PCC trucks and car 63 went to the Illinois Railway Museum instead. IRM plans to eventually restore the car to its original Minneapolis-St. Paul livery.

 

 

            Here’s PCC #63 at its new home.

 

 

            The Illinois Railway Museum bought Cooperativa de Transportes Urbanos y Suburbanos from Vera Cruz, Mexico open car #19. This is IRM’s first open car.

 

 

            Here’s #19 at its new home.

 

 

            The Illinois Railway Museum also bought Chicago, Aurora, and Elgin wood body interurbans #36 and 319 as well as CA&E steel interurbans 409, 451, and 460. However, I only have a photo of car 451 which was painted blue and cream and lettered “Columbia Park and Southwestern”. Trolleyville was originally located in the Columbia trailer park and the owner of the park was also the original owner of Trolleyville.

 

 

            Here are interurbans 319, 409, and 460 at their new home.

 

 

 

 

            Although former Boston PCC 3334 is currently stored at the Illinois Railway Museum, it is owned by the McKinney Avenue Transit Authority in Dallas. 3334 was originally Dallas #612. IRM is storing it on site as the MATA doesn’t have storage space for the car. Car 3334 was originally bought by the National Capital Trolley Museum, but was sold to MATA in a second round of sales.

 

            However, after it returned to Dallas, restoration commenced, but in 2017, it was determined the car body was too far gone and was scrapped. Parts were salvaged for restoring former Toronto PCC #4614 though.

 

 

            The Fox River Trolley Museum acquired Aurora, Elgin & Fox River Electric car #304. 304 actually ran on the museum’s right of way. 304 was apparently the first car acquired by Trolleyville.

 

 

            Here’s car #304 at its new home.

 

 

            The Fox River Trolley Museum also bought Chicago, Aurora, and Elgin interurban #458.

 

 

            Here’s #458 at its new home at Fox River.

 

 

            Airporter rapid transit car #172 was acquired by the Northern Ohio Railway Museum south of Cleveland. They have one of 172’s sister cars.

 

 

            The Northern Ohio Railway Museum also acquired Aurora, Elgin & Fox River Electric car #303. Car #303 was damaged a few years previous in a collision with Chicago Aurora and Elgin interurban 409 which went to the Illinois Railway Museum.

 

 

            Former Norfolk and Western caboose #508021 and Shaker Heights car #1225 were also acquired by NORM. Trailer car 2365 which is coupled to 1225 in the picture went to the Seashore Trolley Museum in Maine where it will eventually be towed by 1225’s sister car 1227.

 

 

            The Northern Ohio Railway Museum also acquired Northern Ohio Traction & Light Company Box motor “OX”. However I don’t have a photo of OX. OX was the last car that was bought at the auction to leave for its new home.

 

The Seashore Trolley Museum also acquired Cleveland “Bluebird” rapid transit car #113.

 

            Here’s Cleveland RTA 113 and Shaker Heights trailer #2365 at their new home at the Seashore Trolley Museum.

 

 

 

            The Connecticut Trolley Museum bought Centerville, Albia & Southern Railway. Box motor 101 which is the better of the two motors Trolleyville had.

 

 

            The Connecticut Trolley Museum also acquired New York, Ontario, and Western Bobber caboose 8146 which is coupled to 101 and Centerville, Albia & Southern Railway Line car #1 which is behind the caboose. They also acquired Chicago, Aurora, and Elgin wooden interurban #303 which I do not have any photographs of.

 

            The Fort Smith Trolley Museum in Arkansas bought Cooperativa de Transportes Urbanos y Suburbanos from Vera Cruz, Mexico open car #9.

 

 

The New York Museum of Transportation acquired an unpowered line car from Trolleyville. The Halton County Radial Railway museum which was the only Canadian property to bid just bought some parts for their cars. I don’t think they bid on PCC 4602 since they already have three of its sister cars.

 

            One car was not put up for auction: Shaker Heights car #1218. 1218 can be seen behind 4602 in the first photo on the page. 1218 was going to be displayed in front of the Cleveland Children’s Museum which was at a loop it used to serve when running. Unfortunately, that didn’t work out and in 2013, car 1218 went to the Illinois Railway Museum.

 

            If I see more cars in their new homes, I will post photos of them here.