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Union Traction and the
Philadelphia Rapid Transit system
Page entitled : Beginning of street railways in America
Content of this page is about :
How the first street railways appeared in American cities, expanded during
the 1860s and 1870s and came in need of large scale capital to finance
technological progress.
Extract :
… first horse drawn street railway in America was inaugurated 1833 in New
York City, when the first portion of a line on 4th Avenue between Prince
Street and Murray Hill was put in service. A nuisance because of its deep
slotted rails which damaged other vehicles, the line was no financial
success either and it took three years until another attempt was made, this
time in Boston. ...
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