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A dim, empty interior of an old railway car: a center aisle with a ribbed floor runs between rows of brown seats, each with a vertical metal grab pole, under a row of ceiling lights, with arched windows along the sides and a pair of large windows at the far end. — Download original ↓

June 7, 1986 · Union, IL

Interior of an old electric railway car, looking down the aisle between rows of seats with grab poles, likely 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

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