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"Trolley stopping at 515 Radcliffe St., Bristol, PA Home of William Salerno"
Trolley line between Philadelphia, Bristol and Morrisville was in operation circa 1900-1932. Passengers had to get off at Otter and Bath Streets, and walk across the Delaware Canal bridge and Pennsylvania Railroad tracks where they would board another trolley to continue their journey. -
"Trolley to Torresdale making a stop at Sarah Keene's mansion on Radcliffe St., Bristol, PA."
Trolley line between Philadelphia, Bristol and Morrisville was in operation circa 1900-1932. This trolley would have been heading to Philadelphia. The Sarah Keene home at 722 Radcliffe Street was built in 1816 and was later removed to build the Margaret R. Grundy Memorial Library. -
Postcard: "Otter St. Bristol PA"
Written on back of postcard: "We lived just up the street. Bath St. Bristol."
Otter Street at the corner of Bath Street, facing south. It appears that construction on the trolley line is being completed. The trolley visible connected Bristol and Philadelphia. Another line on Bath Street ran to Doylestown. Trolley lines operated from 1900-1932. -
Postcard: "Bath Street, Bristol, PA"
The beginning/end of the trolley line to Doylestown, photograph taken in Bristol. The photograph was taken at Bath and Otter Streets. The Clossen House, later the Keystone Hotel was on the right.
Archive has multiple copies. One has an inscription that reads: “We lived just up the street, Bath Street Bristol.” -
[Pennsylvania Railroad switcher 0-6-0B]
Photographed by William Grow of Bristol. -
[Pennsylvania Railroad #7810 (jackshaft) electric, designed for Manhattan transfer through tubes under the Hudson River to New York City]
Photographed by William Grow of Bristol. -
[Pennsylvania Railroad 2-8-0 H small freight engine built at Altoona, PA]
Photographed by William Grow of Bristol. -
[Pennsylvania Railroad 2-8-0 H Steam Engine light freight]
Square tops “Belparie” boiler.
Photographed by William Grow of Bristol. -
[Switcher engine (0-6-0 B) of the Pennsylvania Railroad taken in the Morrisville yard]
This train was mainly for freight use. Freight Engine photograph taken by William Grow, 6/60 Morrisville Yard. -
[Pennsylvania Railroad steamer for fast passenger runs]
Often double headed. Over 450 engines were built. Taken in the Morrisville yard by William Grow 6/60. Most popular Engine K-4 4-6-2. -
[Most popular Engine, K-4 4-6-2]
Taken in Morrisville, PA yard by William Grow 6/60. -
[Freight Engine 4-8-2 M]
Taken in Morrisville Yard by William Grow 6/60. -
[4-4-2 E class passenger engine that went from station to station (such as Croydon to Bristol)]
Taken in Morrisville Yard by William Grow 6/60. -
[Passenger Engine-Local 4-4-0 E class]
Taken in Morrisville Yard by William Grow 6/60. -
[Pennsylvania R.R. passenger engine, traded to the New Jersey seashore]
4-4-2 E. Freight Engine.
Photograph taken by William Grow 6/60 Morrisville Yard. -
[A 2-8-2 L class freight engine "which was quite fast"]
The photograph was taken by William Grow of Bristol at the Morrisville Freight yard. -
[10 Wheel Drive Freight (2-10-O I)]
Taken in Morrisville yard by William Grow. -
[Trolley in front of original Farmers Bank on Radcliffe Street]
Trolley line operated (1896-1932) between Philadelphia and Morrisville. -
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Postcard: "Spruce St. Crosing [sic] P.R.R. Bristol PA."
Spruce Street Crossing Pennsylvania Railroad (P.R.R). Bristol, PA.
