Pullman-Sessions Double Decker Streetcar, Boston, Massachusetts, circa 1892

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Artifact Overview

A number of U.S. railway companies experimented with double-deck streetcars. The West End Street Railway Company in Boston, Massachusetts, tried this one during the winter of 1891-92. The car could seat about 40 passengers on each deck and more could find standing room. While double-deck streetcars carried more passengers, they never became a popular option in the United States.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1892

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

86.18.260.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of John L. Bowditch.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 5.25 in
Width: 8.5 in

Inscriptions

Stamped on back: W. C. WHITCOMB / 2 CLINTON ST., / CAMBRIDGE, MASS.
Pullman-Sessions Double Decker Streetcar, Boston, Massachusetts, circa 1892