41st & Haverford Avenue Steam Dummy Depot This 1877 illustration is an excerpt from a page entitled
Rapid Transit in Philadelphia: The New Steam Cars on the Market Street Line.
The steam dummies' compact steam engines and complex drive gear proved less than reliable.
Joel Spivak collection

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