Francis "Bud" Foley and his two sons, Sean and Mike, are true historians on the history of our railroads.....especially interested in the late, lamented Pennsylvania Railroad. These two exquisite photos relate to the trolley era in America. Unfortunately, there is no indication on whether these are locally sourced photos, but they certainly might well have been. Thanks, Bud!
From Tom Buker comes this email relating to the overturned trolley in the photo. Lee (Leland) Buker was the uncontested expert on Trenton's mass transit history from the earliest years, through the Trenton Transit years. His son Tom has followed in his Dad's footsteps. Thanks, Tom!
FOLLOWING IS THE EMAIL I RECEIVED:
----- Original Message -----
From: tbuker@optonline.net
To: thomglo@verizon.net
Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 4:35 PM
Subject: trolley pictures
Tom,
The picture that you have on your site of a trolley belongs to the Trenton Princeton Traction Co. I found a copy of the Princeton Recollector from 1982 and it relates a story of an overturned trolley on Witherspoon St. The trolleyman was Mr. Festa and the women who remembers the incident was the trolleyman sister Mrs.William Marsh. That type of car was never used on the Trenton trolley system.
Tom Buker
The picture that you have on your site of a trolley belongs to the Trenton Princeton Traction Co. I found a copy of the Princeton Recollector from 1982 and it relates a story of an overturned trolley on Witherspoon St. The trolleyman was Mr. Festa and the women who remembers the incident was the trolleyman sister Mrs.William Marsh. That type of car was never used on the Trenton trolley system.
Tom Buker
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