A horsecar, horse-drawn tram, horse-drawn streetcar (U.S.), or horse-drawn railway (historical), is an animal-powered (usually horse) tram or streetcar...
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chariot racing, which involved a small vehicle and four horses abreast, to horsecars or trollies, which used two horses to pull a car that was used in cities...
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Green Line E branch (section Horsecar lines)
at other times, using 13 to 17 trains (26 to 34 light rail vehicles). Horsecar service on Centre and South streets in Jamaica Plain began in 1857, followed...
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Streetcars in Los Angeles (redirect from Horsecars in Los Angeles)
Depot Railway, the City Railroad, and the Central Railroad. The last horsecars were converted to electric in 1897. Cable car street railways in Los Angeles...
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iron in rails, becoming standard for all railways. The first passenger horsecar or tram, Swansea and Mumbles Railway was opened between Swansea and Mumbles...
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Trams in Vienna (section Horsecar tramways)
precursor of the Vienna tramway network was the Brigittenauer Eisenbahn, a horsecar tramway. From 1840 to 1842, it led from the Donaukanal to the recreational...
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The B41 is a bus route that constitutes a public transit line operating in Brooklyn, New York City, running along Flatbush Avenue between Downtown Brooklyn...
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the contract between the city administration and the horsecar company expired and the entire horsecar street rail system, including track, carriages, horses...
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to Matanzas. Havana operated a tram system until 1952, which began as a horsecar system, Ferro Carril Urbano de la Habana in 1858, merged with rival coach...
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transportation was horse-drawn vehicles, such the horse and buggy or the horsecar. Among the earliest clubs was The Bicycle Touring Club, which has operated...
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(19 April) 1889, a horsecar line was opened. The owner of that line took over the Chernogorodskaya line, and converted it to horsecar operation. Some five...
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Heritage railway Heritage streetcar High-speed rail Higher-speed rail Horsecar Inter-city rail Interurban Light rail Maglev Train Medium-capacity rail...
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then common on the well-paved streets of European cities. Running the horsecars on rails allowed for a much smoother ride. There are records of a street...
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Lima Tramway (section Horsecar era)
system. On September 29, 1876, a new proposal for the construction of a Horsecar by Mariano Antonio Borda was approved, with a contract being signed with...
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25 March 1880 (1880-03-25), the Durban tramway network was operated initially by horsecars. From 1 May 1902 (1902-05-01), the network was converted to electrical...
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operators. The list includes all types of railways, such as handcars, horsecars, trams, light railways, heavy rails, freight rails, industrial railways...
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Trams in Biel/Bienne (section Horsecar tramways)
environs for more than 70 years. Opened in 1877, the network operated as a horsecar tramway (Rösslitram) until 1902, when it was electrified and converted...
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Claiborne Streets Railroad Co. and in 1868 by the Orleans Railroad Co. The horsecar lines of these companies covered different parts of the city, overlapping...
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and various industries grew around the wharf area called Ocean View. A horsecar ran from Temescal in Oakland to the university campus along what is now...
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move beyond the central city’s borders. Early suburbs were served by horsecars, but by the late 19th century cable cars and electric streetcars, or trams...
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used 4 ft 9 in (1,448 mm) The trams in Dresden, authorised in 1872 as horsecars, used 1,440 mm (4 ft 8+11⁄16 in) gauge vehicles. Converted to 600 V DC...
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the thoroughfares. Cannons began firing, whistles tooted, horns blew, horsecars were forced to a standstill, the crowd yelled and cheered," say Thomas...
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Fiacre Fly Four-in-hand Hackney carriage ‡ Hearse Herdic Horsebus/Omnibus ‡ Horsecar ‡ Jingle Karozzin Kibitka Landau Mail coach ‡ Marathon carriage Park Drag...
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wagon curricle dogcart dray ferry float gig governess cart Hansom cab horsecar horse-drawn boat horse-powered boat Experiment (horse-powered boat) howdah...
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Streetcars in Kansas City were the primary public transit mode during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, like most North American cities. Kansas City...
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transit in Boston began with commuter rail in 1834 and horsecar lines in 1856. The various horsecar companies were consolidated under the West End Street...
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Chicago City Railway (section Horsecars)
incorporated and in two months horsecars were running on State Street between Randolph and 12th Streets. The horsecars were a success from the start....
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homes along tree-lined streets. This movement was spurred by the first horsecar line, which was initiated in 1864 along Delaware Avenue. The late 19th...
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Poppelsdorfer Allee is an avenue flanked by Chestnut trees which had the first horsecar of the city. It connects the Kurfürstliches Schloss with the Poppelsdorfer...
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1859–1864 the city fortifications were almost completely removed. In 1869 a horsecar service started to operate in Brno, the first tram service in what would...
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