When the PRR was elevated in 1900, six underpasses were required on Otter Street, Bath Street, Spruce Street, Corson Street, Beaver Street, and Jefferson Avenue. Two were required over water. One was over Otter Creek, which came from Silver Lake and the other was over the Canal above Jefferson Avenue. -
[Pennsylvania Railroad station in Bristol]
The PRR station opened in 1911. Upkeep was not done on the station and it fell into disrepair. A new platform was built and a small waiting area on the platforms. -
[Pennsylvania Railroad station in Bristol in disrepair]
The PRR station opened in 1911. Upkeep was not done on the station and it fell into disrepair. A new platform was built and a small waiting area on the platforms. -
[Pennsylvania Railroad station in Bristol in disrepair]
The PRR station opened in 1911. Upkeep was not done on the station and it fell into disrepair. A new platform was built and a small waiting area on the platforms. -
[Bristol Railroad Station waiting area on the southbound side (Garden Street)]
Erected 1910 when the route through Bristol was elevated. The waiting area was torn down in 1983 and replaced with an open, small area for regional commuter trains between Trenton, NJ and Philadelphia. -
[Bristol Railroad Station waiting area on the southbound side (Garden Street)]
Erected 1910 when the route through Bristol was elevated. The waiting area was torn down in 1983 and replaced with an open small area for regional commuter trains between Trenton, NJ and Philadelphia. Note the elevator freight on the right. Elevators were required when the railroad through Bristol was elevated in 1910. -
[Bristol Railroad Station ticket office at Prospect and Washington Streets]
This station was originally built in 1910. Closed, but historically restored and completed in 2000 and opened as a coffee house. As of 2020, it is a daycare center. Building restoration was completed by a confederation of Bristol Service clubs. -
[Bristol Railroad Station ticket office at Prospect and Washington Streets]
This station was originally built in 1910. Closed, but historically restored and completed in 2000 and opened as a coffee house. As of 2020, it is a daycare center. Building restoration was completed by a confederation of Bristol Service clubs. -
[Northbound waiting area platform at Bristol Railroad Station]
Left of center is the freight elevator. A tunnel connecting the two sides is visible in the lower center. The ticket office is in the lower left. Visible are pipes from the street level building, intended for carrying hot water for heating the two upper level waiting rooms. -
[Stairway entrance to the northbound waiting platform at Bristol Railroad Station before it was demolished in 1983]
It was replaced with a new platform. -
[Construction of a temporary waiting area at Bristol Railroad Station in preparation for the removal of the 1910 waiting platform]
Photograph taken on Garden Street. -
[Foundation for new waiting area platform at Bristol Railroad Station]
Photograph taken from Garden Street. -
[Preparation for the demolition of Bristol Railroad Station's waiting area platform in 1983]
Photograph taken from the Garden Street side. -
[Demolition of the Bristol Railroad Station waiting platform in 1983]
It was replaced with a smaller platform for commuter rail. -
[Demolition of the Bristol Railroad Station waiting platform in 1983]
It was replaced with a smaller platform for commuter rail. -
[Temporary stairs to waiting platform at Bristol Railroad Station during demolition and reconstruction of the platform in 1983]
Photograph taken on Garden Street sides. -
[Temporary stairs to waiting platform at Bristol Railroad Station during demolition and reconstruction of the platform in 1983]
Photograph taken on Garden Street sides. -
[Temporary stairs to waiting platform at Bristol Railroad Station during demolition and reconstruction of the platform in 1983]
Photograph taken on Garden Street sides. -
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[Pennsylvania Railroad crossing at Jefferson Avenue]
The path of the railroad was moved two blocks to the left. The dark colored building on the lower left is a storage area of Edward T. Steel worsted mill (yarns). Across Jefferson Avenue, the white and gray buildings were warehouses of the Grundy Company worsted mills. The area in the upper right was developed into the community of Harriman during World War I. The photograph was taken from on top of the Steel’s Mill water tower. -
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"New Pennsylvania Railroad Station, Bristol, PA"
"March 1910" on front of image has been crossed out and replaced with "Nov. 1911."
When the Pennsylvania Railroad was elevated in 1910, the course was changed and a new station erected at Beaver and Prospect Streets. It was opened in 1911. Tickets were purchased at ground level. A stairway on each side of the four tracks led to the boarding area and a heated waiting area. A tunnel was built for easy access from one side of the tracks to the other. Each side also had a freight elevator. The photograph shows the northbound side. In the picture a covering extends over the roadway. It was later removed. In 1997, the various service clubs of Bristol, led by the Bristol Cultural and Historical Foundation, formed an organization to purchase and present the ground level ticket office. As of Autumn 1999, the project was nearing completion.
(Addendum) The completed station opened October 21, 2000 as a coffee house called Boosters. -
