▁ ▁The ▁P & W ▁once ▁operated ▁local ▁fre ight ▁trains ▁to ▁various ▁indust ries ▁along ▁its ▁line ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁when ▁the ▁Mer ion ▁G olf ▁Cour se ▁stopped ▁its ▁deliver ies ▁of ▁sand ▁and ▁other ▁materials . ▁ ▁With ▁fre ight ▁no ▁longer ▁running , ▁the ▁line ▁no ▁longer ▁required ▁F RA ▁control . ▁It ▁was ▁then ▁dis connected ▁from ▁its ▁last ▁inter change , ▁isol ating ▁the ▁line ▁from ▁the ▁outside ▁world ▁and ▁then ▁immediately ▁converted ▁from ▁a ▁rail road ▁to ▁a ▁more ▁cost - effect ive ▁t rol ley - type ▁operation ▁and ▁continues ▁to ▁operate ▁as ▁such ▁today . ▁Service ▁is ▁currently ▁provided ▁by ▁a ▁fleet ▁of ▁ 2 6 ▁Class ▁N - 5 ▁cars ▁that ▁feature ▁AC - indu ction ▁prop ulsion , ▁ste er able ▁ax les , ▁very ▁large ▁windows , ▁comfortable ▁se ating , ▁and ▁are ▁capable ▁of ▁. ▁They ▁were ▁built ▁by ▁A BB ▁Tra ction ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 – 1 9 9 3 ▁with ▁their ▁st ain less ▁steel ▁bodies ▁being ▁built ▁by ▁SO RE FA ME ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁Portuguese ▁Bud d ▁Company ▁( Ph il adel phia ) ▁license e . ▁ ▁The ▁last ▁train ▁ran ▁on ▁the ▁Stra ff ord ▁Branch ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁Service ▁is ▁still ▁provided ▁on ▁the ▁Nor rist own ▁High ▁Speed ▁Line ▁today . ▁Gr ound ▁was ▁broken ▁for ▁the ▁P & W ▁Tra il ▁on ▁June ▁ 1