 I spent 4 days volunteering at the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum during the
Washington County Fair. This collection of images does even begin to tell the whole story.
Sunday, August 10, 2008
 PTC 2711 on track 13
 PRTC 5326 on track 12
 PST 66 inbound on County Home Siding
 Approaching Museum Road
 5326 Brill built 1926
 At Richfol upper platform
Monday, August 11, 2008
 Getting ready for the day
 PWCTC 78 heade to the fairgrounds
 Carlton has the Nachod
 Approaching Tarr outbound
 Arden Loop
 Leaving Arden Loop
 The museum from fairground platform
 Ride all day for $2.00
 The entrance to the fair
 15 minute service from 10 AM to 5 PM
 78 with a light daytime passenger load
 We get a lot of customers when they see us at the fair platform
 78 leaves fairgrounds outbound
 78 approaching fairgrounds inbound
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
 Dave in PRCo 1711 outbound to McClane Loop
 1711 on the original right of way
 Allison Stop Trolley Display Building
 66 & 2711 in McClane Loop
 Remember the sealed windows?
 McClane Loop parking operates from 5 PM till midnight
 Dave is ready to be the car starter
 5326 leaves fairgrounds
 5326 outbound to Arden Loop
 5326 inbound 1711 outbound
 4004 prepares to bump 1711 outbound
 1711 departs for Arden Loop
 1711 outbound
 1711 passing Tarr
 Pittsburgh Railways 1711 built 1949
 4004 waits patiently
 1711 inbound from Arden Loop
 The service is every 12 minutes after 5 PM
 1711 heading to fairgrounds
 1711 was built by the St Louis Car Company
 Getting ready to make a safety stop before entering the passing siding
 1711 and 4004
 The passenger walkway is protected by museum volunteers
 66 approaches Main Street
 66 noses into the traffic
 Another safe crossing
 66 prepares to bump 4004
 66, 1711, & 4004
 4004 heads up the valley
 4004 & the tractor shuttle for fair visitors
 I would sooner ride the trolley to the fair
 4004 passing Tarr
 1711 heads back towards Richfol
 4004 inbound from Arden Loop
 4004 inbound
 Port Authority Transit 4004 was built in 1988
 4004 was built by the Port Authority of Allegheny County
 4004 approaching Fairgrounds
 4004 racing the tractor wagon
 Preparing for a safety stop
 4004 meets 66
 The pedestrian crossing is clear
 5326 approaches Main Street
 Notice the lighthouse--it used to be a cement mixer
 5326 has cleared the road
 5326 bumps 66
 4004 inbound, 5326 unloading, 66 outbound
 Where else do you get to see such action?
 4004 is sounding the horn
 4004 heads towards Richfol then McClane Loop
 Philadelphia Suburban Car 66 was built by the JG Brill Company in 1926
 The haywagon inbound and 66 outbound
 66 approaching Tarr
 Heading to Arden Loop
 It looks a little different here when Santa comes to visit
 Climbing the hill
 One more view from Hickory Ridge Road
 Joe in 1711
 The cars are numbered 1-2-3-4 to help the dispatcher
 1711 at Arden Loop
 The turn is made
 This loop came from a variety of places
 1711 is ready to head back to Fairgrounds
 Someone stole the covering from the electric switch at Arden--again
 4004 approaching Arden Loop
 Notice the red Nachod signal
 The signal will clear when the car gets into the loop
 Here is car 2
 4004 is out of the signal block
 It will go around the loop
 and activate the Nachod when the pole goes through the contactor on the wire
 The contactor is directly above the car
 The amber light is now lit on the Nachod
 66 approaches Arden Loop
 The repeater in the spur track shows 66 has not cleared the contactor
 Arden Loop spur track
 Notice the sharp track radius
 66 is on the far side of the loop
 66 head inbound as car 3
 The amber signal shows the operator there is someone going the same direction
 5326 approaches Arden Loop
 The red signal prevents a car from leaving the loop
 The trolley pole goes through a wire frog, electric switch contactor, signal contactor and another wire frog in a very short distance
 The evening passenger count is always much higher
 5326 heads to McClane Loop
 Evening is upon us
 United States Switch & Signal Company protects the other end of the line from Richfol
 66 departs County Home Siding and we see 5326 has cleared the block
 Does the roller coaster really go faster at night?
 66 at the inbound end of County Home siding
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
 PCC's 1711 & 4004
 New Orleans 832 is held in reserve
 Doug covers the rear doors
 78 ready to depart for the fair
 Doug handles the controls
 Pittsburgh Railways 4398 will have to wait another year to work during the fair
 Justin
 Walt, Frank, Gordon & Ron return from the operations meeting
 Jack joins the group of the evening shift
 Carlton and Joe prepare for a busy night
 Joe, Walt, Tim, Frank, Gordon, Chris and George are part of the crew
 Jack and Joe get some liquid refreshment
 Frank and Carlton will run 66
 Frank, Gordon, Walt, Tim
 Joe and Jack are assigned 4004
 Joe, Ron and Chris will run 1711
 Jim and Frank get ready to turn the car to return to the fair
 Bruce spent the day in Ebensburg checking out the open car trucks
 Bob is working the split shift from 2 to 9
 Dave and Ray walk back from dinner
 Wednesday is high school band night and school bus demolition derby night, these guys will be busy
 The crowds start to build
 Tim is the dispatcher and Dave looks on
 The evening begins with 78 leading the way. (66, 1711 & 4004 are at McClane) (5326 & 2711 are in the pocket track at McClane)
 John, Doug, Sarah, Bob, & Patrick relax as the evening shift comes to work
 Laura, Sarah & Don
The museum would not operate without a wide variety of volunteers perfroming a wide variety of duties.
On Wednesday evening there were over 25 volunteers working the museum!
 All good things come to an end
 This is the view I get as a reward on the way home!
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