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| Trolley Display Building, 2005 (John Smatlak photo) | At Main and Franklin, 1950s (Karl Then photo) |
| Car Number | 350 | Car Builder | St. Louis Car Company |
| Year Built | 1926 | Year Acquired | 1959 |
| Type | DE City | Seats | 44 |
| Length | 41'5" | Width | 7'0" |
| Height | 11'4" | Weight | 38,700 lbs (19.4 tons) |
| Max Speed | XX mph | Status | Stored operable, Trolley Display Building |
Johnstown is a medium-sized city whose economy relied heavily on the steel industry until its collapse in the late 1950s. The nature of that business, with its large number of employees changing shifts three times daily was a ready-made market for the Johnstown Traction Company (JTC), who found it profitable to maintain streetcar operations long after most cities had gone over to buses. JTC even purchased streamlined PCC cars in 1947, the smallest U.S. city to do so.
By 1959, steel was suffering and the transit company was reducing its scope accordingly. A number of these mid-1920s cars became surplus, and 350 was brought to the Museum in the fall of 1959 (JTC's last streetcar ran the following year, in June 1960).
Car 350 is a perfect "time warp," as it remains in virtually the same condition as it was in its last days of service in Johnstown.
Click on the thumbnails below for larger photos (will open in new window):
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| Morrellville, May 1958 (Krambles-Peterson Archive) |
Interior of 350, 2005 (Timothy Jones photo) |
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| 350 moving from barn to be staged for
transport to PTM, September 1959. (Miller Library, PTM) |
350 ready to be loaded onto a trailer for
transport to PTM, September 1959. (Miller Library, PTM) |
350 being loaded onto a trailer for
transport to PTM, September 1959. (Miller Library, PTM) |
350 being unloaded at PTM, September 1959. (Miller Library, PTM) |
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