Trolley at Auction

jdorn · **Joined:** Fri Sep 28, 2012 7:11 am **Posts:** 71

Just saw what is left of a trolley at an upcoming auction. I don't know anything, but thought I would share.

https://hibid.com/lot/289664504/36-trol ... ef=catalog

Alexander D. Mitchell IV · **Posted:** Thu Mar 19, 2026 7:26 pm

Well, I DO need another chicken coop, but this is a bit too far away from Arizona for me to consider.

wesp · **Posted:** Sat Mar 21, 2026 9:25 am

From a Facebook group.

Quote:

It's not preserved, having sat in a forest for at least the last 40 years (that's when we last saw a photo of it). It is ex-Dayton and Xenia, prior to that, ex-ex-Maumee Valley, product of the Cincinnati Car Co. It and another brother went to DandX and ran until 1940, and four other brothers went to Cincinnati Street Railway and ran until 1951.

Larry Lovejoy · **Posted:** Mon Mar 23, 2026 7:46 pm

Well, it does cast a shadow....

Could be a three-dimensional blueprint. More likely it's a candidate "organ donor".

Based on the averred heritage, this is what it looked like back in the day.

https://www.newdavesrailpix.com/day/htm ... t_1939.htm

That photo is likely a better memorial to the Dayton & Xenia than any attempt to save this wretched carbody. We tend to be crazy cat ladies about such things. Sorry, not all the cats are wonderful. It's absolutely not necessary to save all of the cats.

/s/ Larry

jayrod · **Posted:** Tue Mar 24, 2026 4:59 pm

Alexander D. Mitchell IV wrote:

Well, I DO need another chicken coop, but this is a bit too far away from Arizona for me to consider.

As of 30 minutes before closing, you can bid $2.00 and it'll be yours to coop yer cluckers. Just take a vacay back east, bungee it to the roof of your car like an old mattress and your peeps will be joyful upon your return.

o anderson · **Posted:** Wed Mar 25, 2026 9:33 pm

SOLD! $85.00
I am curious who got it. From what I heard, second hand, it was confirmed by those who visited that the car is D&X number 119. The Carillon Park historic site might be a good destination, if someone got it just to save it.