Red Ford

I don't know what kind of car it was, but I did ride in a rumble seat more than once.  That's a great looking car, Jean.

Mary Ann

Jean the same as Mary Ann.  Years ago rode in my uncles rumble seat, what a thrill back then.

Like this subject so lets keep with it.  Here is a photo of The American Queen docked in Wheeling and on the way to Pittsburgh.

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Riding in a rumble seat sounds like fun, Mary Ann.  We saw that Ford at an antique car show in Ocala.

Jack, is that riverboat called a paddlewheeler?  I've never been on one of those either.  .

hitchhiker? 1958

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vespa 1965

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Jean yes that is a paddlewheeler.  I was never on a cruise but have ridden several small ones in Pittsburgh.

Bubble you have so many great old photos, they are treasures.

When I was a teen, I would hike about 4 miles to our local watering hole, Lower Falls Beach.  My Dad had been a lifeguard there when he was a teen.  I earned a pass to the beach by cleaning out the locker rooms before Memorial Day.  It was a tough and dirty job, but I was then able to walk out to Lower Falls in about 45 minutes and then swim until 5:00 in the afternoon, in time to get home for supper (and my nightly dishwashing chore!). 

Bubbles hitch hiker reminded me of those hikes!

SCFSue

wind surfing

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reindeers...

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army vehicle

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old time: beer transport

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Lots of different types transportation!  Great photos Bubbles!

Yes Bubble great photos.   Sue I would guess you were talking about your Southern WV  days.

I did my share... I also want to see yours!

BTW that Santa is in Rome and is not Don! lol

In the early 40's very few had autos.   We traveled around the Pittsburgh Area in Trolleys.    Here are two photos.  The first is one I would have rode back then.   The wire in the front was to an arm holding up the electric wire to a line running above the street.  The second photo is of the inside of the trolley.   In many areas there was only one track and when the operator reached the end of the line he would lower the arm and then walk to the other end and lift another.  He would pull up the controls to take them to the other end.   He then walked along the cane seats, you can see the handles.  He would then switch the back of all the seats.  Some would ride backwords but I could not handle.

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We had electric "street cars" (we called them) when I was very young.  One Halloween I went Trick or Treat with an older group and they waxed the tracks and then would run out of sight to watch the street car go sliding pass the stop.  We all got a big laugh but imagine the street car conductor was not too happy.

Jean, we called ours street cars too.  The end of the line was a mile from home, so Dad would take Mother and me to the end of the line so we could go downtown to shop, no neighborhood strip malls in those days.  Our street cars were not as fancy as Jack's trolleys.  Eventually, the city replaced the street cars with buses that also ended their run a mile from home.  But progress took over and the buses first were about four blocks from home, then two.  I used to run to catch the bus to go to work and the bus driver expected me, so usually waited for me to round the corner and go down the hill to the bus.  There were several "regulars" and we'd all chat until the bus was too full to converse.  The buses still run on the same routes after all these years.  At first during rush hour, they ran every 10 minutes but by the time I quit taking the bus rush hour buses ran more like 15-20 minutes. 

Mary Ann

Loving all the old photo's.  Feeling a little sad seeing all the things that have now past.  I miss some of the old ways. Transportation on the old buses. Trams etc. Steam Trains.  Always enjoyed being pulled across the rivers on the ferries. Also Hiking. Loved doing that for miles and miles over the weekend. Picnicing. The young don't seem to do any of than anymore. No more liking a boy friend (or girl). Making a picnic basket and taking a good walk. Then coming back in time to have Tea with one or others family. Them giving you a good luck over. Always knew if the person liked you if they took you to do that.

I think that the Automobile ruined everything.

This is likely one of the trolleys I rode.  The #1 ran pased where I lived.  At another time I rode the #2 trolley.
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This pic is right in the middle of "Down Town". Too bad the camera didn't (couldn't) do a panorama.

Here's the other one ( The #2 Route) that I rode in the late 40's.  This is the end of the line where the conductor would take the steps Jack mentioned to go back in the other direction.  As kids we would help by changing the trolley and reversing the seats. We learned where to push with our foot to open the door at the other end.  "The End" (of the line) as we called it was about a mile from where we lived --- as short run.

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One more.  The 1947 snow storm.  Most of the trolleys got bogged down.  I saw one where the motor started burning from trying too hard.

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All that  snow! Are these trolleys on rails with metal wheels, or normal tires?  Electricity does not get affected with all that dampness???

The cable cars in San Francisco get turned around for the return trip. It sounds an easier way.  No need to move the seats!

Rick great memories.  Recall several times young men would pull the cable down and disconnect the motor.  The  operator had to go out to reset.    Remember one snow storm when, with several feet of snow, nothing was moving till the snow plows cleared where possible.

Bubble ours ran on rails with metal wheels but in Cleveland they had  them on tires and were able to pull over  to the curb.

Rick, I remember that snow storm during Christmas time.  I was stationed at Fort Monmouth in New Jersey.  I got to go out and shovel snow all day.

Don't think I would ever have had a chance to ride in something like this.  Way above my pay grade. 

Rammel, love those old photos, especially the one with all the snow.

This is more my style. 

I'm enjoying these various methods of transportation! All such beautiful clear photos.  I'd like to add my two cents worth, but I've been unable to post any pictures here since I can no longer do it through Photobucket.