While Indiana's electric railway is no more, the trolleys that connected Hoosiers are being rescued. Before the internet, cars, and interstates, trains and trolleys were the kings of connection, ...
IT is barely eight years since street railroads have outgrown the horse-car period, and have required the use of the word “ interurban ” to describe the ...
Preserving history is a labor of love for rail fans and volunteers. The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company opened its terminal in 1905 at the intersection of Third and Michigan Streets. The ...
La Mesa’s growth from a rural outpost into a connected East County suburb was shaped in large part by the arrival of electric streetcars in the early 20th century. The trolley line became more than ...
Cedar Rapids and Iowa City residents had a big picnic Aug. 13, 1904, to celebrate the completion of the new electric interurban railway between the two cities. The picnic was at the Midriver Park in ...
In the early 1900s, Cedar Rapids was connected to Marion, Iowa City, Waterloo and Mount Vernon via an electric streetcar system. Trolley lines once ran down the center of city streets, though you ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the 1920s, workers commuted via buses, subways, ferries, streetcars, and automobiles. Improved public transportation for ...
The South Shore Line is the sole survivor from the days of interurban railroads. Before the explosion in popularity of the automobile, electric interurban railroads were an easy way to get from nearby ...