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Video: Public Service Coordinated Transport: Union and Essex County Lines. Mark I Video, copyright 1992. DVD safe copy.

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DVD: Public Service Coordinated Transport: Union and Essex County Lines. Mark I Video, copyright 1992. DVD copy of VHS tape cassette made 2011. Black-and-white / color / sound (big band music). Running time: 30:00. Copy 1 only for file use (safety copy.) See archives 2011.001.0021 for record of original purchased format. Attached to this record is an MP4 copy for local usage. Archival footage with titles and captions of streetcars and trolley scenes from the 1930s to early 1950s. Filmed by Sid Silleck, Walter Druck, Don Van Court, Arthur Lindo and John Briggs. (Other credits appear in video.) Spine title of original cassette case titled: Public Service Trolleys. Cassette label read Union and Essex counties, but it does have Hudson County including Hoboken lines which is stated on the printed insert of the cassette case. See notes for text of printed case insert.

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Notes: Text of printed insert for cassette case with 2011.001.0021 Public Service Trolleys In its heyday, Public Service Coordinated Transport of New Jersey operated 2500 trolleys over 900 miles of track, carrying more than 400 million passengers a year. This program, comprised of extremely rare archival film footage, offers a tour of several Union, Essex, and Hudson County lines, including the South Kearney, Jackson, Union City, 21-Orange, 23-Central Avenue, and 29-Bloomfield Avenue routes, and the Newark trolley subway. You'll also visit the unique trolley elevated line, which extended from the Lackawanna Railroad's Hoboken Terminal to Sip Avenue in Jersey City. Trackside and onboard views are presented. Additional scenes include scrapping of the trolleys in 1949 and a section on the dual-powered (electric and internal combustion) All-Service Vehicles. Filmed by Sid Silleck, Walter Druck, Don Van Court, Arthur Lonto, and John Briggs. 30 MINUTES COLOR AND B/W ARCHIVE FILM SOUNDTRACK FEATURES BIG BAND MUSIC Produced by Marc S. Balkin Copyright 1992, Mark I Video. Duplication, Rental, and Exhibition Prohibited. FREE CATALOG AVAILABLE: MARK I VIDEO P.O. BOX 404, NEW MILFORD, NJ 07646 1 -800-66-MARK 1 Cover Photo Courtesy Mitch Dakelman Jacket Design by Anne Marie Sole Status: OK Status By: dw Status Date: 2011-03-31