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==See Also==
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Vertical File in Salem Collection - '''Trolleys'''
Vertical File in Salem Collection - '''Trolleys'''
[http://salem.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1696468?locg=63 Illustrated history of Salem and environs : issued as the souvenir edition of the Salem Evening News and describing and illustrating Salem, Massachusetts and immediate vicinity from first settlement to present day] Salem Evening News, 1897


Info from "snag file" from Ref. Desk
Info from "snag file" from Ref. Desk

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Trolley Cars in Salem

August 2, 1888 electric cars first run

March 1, 1937 last run between Beverly and Salem

Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway "first practical use of electricity for motive power"


See Also

Vertical File in Salem Collection - Trolleys

Illustrated history of Salem and environs : issued as the souvenir edition of the Salem Evening News and describing and illustrating Salem, