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| Trolley Display Building, 2005 (John Smatlak photo) | At the car barn, near Harmony (Howard Spithaler collection) |
| Car Number | 115 | Car Builder | St. Louis Car Company |
| Year Built | 1909 | Year Acquired | 1986 |
| Type | SE Interurban Combine | Seats | 50 |
| Length | 46'0" | Width | X'XX" |
| Height | XX'X" | Weight | 64,000 lbs (32 tons) |
| Max Speed | XX mph | Status | Stored Inoperable, Trolley Display Building |
The Harmony Route was as close as Western Pennsylvania got to a typical Midwestern interurban line, with its big wood cars and high-speed running between Pittsburgh and the co-terminals of Butler and New Castle.
Car 115 featured ornate interior decoration, plush seating and a lavatory, for the ultimate in regional intercity travel. There were, however, too few passengers to appreciate this luxury, and the company was economically compelled to abandon its electric operations in 1931.
This car became a roadside diner, and some fifty-five years later was extracted from what had become a much larger restaurant and brought to the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum. As is the case with a number of the Museum's cars, 115 is the only surviving example from its original owner.
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| Sister car 114 on bridge near Elwood City (Miller Library, PTM) |
Interior detail, TDB 2005 (John Smatlak photo) |
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