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Hi stevelauda5435, Thanks for watching and for your question. The time I took the photos was my only visit to Kitchener. Looking at the pictures (I think the one to which you refer is at 3:56), makes it look like the tower was on King where it crossed the railway at grade. I had a look on Google maps and everything has changed since the pictures were taken 54 years ago, so it's hard to match anything up with the pictures. Perhaps someone more familiar with the area can provide a more definitive answer. Cheers, tassiebaz. 😄

Hola xavohume1928, gracias por mirar y por tu comentario. Saludos, tassiebaz.

@@tassiebaz Yo soy de Veracruz y en casa todos los hermanos recuerdan perfectamente los tranvías, el Reforma Zaragoza pasaba en la esquina de casa. En este video se puede reconocer la avenida La Fragua y en otros de tus videos la avenida Américas (donde se ve una casa que sigue igual hoy en día), yo era muy pequeño, casi no tengo recuerdos de viajar en tranvía, pero mis hermanos si lo recuerdan bien

@@xavohume1928 Hola, gracias por tu interesante comentario. Es una pena que no recuerdes haber viajado en tranvía. Eran clásicos de una época pasada en los viejos tiempos. Si todavía existieran hoy, serían tesoros históricos nacionales. Al menos tus hermanos los disfrutaron. Saludos, tassiebaz 😄

Hi paulgreen6921, Thanks for watching. The intention of this video is to show the interior and a view from the front end. Have a look at my video: ua-cam.com/video/8RV6FhUxat0/v-deo.html for run-bys on Route 56. Cheers, tassiebaz. 😄

Hi user-oy2xc7yf4i, Thanks for watching and for your informative comment. As you probably know, SEPTA tried to replace trackless trolleys on routes 29 and 79 in South Philadelphia with electric buses and failed miserably. The buses just couldn't perform. San Francisco, Seattle, and Vancouver all have a large trackless trolley system and are continually getting newer vehicles. I'd be surprised to ever see that happen in Philadelphia. Cheers, tassiebaz. 😄

Hi michaelmccrory634, Thanks for watching. I'm glad you enjoyed the presentation and appreciate you taking the time to let me know. Cheers, tassiebaz. 😄

Hi davidconnell1959, Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment. Cheers, tassiebaz.

Hi electrourbantrans1018, Thanks for watching and for your comment. While I don't specifically remember (almost 50 years ago), my pictures do show direction indicators. Cheers, tassiebaz. 😄

Olá nilsonrodrigues4399 , não, é australiano. Obrigado por assistir. 😃

Hi elrolo3711, Thanks for watching and for your informative comment. I'm glad you enjoyed the presentation and appreciate you talking the time to let me know. Cheers, tassiebaz. 😄

Hi user-oy2xc7yf4i, Thanks for watching and for your perceptive comment. And the electric buses failed miserably and were pulled from service. Stupid is a kind word. Cheers, tassiebaz. 😃

Hi user-oy2xc7yf4i, Thanks again for watching. At least the El was just relocated and not replaced with a bus (Route J). Before it was shortened, there was no wire on Penn Street from Orthodox to Arrott, so all trips from Wayne Junction had to go to Bridesburg to get back to Frankford. There was a cutback at Orthodox and Edmund, But I don't remember any scheduled trips through there. The service was very frequent, with some headways of only 3 minutes in the rush hour. Right before the route shortening, the wire was installed on Penn Street (current route) with a switch at Orthodox and Penn, so some trips used that. Cheers, tassiebaz. 😁

Hi davidkean1487, Thanks for watching and for your comment. If the overhead is properly maintained and the operators trained adequately, a system like this works fine with few dewirements. San Francisco and Seattle currently have trolleybus systems with complex junctions and there are no problems. Chicago just wanted to substitute buses as did many cities about that time. Cheers, tassiebaz.

Hi pistolpat19, Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment. I hope this provided some enjoyable memories for you. Cheers, tassiebaz.

