The Jersey Shore Historical Society of Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania, announced today on their Facebook page that contrary to previous plans, they are not going to acquire the body of Jersey Shore Street Railway 14. The car is currently stored at the Peter Herdic Transportation Museum in Williamsport, PA, but that museum has deaccessed it and wants it gone by August 2024. JSHS had come to an agreement in 2021 to acquire the car (see here) but they've decided that they need the funds elsewhere. If a new home is not found, the car will presumably be demolished.
Car 14 is a body, of course, and it's far from pristine but it looks to be in better shape than a lot of bodies out there. According to information I've received, it was built in 1894 as an open car but its builder is unknown. It originally ran in Philadelphia, first for the Electric Traction Company, then for Union Traction, then for Philadelphia Rapid Transit, where it was numbered 86. It's not clear when it went to Jersey Shore, but on JSSR it was first numbered 101 and was later rebuilt as a one-man car and renumbered 14. The photo above was taken in 2021.
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