Charlottesville City & Suburban Railway Company
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The Charlottesville City & Suburban Railway Company began operating the first electric streetcar on January 12, 1895. [1] [2]. The company collected 2,000 fares in its first two days of operation[3]. The company merged with the Charlottesville and University Street Railway Company in 1896. The combined served was renamed the Charlottesville and Albemarle Railway in 1903. [4]The service stopped operated until 1935. [5]
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References
- ↑ Web. In the City and County, Staff Reports, Daily Progress Digitized Microfilm, Lindsay family, January 12, 1895, retrieved December 25, 2016 from University of Virginia Library. Print. January 12, 1895 page 1.
- ↑ Web. This Day in Charlottesville History, City of Charlottesville, retrieved March 12, 2012.
- ↑ Web. Getting Around: Transportation in Turn-of-the-Century Charlottesville and Albemarle, Charlottesville Historical Society, Charlottesville Area Transit, retrieved Nov 18, 2011.
- ↑ Web. Virginia Interurbans and Streetcar Railroads, retrieved March 12, 2012.
- ↑ Web. Streetcar on Main Street, 1920's, Dave Norris, retrieved March 12, 2012.
