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"Bath Street Terminus, Langhorne, Newtown, & Doylestown Trolley"
Bath Street Terminus, Langhorne, Newtown and Doylestown Trolley line called Bucks County Electric Railroad Company. Original Company chartered 1895. The trolley reached Bristol in October 1899. This photograph was taken on Bath Street, where it intersects with Otter Street. The building on the right is the Closson Hotel, later called the Keystone Hotel. Trolley lines ceased operation about 1932. -
[Negative of a photograph of the former Bristol Post Office]
The large brick building on the right once housed the Bristol Post Office, which moved to its present location in 1914 on Beaver and Prospect Streets. The upper story was used as a meeting room. Later, shops were located in the building which was at Radcliffe and Market Streets. The stone building adjacent to the Post Office was a bank, The Bristol Trust Company, which opened in 1908. Note the trolley and tracks. -
Postcard: "Post Office, Bristol, PA."
The large brick building on the right once housed the Bristol Post Office, which moved to its present location in 1914 on Beaver and Prospect Streets. The upper story was used as a meeting room. Later, shops were located in the building which was at Radcliffe and Market Streets. The stone building adjacent to the Post Office was a bank, The Bristol Trust Company, which opened in 1908. Note the trolley and tracks. -
Postcard: "Croydon, PA"
Bridge connecting Croydon (Bristol Township) and Bridgewater (Bensalem Township) over the Neshaminy Creek. Trolley appears to be going toward Bensalem Township. The electric trolley ran on US Route 13 (Bristol Pike) from circa 1900-1932. A trolley yard was located in Croydon on the right side going north. -
[Trolley on Radcliffe Street, Bristol (opposite Dorrance Street)]
The trolley line ran through Bristol between 1900 and 1932. This was connecting Philadelphia and Morrisville via Bristol. -
[Estimated to be the main line of the Pennsylvania Railroad, possibly north or south of Bristol, but not in the town]
The railroad through Bristol was elevated in 1910. The railroad trestle would indicate possible replacement in the future. Clothing on the children corresponds with period of the time suggested. People unidentified. -
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[Pennsylvania Railroad Lightweight passenger engine 4-4-O E]
Photograph estimated to have been taken at Schenck’s Station (Croydon) near turn of 19th century. -
[Predecessor to GGI in the 1930s, used for fast passenger service]
Built at Altoona, Pennsylvania. -
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[A railroad switching tower for the Pennsylvania Railroad, just north of Green Lane along North Wilson Avenue]
The name “Grundy” on it honors Joseph Grundy. The building remains as is (as of 2010). Presently (as of 2010), this is an Amtrack headquarters office. -
[A railroad switching tower for the Pennsylvania Railroad, just north of Green Lane along North Wilson Avenue]
The name “Grundy” on it honors Joseph Grundy. The building remains as is (as of 2010). Presently (as of 2010), this is an Amtrack headquarters office. Note the logs. These were cut from trees along the railroad embankment in August 2010. -
[A railroad switching tower for the Pennsylvania Railroad, just north of Green Lane along North Wilson Avenue]
The name “Grundy” on it honors Joseph Grundy. The building remains as is (as of 2010). -
[A railroad switching tower for the Pennsylvania Railroad, just north of Green Lane along North Wilson Avenue]
The name “Grundy” on it honors Joseph Grundy. The building remains as is (as of 2010). -
[Underpass under the Pennsylvania Railroad on Green Lane]
It opened in 1931 and increased safety in travel. Just beyond the bridge, the canal bridge was removed and the area under that bridge was filled in with earth. 24 inch pipes allowed water to pass. This was also in 1931. -
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"New Pennsylvania Railroad Station, Bristol, PA"
"March 1910" on front of image has been crossed out and replaced with "Nov. 1911."
When the Pennsylvania Railroad was elevated in 1910, the course was changed and a new station erected at Beaver and Prospect Streets. It was opened in 1911. Tickets were purchased at ground level. A stairway on each side of the four tracks led to the boarding area and a heated waiting area. A tunnel was built for easy access from one side of the tracks to the other. Each side also had a freight elevator. The photograph shows the northbound side. In the picture a covering extends over the roadway. It was later removed. In 1997, the various service clubs of Bristol, led by the Bristol Cultural and Historical Foundation, formed an organization to purchase and present the ground level ticket office. As of Autumn 1999, the project was nearing completion.
(Addendum) The completed station opened October 21, 2000 as a coffee house called Boosters. -
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[Pennsylvania Railroad crossing at Jefferson Avenue]
The path of the railroad was moved two blocks to the left. The dark colored building on the lower left is a storage area of Edward T. Steel worsted mill (yarns). Across Jefferson Avenue, the white and gray buildings were warehouses of the Grundy Company worsted mills. The area in the upper right was developed into the community of Harriman during World War I. The photograph was taken from on top of the Steel’s Mill water tower. -
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[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. -
[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. -
[Preparation for the demolition of Bristol Railroad Station's waiting area platform in 1983]
Photograph taken from the Garden Street side. -
[Foundation for new waiting area platform at Bristol Railroad Station]
Photograph taken from Garden Street. -
[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. -
[Stairway entrance to the northbound waiting platform at Bristol Railroad Station before it was demolished in 1983]
It was replaced with a new platform. -
[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. -
[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. -
[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 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. -
[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. -
[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. -
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. -
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