Trains Traction n' Trolleys (Classic Train Series)

Step back in time with us to an age of electric trolleys. Once the principal method of conveyance in this country, trolleys transported people to work and play from the 1880's to the 1950's. Having been replaced by buses in the 1960's, these beautifully-designed electric streetcars are now a long since vanished relic of a more elegant age. This DVD is for all traction and trolley enthusiasts, made up of spectacular footage from the 1930s and 40s, as well as some from later on in the 50's and 60's.

We'll visit the North Shore Railroad (including some picturesque winter scenes), the South Shore, Seattle Trolleys, Yakima Valley operations, the Third Avenue Trolleys, the New York Westchester & Boston, and the Public Service Transport of Lehigh Valley Transit (including scenes of the LVT of the 30s in color!)

The majority of these films were shot on 16mm color film, with the 30s footage in 8mm black & white. These vintage films are very rare and show exactly how it was back when traction and trolleys were an integral and important part of the American economy - a nostalgic part of our past that will never be forgotten.