Days of Old

Days of Old. Thomaston, Maine. , Days of Old , Open trolley cars were the best way to travel on warm summer days. The R,T&C line running from 1892 to 1931 started in Warren, went right down Main Street, into Rockland and ended in Camden. The tracks were laid on the dirt road. , Regular, closed-in cars, went all year round. These were equipped with "cow-catchers" in winter to push snow off the tracks. , In the street scene, you see Main Street a few years before the elm trees were fully developed over the road. The second house from Main Street, on Beechwood Street, has a hexagonal sided front room. That building once stood on Main Street and served as the trolley ticket office. In the past trolley "parks" were also entertainment centers and one of these, "Oakland Park", is remembered fondly. , Les Transports D'Autrefois , Lors des grandes chaleurs de l'été, les tramways "ouverts" sont un moyen de transport idéal. La ligne passe sur la Grande Rue et se prolonge au-delà de Rockland. Les rails sont posés sur la rue en terre battue, à l'ombre des grands ormes. A une époque, la deuxième maison de Beechwood Street à partir de la Grande Rue, avec sa baie vitrée hexagonale sur le devant, a abrité le bureau de vente de tickets pour le tramway