Electric streetcars and interurbans appeared in Washtenaw County in the 1890s. Evolved from horse-drawn streetcars, electric cars were ideal for public transportation. They were cheap, fast, and went to plenty of places. The system developed around Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti, branching out to Detroit to the east and Jackson to the west. Bigger and better equipment was added
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Transportation in metropolitan detroit is provided by a system of transit services, airports, and the first electric streetcars started operation on september 1, 1886, along dix street (present-day west oakland, saint clair, washt.
This year this will be a joint meeting with the washtenaw county historical society. Event: annual meeting with 'electric trolleys in ann arbor' presentation.
1863 - detroit's first passenger rail system, horse-drawn trolleys, begins service on begins to offer electric powered streetcar service along jefferson avenue. Public transit agencies in the four counties of macomb, oakland,.
Aug 20, 2009 churchill, of milan, is co-author of “electric trolleys of washtenaw county,” available at arcadia publishing.
The facility itself, located on the steamtown national historic site, is on long-term lease from the national.
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Electric trolleys of washtenaw county (images of rail) cover image discovering britain's first railways: a guide to horse-drawn tramroads and waggonways.
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