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Pittsburgh streetcar 1713, painted up as ‘The Terrible Trolley,’ is seen honoring the 1970s champion Pittsburgh Steelers in this archival photo. The car has recently been acquired by the ...
WASHINGTON, Pa. (KDKA) — Its technical name is car No. 1713, but Pittsburghers remember it as the "Terrible Trolley," a black and gold moving symbol of the city that used to traverse the city ...
The Terrible Trolley, a car that once roamed the streets of Pittsburgh painted in black and gold to celebrate the 1970s Pittsburgh Steelers, is back home in western Pa. after a museum acquired it ...
A short time later, the Terrible Trolley was born."This was a big deal," said Scott Becker, executive director of the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum. "In the 1970s, Pittsburgh had lost a lot of jobs ...
The Pennsylvania Trolley Museum (PTM) in Washington, south of Pittsburgh, has acquired the body of Shamokin & Mount Carmel car 33, which for generations was a fixture at Knoebels in Elysburg.
The trolley ran for years without its signature look until 1980, when a young girl named Kim Sever wrote to then-Mayor Richard Caliguiri. In said letter, she kindly asked for the city to have a ...
Teddy Bear Trolley. This teddy-bear themed event will be on February 15 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. at the Pittsburgh Trolley Museum. The event is free for kids and teens 3-18 years old with general ...
In total, the museum has a collection of 52 trolley cars. "Including the streetcar named Desire from New Orleans,” Becker said. “We have a beautiful open trolley from Rio.
Teddy Bear Trolley This teddy-bear themed event will be on February 15 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. at the Pittsburgh Trolley Museum. The event is free for kids and teens 3-18 years old with general ...