Don Barrett (aka DBs travels)'s photos with the keyword: Western Railway Museum

Western Railway Museum 3587a

Western Railway Museum 3587a

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The interurban trolley they were using the day that I was there. This was from the Petaluma and Santa Rosa line.
Western Railway Museum 3589a

Western Railway Museum 3589a

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Petaluma and Santa Rosa Interurban trolley.
Western Railway Museum 3600a

Western Railway Museum 3600a

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I lived in Boston when these Boeing trolley cars were first introduced there. They were a disaster from the beginning, not being durable enough to handle the demands of urban transit. BUT, the U.S. was in one of its "buy American" phases where we had to try to make things in the U.S. even if we didn't know how. See the story in the adjacent picture.
Western Railway Museum 3597a

Western Railway Museum 3597a

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Story of the Boeing trolley cars (that were disasters)
Western Railway Museum 3595a

Western Railway Museum 3595a

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13 Dec 2010 165
Market St in SF seems crowded now with 2 trolley lines... with four it must have been crazy.
Western Railway Museum 3593a

Western Railway Museum 3593a

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San Francisco Muni Trolly 178.
Western Railway Museum 3616a

Western Railway Museum 3616a

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The trolley used for rides around the grounds.
Western Railway Museum 3618a

Western Railway Museum 3618a

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13 Dec 2010 190
A slow day for Santa at the museum (it was rainy and cold).
Western Railway Museum 3609a

Western Railway Museum 3609a

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13 Dec 2010 185
Petaluma and Santa Rosa Interurban trolley, at the end of the line. Note the modern wind turbines in the distance.
Western Railway Museum 3610a

Western Railway Museum 3610a

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13 Dec 2010 191
At the end of the ride, about 5 miles from the museum.
Western Railway Museum 3605a

Western Railway Museum 3605a

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It's difficult now to imagine that interurban trains (like the golden one in this set) were the main means of transportation from the Bay Area through Sacramento to Chico.
Western Railway Museum 3603a

Western Railway Museum 3603a

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"I'm your best friend, I'll never let you down, I am your Lucky Strike." The language of the ad seems hideous by modern standards.
Western Railway Museum 3599a

Western Railway Museum 3599a

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(see adjacent photo)
Western Railway Museum 3586a

Western Railway Museum 3586a

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13 Dec 2010 164
Key System transit car. The Key System ran throughout the San Francisco east bay and across the Bay Bridge until the late 1950's.
Western Railway Museum 3602a

Western Railway Museum 3602a

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Interior of the blue trolley in adjacent picture.
Western Railway Museum 3615a

Western Railway Museum 3615a

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Car from the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City route. It's difficult to imagine what it must have been like to use cars such as this as the major means of transportation between cities in the Plains states in early 1900's.
Western Railway Museum 3585a

Western Railway Museum 3585a

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The Western Railway Museum is west of Rio Vista (see map), has a well-developed museum, an easily accessible barn or older trolleys, and then a closed barn that can only be visited on appointment (I missed the scheduled time). During the day they do trolley rides around the grounds frequently (see adjacent) and less frequently take an older inter-urban car out (see picture further in this set).