This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Street cars and the rise of urban transit history
An archival look at how street cars began in New York 110 years ago with horse power and grooves in rails, noting later shifts to steam and electric power. Richmond Virginia pioneered electric streetcar systems, influencing other cities, as modern transit shifts toward buses and trackless trolleys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Trishman
New York
Manhattan Island
Harlem
Boston
Philadelphia
Europe
Paris
London
Richmond
Virginia
Thunsport
Cedar Rapids