Trolleys were mass transit mainstays in Westmoreland Co. for half-century
Courtesy of Latrobe Area Historical Society
Turn-of-the-century trolley in Latrobe.
Courtesy of Latrobe Area Historical Society
A trolley ticket from 1905.
Courtesy of Latrobe Area Historical Society
This ticket was issued on Aug. 2, 1952, for West Penn Railways’ final trolley run between Latrobe and the Mt. Pleasant Township village of Hecla.
Louis B. Ruediger | Tribune-Review
Steel beam exposed in the meeting room at Greensburg City Hall are the original structure of the Trolley Station.
Louis B. Ruediger | Tribune-Review
Steel beams exposed in the hallway at Greensburg City Hall are the original structure of the trolley station.
Courtesy of McCormick Taylor
PennDOT is planning to incorporate a section of former trolley right-of-way in the Mt. Pleasant Township village of Norvelt into a proposed realignment of Route 981, as part of the Laurel Valley Transportation Improvement Project. Here, a trace of the old trolley bed can be seen to the west of 981 looking north toward Windy Hill Road.
