Seattle Photos 12

Seattle Trolleybus Photos 12

28 AP 1940 -- Operating

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The Kiepe equipment for current collection on top of a Gillig trolleybus. Photo by Derek Cheung. JA 2003.

The last Gillig Shell for the Gillig series of trolleys, 4199. Photo by Derek Cheung. JA 2003.

The last AMG trolleybus in revenue service on its last day, #900., southbound on First Ave. at Union St. Photo by Warren Yee. 27 MR 2003.

AMG trolleybus 900 inches closer to photographer above. Photo by Warren Yee. 27 MR 2003.

AMG trolleybus 900 at what appears to be the layover stop at the terminus of route 12 on 19th Ave E. Photo by Warren Yee. 27 MR 2003.

Wayne Hom posing with Mike Freund, the driver of AMG 900 . Photo by Warren Yee. 27 MR 2003.

Mike Freund at the wheel of AMG 900. Photo by Warren Yee. 27 MR 2003.

Wayne Hom sitting toward the rear of AMG 900. Photo by Warren Yee. 27 MR 2003.

AMG 970, recently retired, used in an antirerrorist training test. Probably on its way the scrap yard now. Photographer unknown. May, 2003.

AMG 1008, now retired. on NE Campus Way between Brooklyn Ave. NE and Univeristy Way NE, in front of 798. The occasion is the first fan trip of the year. Photo by R. C. DeArmond. 20 JL 2003.

Brill 798 dewires at Rose St. and Rainier Ave. attempting to enter the Rose St. Loop. Don Galt is busy photographing the Brill. Photo by R. C. DeArmond. 20 JL 2003.

M.A.N 4022 eastbound on NW Market St. passes the 1008 and 798 with their poles down. The fan trip trolleys were parked for a lunch break. Photo by R. C. DeArmond. 20 JL 2003.

798 signed up for "7 Rainier - Ball Park", an actual destination in the 1940s and 1950s. Here, the trolley did a short loop making a u-turn on NE Campus Parkway at Brooklyn Ave. NE, returning to 15th Ave. NE, then doing another u-turn. The trolley is seen here returning to the photo-stop location. The driver forgot to blank the signs, and an anxious rider waiting for a 7 downtown asked if this bus was going downtown. Sorry, but he couldn't board_as normal fare paying passenger. The ball park loop on Rainier Ave. S. near S. McClellan St. was installed for baseball game riders going to Sick's Stadium. It included a passing wire on Rainier Ave., so regular trolleys could pass the ball park trolleys, of which there were many in the early days. Today, Sick's Stadium is long gone and there is no need for a loop here. In the distance is one of the ornate buildings of the University of Washington. Photo by R. C. DeArmond. 20 JL 2003.

798 signed up for "7 Rainier - Prentice" in the locations as the above picture. Prentice was the end of the line in the original system (Seattle Transit System) and after an 18 year hiatus it became the end of rebuilt route 7 (Metro), following the original route to a tee, except for a few loops. Photo by R. C. DeArmond. 20 JL 2003.

Early streetcar of the Seattle Municipal Railroad. It initially had twin overhead wires, later converted to single wires. Photographer and date unknown.