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- Creators: McLaughlin, Herb, 1918-1991
- Creators: Scott, Bill (William Henry), 1892-1975
- Member of: Greater Arizona Collection
ContributorsMcLaughlin, Dorothy, 1912-2005 (Photographer) / McLaughlin, Herb, 1918-1991 (Photographer) / McCulloch Bros. (Contributor)
Created1970
ContributorsFleming, Lawrence J., 1932- (Interviewer) / Scott, Bill (William Henry), 1892-1975 (Interviewee)
Created1972-01-30
Description
Bill Scott began working for the Phoenix Street Railway in 1924. In this interview, Scott and Fleming discuss the types of cars used on the Railway and details of their construction and operation, individual lines, accidents, working conditions for Railway employees, various of Scott's colleagues, and Fleming's efforts to preserve historic streetcars.
ContributorsFleming, Lawrence J., 1932- (Interviewer) / Scott, Bill (William Henry), 1892-1975 (Interviewee)
Created1972-01-30
Description
Fleming and Scott discuss the types of cars used on the Railway and details of their construction and operation, including the procedure for charging them, use of lights to indicate whether passengers were waiting at a particular stop, what colors they were painted, and handling livestock grazing on right-of-ways; individual Railway lines, including the exact route of the Glendale line and the year of its decommissioning, the various lines Scott drove on, and the use of buses on the Kenilworth line in the 1930s; working conditions, including salaries and motormen being robbed; the construction of the tracks the Railway ran over; and Fleming's efforts to locate, acquire, and preserve historic streetcars.
ContributorsFleming, Lawrence J., 1932- (Interviewer) / Scott, Bill (William Henry), 1892-1975 (Interviewee)
Created1972-01-30
Description
Fleming and Scott discuss specific routes, including a route running to the fairgrounds, the Hollywood line, and the Orangewood line; operation of the cars, including bells, handbrakes, airbrakes, issues caused by dirt on the tracks interrupting the electrical connection with the car, running out of power, single versus double trucks, turning individual cars, and altering seating configurations; specific cars, including #33; various of Scott's colleagues, including "Shorty" Baker; anecdotes regarding Scott's time as a motorman, including accidents and a passenger who used the noise made by a defective wheel as an alarm clock; and Fleming's memories of riding on the Railway as a small child.
ContributorsFleming, Lawrence J., 1932- (Interviewer) / Scott, Bill (William Henry), 1892-1975 (Interviewee)
Created1972-01-30
DescriptionFleming and Scott discuss the construction of the cars used on the Railway, Fleming's planned book regarding the Phoenix Street Railway, Scott's photographs depicting the Railway and its employees, various of Scott's colleagues, and Phoenix's growth.
ContributorsMcLaughlin, Dorothy, 1912-2005 (Photographer) / McLaughlin, Herb, 1918-1991 (Photographer) / McCulloch Bros. (Contributor)
Created1970
ContributorsMcLaughlin, Dorothy, 1912-2005 (Photographer) / McLaughlin, Herb, 1918-1991 (Photographer) / McCulloch Bros. (Contributor)
Created1970
ContributorsMcLaughlin, Dorothy, 1912-2005 (Photographer) / McLaughlin, Herb, 1918-1991 (Photographer) / McCulloch Bros. (Contributor)
Created1970
ContributorsMcLaughlin, Dorothy, 1912-2005 (Photographer) / McLaughlin, Herb, 1918-1991 (Photographer) / McCulloch Bros. (Contributor)
Created1970
ContributorsMcLaughlin, Dorothy, 1912-2005 (Photographer) / McLaughlin, Herb, 1918-1991 (Photographer) / McCulloch Bros. (Contributor)
Created1970