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National Railway Historical Society

Established in 1936

 

Railfan Pictures of the Week - 11/16/2008


Lehigh Valley Transit Allentown, Quakertown and Sellersville PA

 

The Lansdale Historical Society presentation "All Hail the Trolley", a look back at the area trolleys in the first half of the Twentieth Century, should be available on DVD before Christmas 2008. Check the LHS website for details.
 
The North Penn Reporter has a video clip featuring local historian Andy Maginnis, presenter of "All Hail the Trolley", along with maps of the Philadelphia to Allentown route and trolley lines in Lansdale.
 
More shots of the LVT from about 1949 to 1951. First we will start off in Allentown at Fairview Carbarn where LVT 812 awaits its next assignment.

LVT 702 cruises the streets of Quakertown on a sunny afternoon.
A 700 Series car makes a stop at the LVT station in Sellersville.
LVT 1001 pauses on Locust Siding on its way to Norristown.
 

All pictures from the Creative Graphics Collection

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Last Updated November 16, 2008


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