THE 80'S, PT3

More of Hillsdale in the 80's...

County Lane in the 80's.

The shop is empty, but traffic is rolling into and out of town.

The Hillsdale Bus Lines shuttle to Philadelphia heads out. Since I-76, the main route between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, doesn't run this far south, it will be a 90 min ride to the Interstate, then another four hours to Philly.

The fire engine returns to town, after fighting a house fire. The occupants made it out safely, but the home was a total loss.

The 80's were still the heyday of the COE, Cab Over Engine. One of the most popular COE tractors was made by Freightliner, such as this one pulling a then-new 45' trailer. With the relaxing of length limits in the 90's, operators turned to conventional tractors, for both more comfort (no engine hump taking up all the space between the seats) and for better aerodynamics ( no more big, flat front end!).