RPPC Trolley Wreck Car 315 Derailed Electric Railway Accident 1915 Endicott, NY

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Striking real photo postcard (RPPC) documenting a dramatic electric railway trolley wreck, postmarked 1915 from Endicott, New York. This is an extraordinary early transportation accident image showing a fully overturned streetcar beside twisted rails, with a second trolley car (No. 53) stopped behind it.These early disaster postcards were often produced shortly after accidents as local documentation pieces and are now highly sought after by collectors of railway history and industrial photography.? Front Image DetailsPrimary wrecked streetcar clearly numbered 315, lying completely on its side.Exposed undercarriage, trucks, wheels, and mechanical components—an exceptional view rarely captured so clearly.Severely twisted track and damaged trestle/bridge section in foreground.A second electric trolley (car No. 53) stands intact behind the wreck, likely part of the recovery or following train.Rural landscape with houses and trees in the distance provides geographic context.Excellent detail: you can see brake rigging, wheel assemblies, couplers, and structural framing.This is a superb mechanical study image, highly collectible for railway historians and traction enthusiasts.? Back DetailsPostmarked Endicott, New York – August 6, 1915, addressed to English Center, Pennsylvania.Message fills the back in the classic early 20th-century slanted script.1¢ green Washington stamp (Scott #405).Publisher: Real photo AZO stamp box with four triangles up (1904–1918).The sender even references the wreck, giving this card personal and documentary value.? Historical ContextDuring the early 1900s, electric streetcars and interurban railways were booming across the Northeast and Midwest.Accidents, although relatively rare, were often photographed for:newspaper illustrationcompany documentationsouvenir sales to localstransit industry studyTrolley wreck RPPCs are prized because they show:early electric rolling stock constructiondamage patternstrack layout and designthe realities of early mass transitCar 315 appears to be a wood-bodied electric interurban or streetcar, typical of lines operating throughout upstate New York around this time.Because so many streetcar systems disappeared entirely after the 1930s, images like this serve as important historical records of vanished equipment and lines.? Postcard TypeReal Photo Postcard (RPPC)AZO stamp box (four triangles up, ca. 1904–1918)Standard 3.5” x 5.5”? ConditionGood contrast with sharp mechanical detail.Light edge wear and a stain on the reverse (does not affect image).Postmarked, written, and mailed in 1915.No major creases on the image side; some typical age toning.? Ideal For Collectors OfElectric railway & streetcar historyTrolley wrecks & accident documentationEarly transportation RPPCsInterurban & traction linesIndustrial archaeologyUpstate New York history

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