Brochure
Tan paper covered brochure (8″ x 10″) for Fitchburg, Ayer and Lowell Street Railway (aka trolley car, electric car, or jolly jumper) from around 1910. It highlights connections such as Whalom Park, Canobie Lake Park, and Wachusett Mountain, and Nabnasset, and includes a Time Table. A full map of the line is inside. It also includes advertisements from many local businesses.
In Westford, the Lowell & Fitchburg Street Railway operated the Branch Line from 1906 to 1920. Trolley service between Graniteville and Forge Village continued until 1932, after which it was briefly replaced by a bus service.
From the archives
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