Construction car, Portland, ca. 1920
Contributed by Seashore Trolley Museum
Item 51065
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Construction car #69 of the Portland Railroad Company working the lines in Portland. In this photograph, the car - also called a line car - is being used to maintain the wires that provide the electricity that powers the trolley cars.
Other Information
- Title: Construction car, Portland, ca. 1920
- Creation Date: circa 1920
- Subject Date: circa 1920
- Town: Portland
- County: Cumberland
- State: ME
- Media: Photograph
- Dimensions (cm): 9 x 13
- Local Code: 2009/2-39-87
- Collection: O.R. Cummings Maine Trolley Album Collection
- Object Type: Image
For more information about this item, contact:
Seashore Trolley Museum
PO Box A, Log Cabin Road, Kennebunkport, ME 04046
(207) 967-2712
http://www.trolleymuseum.org/
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LC Subject Headings
Street railroad employees
Street-railroads--Maine--Portland
Portland Railroad Company
Electric lines--Maintenance and repair
Railroad construction & maintenance--Maine
Electric railroads--Cars--Maine
Work cars (Railroads)--Maine
Maintenance & repair--Maine
Linemen--Maine
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