Hi SoCalTransitRider, I'm glad you enjoyed the video and appreciate you taking the time to let me know. Thanks for watching. Cheers, tassiebaz. 😃

Hi Thatgamingdiary, Thanks for watching and for your interesting comment. I knew it was somewhere around there but thought it may have been closer to Kensington. Cheers, tassiebaz. 😃

@@tassiebaz I think it was barely out of frame on the right side of the factory on the left

Hi Thatgamingdiary, No, sorry. I don't have any pictures inside the building. Cheers, tassiebaz.

@@tassiebaz same to you & it’s alr I was just asking have a good day!

Hi edwinsalisbury83, Thanks for watching and for your comment. Cheers, tassiebaz.

Hi angelsy1975, Thanks for watching and for sharing your memories. Interesting that your building is still there. Many of the scenes I photographed look completely different. Cheers, tassiebaz. 😄

Hi greenchevy5764, Thanks for watching and for your comment. I have ridden the cars in both Newark and in San Francisco. These cars were built in 1946-48 for Twin City Rapid Transit Company, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota and sold to Public Service Coordinated Transportation, Newark, NJ, 1953. If you are interested and haven't seen them, I have videos on UA-cam of the F line (and the E line) on my channel as well as lots of Philadelphia streetcar videos. Cheers, tassiebaz. 😄

Hi user-mm7li8il5d, Thanks for watching and for talking the time to comment. I note that the infamous Mr. Petrasuk changed his name to Peter Peterson following his criminal conviction. Cheers, tassiebaz. 😃

Hi RyansColoradoRailPro-ductions, Thanks for watching and for your informative comment. I remember that fire and the unfortunate disastrous results. Cheers, tassiebaz. 😄

I remember that fire, if i recall it was shortly thereafter that they bought some pccs from Toronto, and kept them in the ttc colors. I think that they were numbered 2300 to 2318, though it's been so long I'm no sure anymore. It's hard to believe that so much time has passed.

@@algol1382 Hi, Thanks for your comment. There were actually two batches they bought from Toronto: ex-Toronto/ex-Kansas City, 11 cars, SEPTA numbers 2240-2250, built by St. Louis in 1946, acquired 1976, out-of-service 1983, and ex-Toronto/ex-Birmingham, 19 cars, SEPTA numbers 2300-2318, built by Pullman in 1946, acquired in 1976, out-of-service in 1982. They ran on the Luzerne routes :6, 50, 53, 56, and 60. Cheers, tassiebaz. 😃

Hi bossmare9444, Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment. Cheers, tassiebaz. 😃

Hi Haley, You are most welcome and thanks for watching. I'm glad you liked the video and appreciate you taking the time to let me know. Cheers, tassiebaz. 😃

Hi KllNG KUSHY, You are most welcome and thanks for watching and for your kind words. I'm glad you liked the video and appreciate you taking the time to let me know. Cheers, tassiebaz. 😃

Hi ihikebc, Thanks for watching and for your comment. I've had similar reports about Vancouver and other cities I have visited and it really sad to hear it. Vancouver was always one of my favorite cities to visit, ride the trolleybuses, and walk around without ever feeling threatened. The good old days were certainly just that. We can only hope that things get better, but I have my doubts. Cheers, tassiebaz. 😄

Hi Peter, Agreed, they were certainly enjoyable classics and a real symbol of the good old days. I'm thankful to have ridden and photographed them and am able to share these memories. Thanks for watching and for your comment. Cheers, tassiebaz.

Hi Charles, Thanks for watching and for your comment. Cheers, tassiebaz. 😄

Hi Zewestcoaster, Yes, the good old days, we all do miss them! Thanks for watching and for your comment. Cheers, tassiebaz. 😄

Hi JNP_Lee, Thanks for watching and for your comment. Cheers, tassiebaz. 😃

Hi trainguyrocks, Thanks for watching and for your kind words. I'm glad you liked the video and appreciate you taking the time to let me know. Cheers, tassiebaz. 😃

Hi Jeffrey, Thanks for watching and for your comment. Unfortunately, the good old days are gone as are all the best things about them. Cheers, tassiebaz.

