New York
Rochester
New York Museum of Transportation
This rapid transit car was originally Philadelphia & Western (later Red
Arrow) #161, a "Strafford" car built for service on the Norristown line.  It
was built by Brill in 1927, and served for over half a century.  After
retirement by SEPTA, it went to the Trans-Mississippi Trolley line in
Keokuk, Iowa.  There it had a stepwell cut into it (far right), and it
helped ferry workers across the river during the 1993 floods.  TMT went
defunct in 1996, and it was sold to the New York Museum of Transportation near Rochester.  The car is getting worked on; witness the newly canvassed roof and windows removed for rebuilding.
July 27, 2002
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