Trolley car wrecks common in York County
Early 1900s York Railways trolley I received an email with an image of a photo postcard of a trolley wreck in York Township between Spry and Dallastown in 1907. I started doing some research on it and...
View ArticleYork, Dallastown, Red Lion, Windsor and Bittersville Trolley Line
First trolley in Red Lion I’m a bit too young to remember the trolleys, but there are still a lot of people around in York County that do remember when it was easy to get around on the various York...
View Article“Trolley Smashup at Spry”
The Spry trolley station was called the Chanceford station because it crossed the Chanceford turnpike there. January 3, 1906 newspaper headlines reported another serious trolley accident on the York...
View ArticleYork Motorman Goes from Horse-Drawn “Chariots” to Buses
The trolley car was an important step in the evolution of transportation in York County and many other areas. You find a lot on them in the newspapers during the first half of the 20th century. There...
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