79 arrives in Kingston


79 negotiates a crossover on McDonald Ave, Brooklyn

Gothenberg Sweden Car 79

79 is an electric trolley car built in 1912 by ASEA. It ran in Gothen­berg, Sweden.

It is typical of continental Eu­ro­pean trolleys, many of which to this day are single truck and double ended. It was heavily built in order to pull trains of up to three cars.

Car 79 last operated in 1962 on the South Brooklyn Railway which still had an energized section of trolley wire. Shortly after that time the car went to the Eda­ville Railroad. In 1987 Eda­ville no longer needed the car, so TMNY acquired it and moved it to Kingston.

Dimensions: 35'-0" x 7'-6" x 11'-7", Seating Capacity: 20.

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This page was last updated by Evan Jennings on Aug. 18, 2014.
Photo credits: 1) M. Jennings 1998, 2) E. White 1961