THE WAY TO TRAVEL

In the late 1800’s electric motor technology was perfected. The street railway industry immediately seized upon this new source of power, as a way to solve the many problems associated with operating horse cars.
The first successful electric street railway installation in the United States, was in Richmond, Virginia in 1887. It wasn't long, after the initial success in Richmond, that almost all of the horse car lines in North America were converted to electric power. The electric trolleys became so popular with the riding public, that the street railway industry, experienced explosive growth in ridership, almost overnight.