Transportation in Richmond, Virginia#Streetcars

One of the trams of the U.S. city of Richmond (Virginia) made ​​an important contribution to the history of the electric drive of railway vehicles. Otherwise, the story of Richmonder trams recorded by a large number of parallel -ups and bankruptcies and ended with a hostile takeover.

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George L. Earnest, the Günder the first horse-drawn tram in Richmond (Virginia) started with a bus service. On March 29, 1860, he was then allowed to lay tracks. Began in the same year the tram operating on flat tracks.

In the American Civil War, the rails were torn out in 1863. It is believed that the metal was used in the construction of the second battleship of the Confederacy.

1866 was the tram operation with horses be resumed. Increasingly, however, also used steam locomotive hauled trains, the tracks in the streets until it was banned in 1875 by the city. More and more companies facing one of their lines.

Electric tram

To establish an electrical operation, the Richmond Union Passenger Railway Company was established on 23 March 1887. The electrical equipment created Frank Julian Sprague. With its single-pole overhead line and rod pantographs, he created the basis for worldwide circulation of electric trams as urban transport. The regular transport of the electrical in Richmond began in January, 1888. In no time, more electric trams were established by newly established companies in Richmond. The licensed on March 2, 1900 Richmond Passenger and Power Company summarized the existing electric railways, but since April 13, 1900, there was with the Richmond Traction Company, a new separate company.

1901, the last horse-drawn railway was closed on urban pressure.

After another start-ups and failures took on June 30, 1909, the Virginia Railway and Power Company ' the net in Richmond together. In addition to routes in the streets there were also those in the countryside and a few viaducts.

In 1945, then bought the Virginia Transit Company on the tram network to switch to public transport in a short time on buses

Swell

  • Richmond then and now: Earle Lutz: You've Missed the Last Trolley ( newspaper article )
  • Church Hill People's News: A history of Richmond 's trolleys, with network plans

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