Basement Find/Treasure

[KB02]

Back in the day, my Grandfather was a trolley driver. Going through some boxes of my Mom's stuff this afternoon and I found this little treasure:

Untitled by Robert Martin, on Flickr
Untitled by Robert Martin, on Flickr
Untitled by Robert Martin, on Flickr
Untitled by Robert Martin, on Flickr
Untitled by Robert Martin, on Flickr
Untitled by Robert Martin, on Flickr

312 pages, not including any of the fold out schematics that are included.

Untitled by Robert Martin, on Flickr
Untitled by Robert Martin, on Flickr

I've got to get this to an Historical Society somewhere.

 

[boatwrench]

Cool Find and I am glad you know the importance of preserving this piece of history. We found my grandmother's shipyard handbook and many company photos from her Rosie the Riveter days in Richmond CA. My sister was able to donate to the museum there.

I humbly suggest the Western Railway Museum where streetcars and trolleys are actively being preserved, restored and ran under the catenary for a couple of miles. It's a nice daytrip and my sister (mentioned above) uses their library quite a bit researching a Southern Pacific branch line that ran past our house (before we were born).

 

[RhB Michael]

My Great Grandfather drove electric streetcars on the East St. Louis-Belleville line in the teens of the last century.

 

[Gary B]

Wow, they used to train the motor man just as well as an airline pilot. (Almost)

 

[DeaconKC]

Looking at the detailed instructions on working on the car, I was amazed that today's Owner Manuals in cars warn the driver not to drink antifreeze.

 

[tc1961N]

Look at that wiring diagram! It's amazing that less than 100 years before that, there was no such thing.

 

[Bruette]

Wow, they used to train the motor man just as well as an airline pilot. (Almost)

Both are responsible for the lives of their passengers, but only one can fall from the sky.