Trolley Museum
by Jim Cook
Title
Trolley Museum
Artist
Jim Cook
Medium
Photograph - Infrared
Description
The Electric City Trolley Museum is housed in a late 19th century mill building, beautifully restored as the museums interpretive center. In 1877 Scranton was Pennsylvania's first city with a successful pioneer trolley line and became known as the "Electric City". The facility itself is located next to the Steamtown National Historic Site and is on a long term lease from the national park service. The museum boasts a 50 seat theatre and many interactive displays that help tell the story of "The Third Rail".
The Third Rail was a semi continuous rigid conductor rail put between two rails or right alongside them to provide direct electic current.Overhead systems gained more favor through the years but todays technology has advanced to the point that bottom rails are more cost efficient than steam or diesel units.London England actually uses a four rail system at one of their lines. By eliminating the overhead structure that supports the wires it is much more visually appealing as well.
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More of my work can be seen at http://www.jcookphotos.com or here in FAA at http://1-jim-cook.artistwebsites.com/
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March 10th, 2014
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Calvin Boyer
In addition to the banner, I am adding this more permanent recognition of its FEATURE on the homepage of A TREE OR TREES IN BLACK AND WHITE. I try mightily to feature only images that would be at home in a juried competition. No doubt that this image fits that bill. CONGRATULATIONS! And consider adding your image to DISCUSSIONS "Please post your featured photograph here" for greater, long-lasting visibility.