When The Trolleys Ran In Sunbury

There were two major trolley lines in Sunbury:
The Northumberland County Railway Company
& The Sunbury and Selinsgrove Transit Company
But there were several other companies, including one connected to Thomas Edison's factory. 

 Trolley's At Cameron Park

The North Side of Market Square just after the trolley line was constructed [1899], showing the streets being paved for the first time.

1908 - Overhead view of Market Street in Sunbury, from 2nd Street looking east across the railroad tracks into the main shopping district. Cameron Park is seen on the left, with the new trolley tracks circling the park. The significance of the number "29" attached to the telephone poles and appearing on several banners, is unknown.

Trolley tracks on Market Street in Sunbury, looking west toward the edge of Cameron Park. Zion Lutheran Church can be seen on the left, at the southwest corner of 5th and Market.

1908 View looking north from Market Street in Sunbury. The east end of Cameron Park can be seen, along with trolley tracks circling the park. On the left is an advertising sign for the Chestnut Street Opera House. On the opposite side of Market Street is Brosious Brothers clothing store, with the office of the Sunbury Daily newspaper on the building's second floor.

Car #9 went to NorthumberlandCar #11 went to Rolling Green & Selinsgrove

Northumberland County Railway Company

Sunbury & Northumberland Trolley, 1906

Same photo as above in the new s clipping, but with a better view of the trolley shaped sign.

The Sunbury & Selinsgrove Line

The Sunbury and Selinsgrove trolley began operation in December 1907. The line ran from south end of Orange St, in SG, to 2nd St at Cameron Park, in Sunbury, with a stop at Rolling Green Park. Plagued with years of financial difficulties, the trolley line was dismantled in 1934

Only one trolley of this kind - with the unusual center entrance and homemade double truck wheels and vertical wood siding - was said to have been made.

Colorized photo of the trolley shown in the above news clipping

Car 102 of the Selinsgrove Sunbury Railway

October 1951

Car 103

Car 104

At Rolling Green Park

S & S trolleymen assembled in an unknown location.

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Trolley Bridges In Sunbury

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MISC & Unknown

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Sunbury Transit Company

1926

Car 121

Trolley Lights

Trolley Workers On North Front Street

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Susquehanna trolleys Paperback – January 1, 1951

by Gene D Gordon 

Fascinating history of the various electric street railways that ran through Northumberland County and the cities of Sunbury and Selinsgrove, PA. The two major streetcar companies were the Northumberland County Railway Com and the Sunbury and Selinsgrove Transit Co. but there were several others, including one connected to Thomas Edison's factory in Sunbury. This informative booklet untangles the confused corporate histories and explains where the lines were built, the services offered and why they failed. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos of the charming trolleys. Includes rosters and maps.

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