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Baltimore Streetcar Memories

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Baltimore was once the first United States city to begin continuously scheduled electric railway service in 1885. Then again, on account of technical problems the line had to return to horse car operation. After Frank J. Sprague developed an electric streetcar powered by an overhead wire for Richmond, Virginia; Baltimore adopted the brand new system and in 1893 opened the first electric line in the US to operate on an elevated structure. By 1899, Baltimore streetcar lines, with their unique 5 foot 4.5 inch track gauge, were unified by the United Railways and Electric Company which purchased 885 semi-convertible cars with windows which may be raised up for summer operation and lowered for winter operation. Baltimore Transit Company was once the third United States system to introduce up to date Presidents’ Conference Committee (PCC) cars and at its peak operated the eighth largest fleet of these cars. A combination of factors including a ridership decline and making many downtown streets one way contributed to conversion to an all bus system. Baltimore Streetcar Memories is a photographic essay of history of the Baltimore, Maryland streetcar system as much as its closure in 1963 and the return of a up to date streetcar/light rail system 29 years later in 1992.

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