Dayton Trolleys 1
Ohio, USA
The Dayton Street Railway Company: 23 AP 1933 - 28 AP 1941
The Oakwood Street Railway Company: 19 JA 1936 - 1 OC 1956
The People's Railway Company: 11 OC 1936 - 9 MR 194
The City Railway Company: 25 MR 1938 - 31 OC 1955
The Dayton - Xenia Railway Company: 1 OC 1941 - 31 OC 1955
City Transit Company/MVRTA/GDRTA: 1 NO 1955 - Operating
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MH 542 at a terminus. Richard was Ken's younger brother.
Marmon Herrington 501 followed
by Flyer E700A 900 at 50th anniversary fan trip, April 1983, Photo br R. C.
DeArmond
Marmon Herrington 547. Photo by Ohio
Brass Co; courtesy of the Ohio Museum of Transportation.
Marmon Herrington at Dayton Garage. hoto
by Ohio Brass Co; courtesy of the Ohio Museum of Transportation.
Dayton's Christmas Marmon-Harrington. From Harvey Hylton.
Marmon-Herrington 509. Photo by R.
Hill, provided by Ken Josephson.
Pullman-Standard 437. Is this trolley
lopsided? Photo by R. Hill, provided by Ken Josephson.
Dayton Xmas M-H 559 in San Francisco on Muni property at Duboce
St. and Market St. Photo by Charlie Brown.
Dayton Xmas M-H 559 in Dayton
on Main St. before going to San Francisco. Photo by RTM.
Pullman-Standard 276 on Salem Ave. near the old Miracle Lane shopping center
on route 6 Hillcrest.This was not Pullman-S territory. The Pullmans were housed
at Western Ave., whereas Salem Ave trolleys were based at Bolander Ave. Route
6 no longer exists. Probable photographer Paul Weyrich. 1964. From the collection
of Ken Josephson who acquired it from the late Paul Weyrich.
Pullman-Standard 306 signed up special. This could be for a fan trip. The operator
is not known. Probable photographer Paul Weyrich. 1964?. From the collection
of Ken Josephson who acquired them from the late Paul Weyrich.
Rear end shots of several Marmon Herringtons including 530. Probable photographer
Paul Weyrich. 1964?. From the collection of Ken Josephson who acquired them
from the late Paul Weyrich.
Rear end of Marmon Herrington 555 in the shops. Photo by Paul Weyrich. 1975.
From the collection of Ken Josephson who acquired them from the late Paul
Weyrich.
Marmon Herrington 628 and several more Marmons at the garage. Dayton certainly
had lots of these equisitely beautiful trolleys. Photo by Paul Weyrich.
1975. From the collection of Ken Josephson who acquired them from the late
Paul Weyrich.
Marmon Herrington 555 on the hoists. Photo by Paul
Weyrich. 1975. From the collection of Ken Josephson who acquired them from
the late Paul Weyrich.
Marmon Herrington 524 inside the garage. Photo by Paul
Weyrich. 1975. From the collection of Ken Josephson who acquired them from
the late Paul Weyrich.
Marmon Herrington 55x inside the garage. This paint
scheme could be the first one used by MVRTA. After another scheme to white and
green and then yellow and red, the MVRTA finally went back to original yellow.
Depending on one's tastes, the yellow scheme suited the Marmons the best. Photo
by Paul Weyrich. 1975. From the collection of Ken Josephson who acquired
them from the late Paul Weyrich.
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