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Nostalgia & History > SEPTA Brill Master Unit Upper Darby PA 1977Date: 03/31/23 15:06 SEPTA Brill Master Unit Upper Darby PA 1977 Author: erielackawanna Honestly not totally certain how I finagled this one, but on a trip to visit family in Wilmington, Delaware, I convinced my parents to take two cars (it was nearly a three hour drive) so that my dad and I could go ahead and take photographs of the Red Arrows Lines and Philadelphia and Western on our way. As it was a weekend, rail traffic was light on the interurban lines, but it was still a wonderful step back in time for me and for my dad, who had been a huge Liberty Bell Lines fantatic when he was a teen. The Gulf Oil SEPTA scheme (named because of its similarity to the Gulf Oil sign) on this Brill Master Unit was a short-lived one, but pretty ubiquitious at the time. Despite a couple follow up visits over the years, I never once saw one of these Master Units turn a wheel. The Master Units were built in 1932, which was before my dad was born. Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, June 5, 1977, Charles Freericks photograph.
 Date: 03/31/23 15:58 Re: SEPTA Brill Master Unit Upper Darby PA 1977 Author: Ritzville Very NICE catch!!
Larry Date: 03/31/23 17:20 Re: SEPTA Brill Master Unit Upper Darby PA 1977 Author: Gonut1 I saw them run but in Red Arrow garb. I forgot about the Gulf Oil scheme. Pretty garrish.
Thanks for the memories. Go Date: 03/31/23 17:30 Re: SEPTA Brill Master Unit Upper Darby PA 1977 Author: refarkas Very colorful - I like the Gulf Oil scheme.
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