This PCC car was nearly 40 years old when this photo was taken in 1985. In December of that year, streetcar service was discontinued on this portion of the Arborway Line. PCC cars still run on the Mattapan-Ashmont Line in Boston, now in 1997.
Collection of Matthew D. Cosgro
Imagery > Postcard > Printed Postcard > Chrome Postcard
Object ID 9304006526, Recorded 7/9/2023
Mary Jayne's Railroad Specialties Number: J18221
Mary Jayne's Railroad Specialties Number: MJ1458
Date, Image Taken: 1985
Date, Copyright: 1997
Postmark: Not postally used.
Photographer: Robert E. Kelly
Publisher: Mary Jayne's Railroad Specialties, Inc.
Location, depicts: Boston, Massachusetts
Subject, Agency: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority