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Trolley - 1935The
Willimantic trolley car to
Baltic leaving lower Main Street
in April, 1935.
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"Trolley Men"
Workers on the
Westchester to Willimantic Line
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Willimantic Traction
Co. trolleyThe
trolley is heading south on the Old South
Windham Road, crossing the intersection of Kick
Hill Road and about to go up Babcock Hill Road.
In the far background is Route 32 which runs
parallel to the old South Windham Road. |
Willimantic Traction
CompanyConductor's
and Motorman's report forms. |
"Camp
Station" trolley stopThis
was the Willimantic Traction Company’s trolley
stop at “Camp Station”, the stop for the
Willimantic Camp Meeting Association. Joseph
“Al” Beaulieu let us know that, “this stop was
located at Rt 32 and Plain Road at the Camp
Meeting Association entrance” |
Camp
Meeting StationThe
Willimantic Methodist Campground
trolley car stop pictured in
1908
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1909
Trolley CrashThe
December 1909 trolley car crash
took place near Dugway Hill
between Willimantic and South
Windham. Fortunately their were
no injuries amongst the
passengers heading to
Willimantic after a night shift
at the Smith and Winchester
factory. Note that this section
of Route 32 had not been built
yet. |
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The original trolley crossing at
Williams Crossing |
Rebuilt
Williams Crossingk |
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Trolley at Bailey's Ravine |
Trolley at Williams Crossing |
Williams Crossing
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The Baltic "Switch" location. |
Highway and brook crossing
north of Ayers Gap
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The Connecticut Company's last trip on the
Willimantic-Norwich line occurred on November 30,
1936. Here, the last car (Trolley 202) crosses
over the (Bailey's) Ravine Park Road bridge headed to
Willimantic at 12:38 PM
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Wire Car - Willimantic Line
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Williams Crossing
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1933
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1933
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In South Windham
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Miscellaneous added photos - some may be
duplicates of photos above (as of 3-18-2023) |
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Trolley Maps
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