Traction Trolleys

Traction N Trolleys

This video is for all our traction and trolley fans. Here is great film from the 30's and 40's, and some from the 50's and 60's. Green Frog has created an entertaining and informative video of how it used to be when traction and trolleys were an integral part of our economy. We'll visit the North Shore Railroad (including some spectacular Winter scenes), the South Shore, Seattle Trolleys of the 30's and 40's, Yakima Valley operations, and in the 1930's, the Third Avenue Trolleys, the New York Westchester & Boston, Public Service Transport of New Jersey and the Lehigh Valley Transit (Some of the LV of the 30's in color!). The majority of...

Traction Trolleys - 23 items found


Lancaster Ohio Trolley, Traction Token
Transportation > Traction & Trolleys
$2.99
Bids: 0
End time: 12-Jan-09 13:06:06 PDT
Vintage Traction Trolley Car Photo Interior Shot
Transportation > Traction & Trolleys
$9.99
Bids: 0
End time: 12-Jan-09 10:18:06 PDT
1915 Norwich & Westerly Traction RR Ry Badge.Trolley RI
Hardware > Badges & Emblems
$95.00
Bids: 0
End time: 12-Jan-09 09:35:00 PDT
trolley: Chautauqua Traction Co. Rotary Snow Plow, NY
Transportation > Traction & Trolleys
$2.95
Bids: 0
End time: 12-Jan-09 07:48:59 PDT
1900 'Capital Traction Co' Stock Certificate-DC Trolley
Stock & Bond Certificates > Railroad
$17.99 Buy It Now
End time: 04-Feb-09 05:31:24 PDT
Old trolley ticket : Portland Traction Co, PORTLAND OR
Paper > Passes & Tickets
$2.99
Bids: 0
End time: 11-Jan-09 12:54:00 PDT
RARE old trolley ticket : Fresno Traction Co, FRESNO CA
Paper > Passes & Tickets
$2.99
Bids: 0
End time: 11-Jan-09 12:34:00 PDT
Canton North Ohio Traction & Light Trolley Train Ticket
Transportation > Traction & Trolleys
$5.99
Bids: 1
End time: 11-Jan-09 03:01:33 PDT
CERA Shore Line 30 Years Later Traction Trolley North
Transportation > Traction & Trolleys
$9.99
Bids: 1
End time: 11-Jan-09 01:25:38 PDT
N Scale Magazine 1993 NCAT Traction Trolley Article
Model RR, Trains > Magazines
$7.99
Bids: 0
End time: 11-Jan-09 00:49:49 PDT
Traction Planbook by Carstens 2nd Ed Trolley Interurban
Model RR, Trains > Magazines
$9.99
Bids: 0
End time: 11-Jan-09 00:39:57 PDT
Traction Guidebook by Schafer Trolley Interurban
Model RR, Trains > Magazines
$9.99
Bids: 0
End time: 11-Jan-09 00:35:01 PDT
Model Traction Handbook by Mallery Trolley Interurban
Model RR, Trains > Magazines
$9.99
Bids: 1
End time: 11-Jan-09 00:31:11 PDT
JOHNSTOWN TRACTION B&W TROLLEY NEGATIVE/PHOTO CAR #409
Photographs > Slides
$9.99
Bids: 0
End time: 10-Jan-09 10:09:00 PDT
TRAIN VIDEO DVD "TRACTION & TROLLEYS" VINTAGE FILM
DVDs & Movies > DVD, HD DVD & Blu-ray
$11.77 Buy It Now
End time: 01-Feb-09 14:28:51 PDT
NewTRAIN VIDEO DVD "TRACTION & TROLLEYS" VINTAGE FILM
Transportation > Traction & Trolleys
$11.77 Buy It Now
End time: 01-Feb-09 14:14:44 PDT
NewTRAIN VIDEO DVD "TRACTION & TROLLEYS" VINTAGE FILM
Railroadiana & Trains > Videos
$11.77 Buy It Now
End time: 01-Feb-09 14:10:11 PDT
Trolley fun for the traction / interurban fan: an album
Books > Nonfiction Books
$10.50
Bids: 2
End time: 08-Jan-09 11:00:00 PDT
20 Dupe 35mm Slides Johnstown Traction Co Trolley Cars
Photographs > Slides
$40.55
Bids: 6
End time: 08-Jan-09 09:40:00 PDT
Scranton Traction Company Trolley OLD 120 Negative #459
Transportation > Traction & Trolleys
$2.25
Bids: 2
End time: 08-Jan-09 09:15:00 PDT
cast metal subway/trolley cars model traction supply co
HO Scale > Other
$50.99
Bids: 2
End time: 11-Jan-09 08:16:00 PDT
O Scale - Vintage Traction Motor and Parts - Trolley
O Scale > Other
$19.99
Bids: 1
End time: 07-Jan-09 11:44:51 PDT
TRACTION YEARBOOK '83 '85 '86 /ELECTRIC TROLLEYS SCARCE
Books > Nonfiction Books
$24.00
Bids: 0
End time: 10-Jan-09 05:39:24 PDT
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Traction Trolleys News



ODOT planner approaches 40 years of freeway duties
Toledo Blade, OH - 19 hours ago
Authority's bus garage, workers unearthed mounds of old trolley tokens that Community Traction Co., TARTA's private-sector predecessor, had discarded.

A century ago, streetcars ruled Lexington
Kentucky.com, KY - Dec 15, 2008
"The problem with the trolleys was they came along about the same time as the motorcar," Ambrose said in an interview. "That really did them in.

12/30/2008 - All Aboard! Train Days at the County Museum
Inland Empire, CA - Dec 30, 2008
Other models will include a traveling circus, a Christmas scene, a monorail, trolleys, and an American Flyer train. “Folks will also enjoy seeing historic

Making Bulgaria look good
Grist Magazine, WA - Dec 26, 2008
(In most US cities during the beginning of the electric age, the electric companies became "traction" companies, owning trolley lines because they needed a

What's hot in local arts and entertainment
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, IN - Dec 12, 2008
Holiday Jewels Tour and Feast – 5:30 to 9:30 pm; sponsored by ARCH; downtown, includes Galliher Photographic Studio, Northern Indiana Traction Railroad