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[Ship “S.S. Bristol City” on the Delaware River]
Photograph developed in 1932. According to newspaper evidence, the ship photographed is the “S.S. Bristol City” from England. That ship was the first to navigate to Trenton, N.J. following the deepening of the Delaware River channel. Part of the cargo was unloaded in Philadelphia and sent by train. The main cargo was 2,500 tons of China clay. The ship set sail on the return journey July 3, 1932. Officials from Bristol ,PA greeted the ship as it passed Bristol Borough on the Delaware River. -
[Ship “S.S. Bristol City” on the Delaware River]
Photograph developed in 1932. According to newspaper evidence, the ship photographed is the “S.S. Bristol City” from England. That ship was the first to navigate to Trenton, N.J. following the deepening of the Delaware River channel. Part of the cargo was unloaded in Philadelphia and sent by train. The main cargo was 2,500 tons of China clay. The ship set sail on the return journey July 3, 1932. Officials from Bristol ,PA greeted the ship as it passed Bristol Borough on the Delaware River. -
[Ship “S.S. Bristol City” on the Delaware River]
Photograph developed in 1932. According to newspaper evidence, the ship photographed is the “S.S. Bristol City” from England. That ship was the first to navigate to Trenton, N.J. following the deepening of the Delaware River channel. Part of the cargo was unloaded in Philadelphia and sent by train. The main cargo was 2,500 tons of China clay. The ship set sail on the return journey July 3, 1932. Officials from Bristol ,PA greeted the ship as it passed Bristol Borough on the Delaware River. -
[Flooding of the Delaware River]
This shows Lion’s Park behind the Bristol Riverside Theater. -
[Flooding of the Delaware River]
Photographed is the Market Street wharf and the parking lot behind the bank building at Radcliffe Street and Market Street. -
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[“Hollow Creek”, also known as Adams Hollow Creek]
Known as Adams Hollow Creek on most maps, this body of water flows from Silver Lake (Mill Pond) and passes through Bristol. Bristol Borough’s boundary extended to the creek in 1801 and extended beyond it in 1922 with the annexation of the Harriman District.Tags Bristol Borough -
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[Pennsylvania Railroad switcher 0-6-0B]
Photographed by William Grow of Bristol. -
[Pennsylvania Railroad #7810 (jackshaft) electric, designed for Manhattan transfer through tubes under the Hudson River to New York City]
Photographed by William Grow of Bristol. -
[Pennsylvania Railroad 2-8-0 H small freight engine built at Altoona, PA]
Photographed by William Grow of Bristol. -
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[Pennsylvania Railroad 2-8-0 H Steam Engine light freight]
Square tops “Belparie” boiler.
Photographed by William Grow of Bristol. -
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[Switcher engine (0-6-0 B) of the Pennsylvania Railroad taken in the Morrisville yard]
This train was mainly for freight use. Freight Engine photograph taken by William Grow, 6/60 Morrisville Yard. -
[Pennsylvania Railroad steamer for fast passenger runs]
Often double headed. Over 450 engines were built. Taken in the Morrisville yard by William Grow 6/60. Most popular Engine K-4 4-6-2. -
[Most popular Engine, K-4 4-6-2]
Taken in Morrisville, PA yard by William Grow 6/60. -
[Freight Engine 4-8-2 M]
Taken in Morrisville Yard by William Grow 6/60. -
[4-4-2 E class passenger engine that went from station to station (such as Croydon to Bristol)]
Taken in Morrisville Yard by William Grow 6/60. -
[Passenger Engine-Local 4-4-0 E class]
Taken in Morrisville Yard by William Grow 6/60. -
[Pennsylvania R.R. passenger engine, traded to the New Jersey seashore]
4-4-2 E. Freight Engine.
Photograph taken by William Grow 6/60 Morrisville Yard. -
Postcard: "Spruce St. Crosing [sic] P.R.R. Bristol PA."
Spruce Street Crossing Pennsylvania Railroad (P.R.R). Bristol, PA.
When the PRR was elevated in 1900, six underpasses were required on Otter Street, Bath Street, Spruce Street, Corson Street, Beaver Street, and Jefferson Avenue. Two were required over water. One was over Otter Creek, which came from Silver Lake and the other was over the Canal above Jefferson Avenue. -
[Pennsylvania Railroad station in Bristol]
The PRR station opened in 1911. Upkeep was not done on the station and it fell into disrepair. A new platform was built and a small waiting area on the platforms. -
[Pennsylvania Railroad station in Bristol in disrepair]
The PRR station opened in 1911. Upkeep was not done on the station and it fell into disrepair. A new platform was built and a small waiting area on the platforms. -
[Pennsylvania Railroad station in Bristol in disrepair]
The PRR station opened in 1911. Upkeep was not done on the station and it fell into disrepair. A new platform was built and a small waiting area on the platforms. -
[Bristol Railroad Station waiting area on the southbound side (Garden Street)]
Erected 1910 when the route through Bristol was elevated. The waiting area was torn down in 1983 and replaced with an open, small area for regional commuter trains between Trenton, NJ and Philadelphia. -
[Bristol Railroad Station waiting area on the southbound side (Garden Street)]
Erected 1910 when the route through Bristol was elevated. The waiting area was torn down in 1983 and replaced with an open small area for regional commuter trains between Trenton, NJ and Philadelphia. Note the elevator freight on the right. Elevators were required when the railroad through Bristol was elevated in 1910. -
[Bristol Railroad Station ticket office at Prospect and Washington Streets]
This station was originally built in 1910. Closed, but historically restored and completed in 2000 and opened as a coffee house. As of 2020, it is a daycare center. Building restoration was completed by a confederation of Bristol Service clubs. -
[Bristol Railroad Station ticket office at Prospect and Washington Streets]
This station was originally built in 1910. Closed, but historically restored and completed in 2000 and opened as a coffee house. As of 2020, it is a daycare center. Building restoration was completed by a confederation of Bristol Service clubs. -
[Northbound waiting area platform at Bristol Railroad Station]
Left of center is the freight elevator. A tunnel connecting the two sides is visible in the lower center. The ticket office is in the lower left. Visible are pipes from the street level building, intended for carrying hot water for heating the two upper level waiting rooms. -
[Stairway entrance to the northbound waiting platform at Bristol Railroad Station before it was demolished in 1983]
It was replaced with a new platform. -
[Construction of a temporary waiting area at Bristol Railroad Station in preparation for the removal of the 1910 waiting platform]
Photograph taken on Garden Street. -
[Foundation for new waiting area platform at Bristol Railroad Station]
Photograph taken from Garden Street. -
[Preparation for the demolition of Bristol Railroad Station's waiting area platform in 1983]
Photograph taken from the Garden Street side. -
[Demolition of the Bristol Railroad Station waiting platform in 1983]
It was replaced with a smaller platform for commuter rail. -
[Demolition of the Bristol Railroad Station waiting platform in 1983]
It was replaced with a smaller platform for commuter rail. -
[Temporary stairs to waiting platform at Bristol Railroad Station during demolition and reconstruction of the platform in 1983]
Photograph taken on Garden Street sides. -
[Temporary stairs to waiting platform at Bristol Railroad Station during demolition and reconstruction of the platform in 1983]
Photograph taken on Garden Street sides. -
[Temporary stairs to waiting platform at Bristol Railroad Station during demolition and reconstruction of the platform in 1983]
Photograph taken on Garden Street sides. -
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