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- Streetcars in North America - Wikipedia
Streetcars or trolley (car)s (American English for the European word tram) were once the chief mode of public transit in hundreds of North American cities and towns Most of the original urban streetcar systems were either dismantled in the mid-20th century or converted to other modes of operation, such as light rail
- Streetcar | Facts, History, Development | Britannica
Streetcar, vehicle that runs on track laid in the streets, usually operated in single units and driven by electric motor Early streetcars were either horse-drawn or relied on storage batteries that were expensive and inefficient
- Rider Information Map - Market Street Railway
Riding the F-Market Wharves Historic Streetcar Line Rail transit has operated on San Francisco’s main street, Market, since 1860! First steam trains, then horse-drawn streetcars, then cable cars, and since 1906, electric streetcars
- STREETCAR Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of STREETCAR is a vehicle on rails used primarily for transporting passengers and typically operating on city streets
- The real story behind the demise of America’s once-mighty . . . - Vox
Streetcar systems went bankrupt and were dismantled in virtually every metro area in the United States, and National City was only involved in about 10 percent of cases
- A Streetcar City - National Museum of American History
American cities in the 19th century were walking cities—most residents worked and shopped close to where they lived But as electric streetcar (trolley) systems were built in the 1880s, 1890s, and early 1900s, cities expanded
- USA Streetcar Systems
What is a Streetcar? “Streetcar” refers to local public transportation using electric vehicles that run on rails Streetcars (called “Tramways” in Europe) are generally designed to provide short-trip urban circulation, and the vehicles and infrastructure are optimized accordingly
- The History of Cable Cars and Electric Streetcars - ThoughtCo
Andrew Hallidie invented the first cable car in 1861, making travel easier in San Francisco The transition from horse-drawn to electric streetcars began with Frank Sprague's system in 1888
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