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A Field Guide to Trolley Cars

Created by Seashore Trolley Museum Library


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Horse car #87, Portland, ca. 1885

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Horse car #87, Portland, ca. 1885 / Seashore Trolley Museum

<b><i>Passenger Cars</i></b>

<b>Horse car</b>

An early mode of public transportation was the horse car. Horse cars were often open cars, drawn by horses or mules. It's interesting to note that the cars rode on tracks. With the advent of electricity, horse cars were replaced by trolley cars with electric motors.

 

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