The Trolley Museum Archives

The U&D Rondout station, c1900. The museum parking lot is located here now. The Trolley Museum has hopes to rebuild this structure some day.
(Photo credit: Ulster & Delaware Railroad Historical Society)

The Trolley Museum Archives

The Trolley Museum besides the historic trolley cars also has a collection of photographs, postcards, books and other artifacts. This page will have a few selected images, and ability to browse portions of the collection database.

Some historic photos from here in Kingston

Just to the left of the photo is where the New York Central West Shore line crossed the Colonial City trolley at grade. The trolley in this picture spun 180 from the force of a collision with a New York Central train.
(Photo credit: TMNY collection, catalog #608)

Browse the Database

The volunteers are still in the process of cataloging the museum's collection of photographs and other artifacts. However, what has been cataloged so far is summarized here:

Mystery Photos

There are a number of photographs in the museum collection which are unlabeled. This web page is a way for all you rail and traction experts out there to help identify them!

If you know anything about these pictures or their location, please let me know so I can update the museum records. Thanks!

All we know is that this is on the Erie system. But where and when?

(Photo credit: TMNY Collection, catalog #369)

Note the nicely bricked street and the palm trees. I can discern no markings on the trolley. One person has suggested Tampa. Do you agree? 2/23/03 Earl W. Clark Jr. suggests the car is in St. Petersburg FL.

(Photo credit: TMNY Collection, catalog #5055)

This might be a former Philadelphia Suburban horsecar now in Grand Rapids Mich. Can anyone confirm this?

(Photo credit: TMNY Collection, catalog #2124)

Identified Photos

These were mysteries, but thanks to our diligent readers, they have been identified:

Atlantic City, War Board car. Bader Ave., Inlet section of city.

(Photo credit: TMNY Collection, catalog #286)

See our Visitor's Center for more interesting trolley history!