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Dim streetcar interior with rows of dark seats and chrome grab handles along a sunlit aisle. At the far end is a cab with an orange cabinet under two bright end windows, and a trolley pole shows outside. — Download original ↓

June 7, 1986 · Union, IL

Interior of a preserved streetcar, looking down the aisle toward the operator's end. The note places it at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois.

Date: June 7, 1986
Location: Union, ILApproximate location, placed at the center of the town.
Vehicle: PCC streetcar, Streetcar

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