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When Jean Loughrey thinks of the trolley lines that once connected towns within Westmoreland County, it doesn’t take long for her to recall some “very good memories.” Loughrey, 92, of Delmont said she used to take the trolley from a station in Jeannette to Greensburg, where she took classes at
Many Westmoreland County residents rely on public buses to get around. Electric-powered trolleys — or streetcars — previously provided that function from the late 19th century through the mid-20th century. “Greensburg was one of the earliest communities to have this innovative form of mass transport,” Robert Van Atta noted in
Joyce Hanz | Tribune-Review Larry Boehm, 47, president of the Leechburg Area Museum and Historical Society, walks along remaining trolley shed foundations along Route 66 in Leechburg on Jan. 12, 2020. Courtesy of the Leechburg Area Museum and Historical Society Trolley operator Walter Knell stands beside a car in Leechburg. Susan Harwick of East Vandergrift identified Knell as her maternal grandfather, saying it’s one of the few photographs of him. Courtesy of the Leechburg Area Museum and Historical Society A trolley travels down Market Street in Leechburg in this undated image. Courtes...