Trolley Tracks

Just this last Wednesday, the Fall River History Club was mesmerized by a talk by George Petrin in the history of the Trolley system in Fall River. The talk was entertaining, informative, and loved by one and all. George’s interest in his subject is apparent—and contagious!

Then, just yesterday, as I was driving on North Main Street near Walnut, I saw am amazing sight! A road construction crew was opening up the street and had revealed old Trolley tracks! I pulled over and snaps these shots.

I asked for a piece, but they said that they were removing them in 8 foot chunks.

Later, as I was driving by my friend and fellow History Club founder Al Lima to see the tracks, we saw that by the afternoon, the job was complete and the tracks were gone. But one nice construction worker yelled out to me, “Hey, we saved you a piece!” And they had! A heavy 2.5 foot slice of the old Fall River Trolley track was loaded into my trunk! It was so much fun and everyone on the site felt good that someone had saved a part.

The trolley segment will be given to George Petrin this afternoon. He is, after all, the man who inspired my interest in this topic. It is a small gift for such a great talk!