they were in use in 1940s, while I was in high school.. it was fun to go to the rear and yank the power feed of and loose power .... the conductor had to go around to the rear and pull the power arm down and reseat it on the power line. The end of one line went way out (ha ha) to the stadium that is now called WAR MEMORIAL DR. It was a dirt street then. RUSS [email protected] Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ARK, Professionals built the TITANIC. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, August 06, 2000 11:06 AM Subject: Re: [ILPEORIA-L] Re:trolley cars >I'm also curious about street cars/trolley cars in Peoria at the turn of the >century. My grandfather, Thomas LOWRY, was a streetcar conductor in Peoria at >about that time. > >Thanks! > >Kevin > > >==== ILPEORIA Mailing List ==== >Search this list's archived messages! >http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > >