Where do old trams go to die? McDonald’s, apparently (please, no food jokes). This ex-Vienna tram of series 51-100 built in 1951-52 ran there until 1979 and eventually wound up, more or less co... (more)
Another view of my 2-person excursion car, complete with farebox and a couple of paying passengers on one of the trips around the 21 FINEVIEW line. This is typical of much of the route, with only... (more)
Another view of my 2-person excursion car, complete with farebox and a couple of paying passengers on one of the trips around the 21 FINEVIEW line. This is typical of much of the route, with only... (more)
A 1950s-era train arrives at Mannheim from Heidelberg via Weinheim to a terminal later abandoned in favor of direct service to Mannheim Hauptbahnhof. It amused me that the fellow here thought I w... (more)
Evening choice of entertainment in Pittsburgh in the early 1960s was rather limited, a few movies and a few strip theaters, so one makes one’s own. It’s almost 11 PM, Gimbel’s is closed but... (more)