Philadelphia, PA
Frankford Depot -The photo is probably from 1923, considering the car on the left.  It's a 3000-series one-man converted open car,which had been rebuilt by PRT from open cars of 1899-1900 vintage and Brill construction.  Those cars were originally two-man, but were rebuilt for one-man operation in 1922.  As converted, most ran until 1928, when they were replaced by 5200's that were also retrofitted for one-man service, though two were sent to Folsom Depot for tripper service until 1931.  The converted opens were gone by 1932.
Caption data from Michael T. Greene
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