A very interesting photo (below) was recently posted on George Elwood's website of Fostoria & Fremont interurban car #40, taken at Trolleyville in 1970. At that time the carbody was in relatively good condition; since then it has left Trolleyville and has deteriorated significantly. What interests me about the photo is the car's Peckham shop trucks. I think the car just sits on cribbing now. Does anyone know what happened to these trucks? Are these now under the "Toledo" or are they elsewhere?

Frank Hicks

Preserved North American Electric Railway Cars

F-Hicks@wiu.edu

Is this not one of the car bodies rotting away now at Buckeye Lake?

TJ

> A very interesting photo (below) was
> recently posted on George Elwood's website
> of Fostoria & Fremont interurban car
> #40, taken at Trolleyville in 1970. At that
> time the carbody was in relatively good
> condition; since then it has left
> Trolleyville and has deteriorated
> significantly. What interests me about the
> photo is the car's Peckham shop trucks. I
> think the car just sits on cribbing now.
> Does anyone know what happened to these
> trucks? Are these now under the
> "Toledo" or are they elsewhere?

> Frank Hicks


tjgaffney@phmuseum.org

> Is this not one of the car bodies rotting
> away now at Buckeye Lake?

Yes, it is. Below is a recent photo of the car.

Frank Hicks

Preserved North American Electric Railway Cars

F-Hicks@wiu.edu

> Yes, it is. Below is a recent photo of the
> car.

> Frank Hicks

O.K., next stupid question ---

How in god's green earth could that car be allowed to rot like that? I thought the guy in Buckeye Lake was into preservation, not a glorified junk yard......

TJG


tjgaffney@phmuseum.org