Hi Pauliette, Thanks for watching. Cheers, tassiebaz.

Hi Keith, Sorry, my note taking at that time was not that good. My caption only says near Cambie Bridge. I looked at Google Maps but could not find anything recognisable. Thanks for watching. Cheers, tassiebaz.

That looks like Robson at Beatty (looking west up Robson), with the 17 Oak going onto the old Connaught (Cambie) Bridge to exit Downtown. The photo looks like it was taken from the east sidewalk of the bridge, near where the Terry Fox memorial is now.

@@sewing9434 Thanks for that information. Cheers, tassiebaz.😃

Hi Gabriel, Thanks for watching and for your kind words. I'm glad you liked the video and appreciate you taking the time to let me know. Cheers, tassiebaz.

Hi Dario, Thanks for watching and sharing your memories. Cheers, tassiebaz.

Hi blose774 Thanks for watching. Cheers, tassiebaz.

@@tassiebaz yw

Hi Oldgustav, Thanks for watching and for that interesting bit of information. Cheers, tassiebaz.

Hi Luis, Thanks for watching and for that interesting bit of information. Cheers, tassiebaz.

@@tassiebaz I ought to know. I am a New Yorker who grew up in NYC during the Mad Men era of the 1960s.

Hi Paul, Thanks for watching and for your comment. Yes, Boston had lots of trackless routes until the axe fell in the mid-1960s. A sad time. Cheers, tassiebaz.

Hi Oldgustav, Sounds like a typical PTC (then SEPTA) ploy to get rid of the trolleys. Cheers, tassiebaz.

こんにちは、春田正義さん ご覧いただき、コメントをいただきありがとうございます。懐かしい車の方がずっと面白いというのは同感です。乾杯、tassiebaz。

Hi, Glad it brought back some good memories. Cheers, tassiebaz.😄

Hi Bushcrafting Bogan, Yes, in the good old days things were much more vibrant. Thanks for watching and for your comment. Cheers, tassiebaz.

Hi Chilly, Thanks for watching and for your comment. I was only visiting so am not familiar with the tavern. Cheers, tassiebaz.

Hi Louise, Thanks for watching and for sharing your memories of the good old days, which we all wish were still here. Cheers. tassiebaz. 😄

Rode them many times. The number 2 west loop was edge of town just as you pictured it. The Bridgeland trolley to the Zoo was a very short line . Hats off to the drivers from one of the kids in the back bench. Thanks. ETS too

No pictures of the Killarney 26 avenue trolley which is pre 1968 pre crowchild trail. A driver got stabbed at West end loop late one night even back then. One could buy tickets from drivers and they made change too.

@@DavidBale-vn4op Thanks for watching and for your comments. Cheers, tassiebaz.

Hi Liam's Foreign Steam Channel, Thanks for watching and for your comment. I'm glad you liked the video, which I am happy to have been able to share, and appreciate you taking the time to let me know. Cheers, tassiebaz.😃

Hi Thom, Unfortunately, the El is not what it used to be. Six-minute rush hour headways instead of 90 seconds. No A and B trains. I hear the Broad Street is now safer than the Market Frankford Line. Equipment falling apart (new cars ordered). And I95, a road that Philadelphia had to have, ruining the waterfront. Typical. Cheers, tassiebaz.

@@tassiebaz Exploring you tube I found that there really is a Frankford el song. It’s written by Todd Rundren for the group he had sponsored,The American Dream. I only know of 2 other songs about subways. The others are Take the A train, and The Jersey Bounce.

@@user-oy2xc7yf4i Hi, Yes I know the Frankford EL song. Don't forget The Kingston Trio - M.T.A song. Cheers, tassiebaz.

Hi Kathy, Thanks for watching and for your comment. Those of us who lived through those times all miss the good old days. At least we have the memories. Cheers, tassiebaz. 😁