Johnstown Traction Company Trolley Car 358

Car 358 arrives in Kingston, 1991, needing restoration:

(photo credit: Evan Jennings)

358 as it appears today:

(photo credit: David Jeron, Aug. 2000)

Johnstown Pennsylvania was one of the last cities in the US to abandon street railways. The last day of trolley operation in Johnstown was June 11, 1960. By this time several trolley museums were already established, so many of the remaining Johnstown cars went to museums.

358, however, was an exception. It was acquired by Stone Mountain, Georgia, to run a tourist ride around the mountain. They modified the car by removing the electric motors and controls and installed a Detroit Diesel engine and a truck transmission. Stone Mt. renumbered the car 1910 and ran it until the 1980's. The Trolley Museum of New York acquired the car for the purpose of resting the venerable #120 gas car. We are restoring #358 from the floor up, but for the time being we will retain the diesel engine since the line in Kingston is not electrified yet.

Dimensions: 41'-5" x 8'-2" x 11'-4"
Weight: 38,680 lbs.
Seating Capacity: 44 (original), 28 (current configuration).

A recent night photo
(photo credit: Evan Jennings)

Where are the remaining Johnstown trolley cars?

350 Pennsylvania Trolley Museum
351 Market Street Railway
352 Recently lost in a fire at National Capital Trolley Museum
311, 355 Rockhill Trolley Museum
356, 357 Shore Line Trolley Museum
358 Trolley Museum of New York
362 Fox River Trolley Museum