Union Traction streetcar No. 18, overturned at Soquel and Pacific A crowd gathered around Union Traction streetcar #18, overturned at Soquel and Pacific. The conductor and most passengers had left the car after an earlier accident. The unattended car rolled backwards along Soquel Avenue until it left the tracks at the turn onto Pacific. One passenger, Mrs. Hildreth Foster, was injured she later recovered. The streetcar was reassembled and returned to service. Source of information: Notes on back of photo McCaleb pp. 92-93
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A crowd gathered around Union Traction streetcar #18, overturned at Soquel and Pacific. The conductor and most passengers had left the car after an earlier accident. The unattended car rolled backwards along Soquel Avenue until it left the tracks at the turn onto Pacific. One passenger, Mrs. Hildreth Foster, was injured she later recovered. The streetcar was reassembled and returned to service. Source of information: Notes on back of photo McCaleb pp. 92-93
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image
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LH-0407
Language
English
Subject
Accidents-Vehicles Pacific Avenue Streetcars Union Traction Company
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