Trolleyology: Beaver Valley Traction

Beaver Valley Traction
Presented by George Gula
February 20, 2024
The first horsecars of the Beaver Valley Street Railway Company began running on July 4, 1885. Electric streetcar service started on December 5, 1891. Eventually, a number of companies would be created and merged into the Beaver Valley Traction Company which connected Morado Park, Beaver Falls, Beaver, Rochester, Freedom and Aliquippa, ending at the Edgeworth Borough line. The Philadelphia Company, which also owned Pittsburgh Railways, purchased the BVT and unsuccessfully attempted to link the two properties after being stymied by Sewickley and Edgeworth Boroughs. After it was turned loose on its own, the line experienced ever worsening circumstances. The last car ran on August 10, 1937. This program will show the rise and fall of the streetcar in Beaver County from 1885 to 1937.
00:00 Intro
06:18 Beaver Valley Traction

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A presentation that is better than excellent by a better than excellent presenter and a better than excellent host.

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Regarding the location in Beaver at 16:10. The stone faced building in the center with the peaked facade still exists, albeit without the facade, as do the buildings on either side. It is 570 Third St. The furniture store and the building to the left were replaced. The photographer is standing on the SE corner of Third St and College Ave, looking NE.