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- ...converted to other modes of operation, such as light rail.<ref name='wiki streetcar'>{{Cite encyclopedia| title = Streetcars in North America| encyclopedia = W ...https://www.britannica.com/technology/streetcar}}</ref> Streetcars runs on streetcar tracks along public urban streets. Some of the streetcars include segments ...18 KB (2,738 words) - 14:35, 13 November 2020
- ...efore becoming what is known today as modern ‘light rail’. The traditional streetcar routes often had a strong influence on the arrangement of suburban developm The networks of streetcar lines throughout cities were called tramways, in some cities they shared th ...32 KB (5,140 words) - 20:07, 2 September 2022
- ...etrieved 24 March 2021, from <nowiki>https://www.britannica.com/technology/streetcar</nowiki></ref> ...poles, which in turn drive the vehicles via on-board electric motors. The streetcar tracks and overhead cables are critical components of the system. ...10 KB (1,477 words) - 02:00, 26 March 2021
- ...wiki>> [Accessed 24 March 2021].</ref>.People living in North America call streetcar "trolley" instead of "tram" (the European name), and this first came from t ...driven by the steam engine. This in turn would provide electricity for the streetcar.<ref name=":0">Bellis, M., 2021. ''Andrew Steele Hallidie and the First Cab ...25 KB (3,680 words) - 02:00, 27 March 2021
- ...n of streetcars from horse-drawn to cable griped, to electric-powered, the streetcar system thrived from the 1860s to 1920s, but eventually gave way to the auto Although electric streetcar was proved doable in 1888, they are not allowed to operate in Chicago until ...15 KB (2,331 words) - 02:00, 29 March 2021
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- ...etrieved 24 March 2021, from <nowiki>https://www.britannica.com/technology/streetcar</nowiki></ref> ...poles, which in turn drive the vehicles via on-board electric motors. The streetcar tracks and overhead cables are critical components of the system. ...10 KB (1,477 words) - 02:00, 26 March 2021
- = Introduction of streetcar system = 'Streetcar' (also called 'street railway' or 'trolley') is a means of local public tra ...13 KB (1,893 words) - 02:00, 26 March 2021
- ...le/streetcars|access-date=13 March 2022}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> The early streetcar began to operate in Canada with horse and steam as power, but it was elimin ...due to the larger passenger capacity, the labor cost per passenger of the streetcar is lower. ...19 KB (2,762 words) - 13:40, 16 March 2022
- ...n of streetcars from horse-drawn to cable griped, to electric-powered, the streetcar system thrived from the 1860s to 1920s, but eventually gave way to the auto Although electric streetcar was proved doable in 1888, they are not allowed to operate in Chicago until ...15 KB (2,331 words) - 02:00, 29 March 2021
- ...converted to other modes of operation, such as light rail.<ref name='wiki streetcar'>{{Cite encyclopedia| title = Streetcars in North America| encyclopedia = W ...https://www.britannica.com/technology/streetcar}}</ref> Streetcars runs on streetcar tracks along public urban streets. Some of the streetcars include segments ...18 KB (2,738 words) - 14:35, 13 November 2020
- ...wiki>> [Accessed 24 March 2021].</ref>.People living in North America call streetcar "trolley" instead of "tram" (the European name), and this first came from t ...driven by the steam engine. This in turn would provide electricity for the streetcar.<ref name=":0">Bellis, M., 2021. ''Andrew Steele Hallidie and the First Cab ...25 KB (3,680 words) - 02:00, 27 March 2021
- ...d this was the form of suburb where people began to settle down and took a streetcar to the downtown for commuting. <ref>Bell, R. (2017). ''How Cities Are Embra ...s://new.siemens.com/global/en/company/about/history/stories/first-electric-streetcar.html</nowiki>.</ref> ...15 KB (2,241 words) - 15:36, 6 June 2024
- ...Little_Rock,_Arkansas_(November_2008).jpg|thumb|305x305px|Arkansas Antique Streetcar]] ...te.<ref>[https://americanhistory.si.edu/america-on-the-move/streetcar-city Streetcar City | National Museum of American History (si.edu)]</ref> ...14 KB (2,045 words) - 10:03, 2 December 2024
- {{DISPLAYTITLE:Rhode Island Streetcar System - Historic Lifecycle Analysis (1885 - 1920)}} ...reviews the policy and technological developments behind the deployment of streetcar technology in Rhode Island, USA. Whilst the quantitative analysis primarily ...25 KB (3,712 words) - 23:11, 13 November 2021
- == '''Introduction to Streetcar''' == ...nica.com/technology/streetcar</nowiki></ref> In the Philippines, the first streetcar system that was implemented during the Spanish colonial period were horse-d ...27 KB (3,976 words) - 02:45, 18 March 2023
- ...City (Capital City of Mexico) will be used to make generalisations for all streetcar systems in Mexico due to a lack of information surrounding electric streetc ...regions; becoming habitual in the daily lives within growing cities (''The Streetcar in the Urban Imaginary of Latin America - Anton Rosenthal, 2016'', n.d.). ...19 KB (2,730 words) - 02:00, 14 March 2023
- ...efore becoming what is known today as modern ‘light rail’. The traditional streetcar routes often had a strong influence on the arrangement of suburban developm The networks of streetcar lines throughout cities were called tramways, in some cities they shared th ...32 KB (5,140 words) - 20:07, 2 September 2022
- ...ef name=diers>Diers, J. and Isaacs, A. (2007). Twin Cities by trolley: the streetcar era in Minneapolis ==Invention of Streetcar Technology== ...26 KB (4,296 words) - 22:02, 28 April 2024
- = Mississippi Streetcar = [[File:Peoples Bank Biloxi.jpg|thumb|Biloxi streetcar, early 20th century]] ...38 KB (5,475 words) - 12:43, 26 April 2024
- == Quantitative analysis of the Alabama Streetcar Network == [[File:Alabama Street Car.jpg|thumb|Lifecycle of Alabama Streetcar Network]] ...15 KB (2,326 words) - 12:03, 7 April 2021
- ...tion, horse cars were limited by terrain. Often one horse could not pull a streetcar up a hill. Second, horses posed a public health risk with their manure and ...n of Hallidie’s expertise in cables and Eppelsheimer’s grips with previous streetcar knowledge created the first cable car, which was launched on San Francisco’ ...17 KB (2,830 words) - 22:15, 9 August 2020
- ...olumbia Electric Railway company with a streetcar and interurban line. The streetcar line was closed in 1955 and the interurban in 1958 along with many others i Initially, a ‘Light Rapid Transit’ (streetcar) reintroduction was considered, however this was rejected in favour of the ...16 KB (2,399 words) - 02:00, 14 March 2023
- ...rsecar, Industrial, Interurban, Logging, Monorail, Motor Road, Shortlines, Streetcar, Switching and Terminal Railroads in California. San Marino: Golden West, 1 ...rsecar, Industrial, Interurban, Logging, Monorail, Motor Road, Shortlines, Streetcar, Switching and Terminal Railroads in California. San Marino: Golden West, 1 ...18 KB (2,607 words) - 13:50, 22 April 2024
- ...people. During this initial phase, the bus had strong completion with the streetcar and trolley bus alternatives. As such during the period between 1900 - 1920 ...ternative could now move much faster in more degrees of freedom then their streetcar/trolley bus competition. This motorisation was also followed by the increas ...14 KB (2,066 words) - 10:17, 2 December 2024
- == Streetcar Fundamentals == ...nvolve the movement of people and goods along tracks laid on the street. A streetcar is usually comprised of a single carriage or car, although sometimes more. ...25 KB (3,601 words) - 02:00, 14 March 2023