The company office was located in the carbarn on Beach Avenue in Saco.
Five Points in Biddeford is seen on the map on the far left. The end of the
line at Old Orchard Beach can be seen on the far right.
No. 10 was one of the two "new" cars that the above newspaper
talks about. No. 10 was the vintage car used by the June 18, 1939,
Farwell fan trip passengers.
Biddeford Daily Journal - January 29, 1900
After passing under the B & M RR overpass, No. 10 is heading toward
Half-way while traveling on Orchard Street (now Old Orchard Road)
on its way to Old Orchard Beach.
Courtesy of Saco Museum - the Foster Leavitt, Sr. Collection
Photo by C. D. Duncan
At the Half-Way intersection, turning out from Orchard Street
(now Old Orchard Road) towards Saco Avenue, heading toward Old Orchard
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At the Tabernacle Turnout on Union Avenue, Old Orchard Beach. No. 10
with the Farewll fans and the Birney car, No. 607, that the fans would
be riding next. O. R. Cummings Collection 2009_2_15_051
Turning from Union Avenue Union Avenue, OOB, onto Washington
Avenue, en route to Old Orchard Beach
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At the Tabernacle Turnout on Union Avenue, Old Orchard Beach waiting
to turn onto Washington Avenue heading towards Old Orchard Beach
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On Saco Avenue, Old Orchard Beach, with the Old Orchard House in
the background - O. R. Cummings Collection 2009_2_15_073
On Old Orchard Street, after turning from Saco Avenue, heading toward
the end of the line at the B & M RR crossing at Old Orchard Beach
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The operator for No. 10 during the trip was
E. I. Hill. Here he is at Kelley's Turnout, on
Orchard Street (now Old Orchard Road),
No. 10 in the background. He is using
the B&S phone to talk with the dispatcher
back at the carbarn.
Photo by Gerry Cunningham
Turning out from Orchard Street (now Old Orchard Road) onto Beach
Street as the Farewell fans return to the carbarn. There they will board
Birney car No 607 and travel the Saco-Biddeford route as the second
portion of the fan trip.
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No. 607, a one-man, single-truck, Birney Safety Car, was originally a Portland Railroad (PRR) car purchased from the Wason Company in 1919. The B&S bought No. 607 and several other Birney cars from the PRR in 1937.
No. 607 with the Farewell fans on board after leaving the Beach Street
carbarn are on Main Street in downtown Saco. Heading to Biddeford.
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Elm Street, Biddeford, heading to Main Street
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Elm Street, Biddeford, heading back to Main Street
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Main Street, Saco, Nourses Crossing, heading to Beach Street
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Main Street, Saco, Nourses Crossing, heading to Beach Street
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No. 31 is a double-truck, 12-bench, open car, that, like No. 10, was purchased from the J. G. Brill Company. It arrived, with three other 12-bench open cars, on June 6, 1900.
Click Here: Read about Car 31 and the Biddeford and Saco Railroad during the year that Car 31 arrived in the Biddeford-Saco area, 124 years ago, on June 6, 1900.
Biddeford Daily - June 7, 1900
As Car 31, with all the Farewell fans on board, was leaving the Beach
Street carbarn, it derailed. Fans were actually interested to see and
in some cases, participating, in getting Car 31 back on track.
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Open Car No. 49, 12-bench (1903) waiting for Car 31 to be back on track.
Across the street from the Beach Street Carbarn, Saco
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Across the street from the Beach Street Carbarn, Saco. Once Car 31
was back on the tracks, it would head out for Old Orchard Beach
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H. Lincoln "Linc" Harrison was on the Farewell trip and he actually did help the crew to put Car 31 back on track.
Click Here: Linc was featured in the Worcester, MA, Sunday Telegram, newspaper in August 1961
At Kelley's Turnout (siding) Orchard Street on (now Old Orchard Road)
towards Old Orchard Beach
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At Kelly's Turnout (siding) Orchard Street (now Old Orchard Road)
towards Old Orchard Beach
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At Kelly's Turnout (siding) Orchard Street (now Old Orchard Road)
towards Old Orchard Beach
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End the line in Old Orchard Beach at the B & M Railroad Crossing
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Here is Car 31 in place in June 1999, during one of its stops during its
Home Tour to celebrate the 60th anniversary of it being saved.
The railroad tracks and the building on the right in the background
are in the photo taken 60 years earlier during the Farewell Fan Trip.
PWM photo
Click Here: Car 31 Returned Home to Biddeford, Saco, and OOB in 1999 - 60th Anniversary Home Tour
End the line in Old Orchard Beach at the B & M Railroad Crossing
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End the line in Old Orchard Beach at the B & M Railroad Crossing
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Returning from Old Orchard Beach. On Orchard Street (now Old Orchard Road).
Just about to pass underneath the B & M RR overpass.
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After returning from Old Orchard Beach, Car 31 passed by the Saco
carbarn on Beach Street. A very short distance after the carbarn is
another B & M RR overpass. Car 31 is seen here passing under it.
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One of the stories told by John Amlaw about his being onboard Car 31 during the Farewell Fan Trip;
he talks about one of the fans, George King, and how for an extended time, George constantly pulled the rope that made the conductor's bell ring. And ring very loudly. John was in the seat located underneath where the conductor's bell was located. Bing! Bing! Bing, Bing! It was a nuisance! So, I stood up and disconnected the rope from the bell.
From Saco, on to Biddeford, up Alfred Street to Five Points. Here is
Car 31 at Five Points, leaving Alfred Street and turning towards Elm Street.
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Another story while Car 31 was at the Five Points, it was decided by the handful of the group that put the trip together, that Car 31 would be the B&S car that they would save.
Main Street, Biddeford facing City Hall and heading towards Elm Street
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in the opening photo of Car 31 at Five Points, I mentioned there is still one fan from the Farewell Fan Trip that was made on June 18, 1939, that is now 104 years old. That is Arthur Ellis, from Pennsylvania. Art was also one of the founders of the
Pennsylvania Trolley Museum in Washington, PA.
Screenshot of Art Ellis operating No. 78 on June 8, 2024, at the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum
The Farewell Fan Trip came to an end...Ted, John, and Gerry knew the cost to be $150 for the car they chose (Car 31). They had a goal, to have ten friends each contribute $15. Once the dust settled down after the fan trip. They did not have a commitment from ten friends. The $150 was due on July 5, 1939. In addition, they needed money to cover the costs associated with the equipment, etc., needed for loading and transporting Car 31 to its new location.
To Be Continued...Click Here: to go to the next post "The Last Day of Trolley Opps. July 5, 1939"
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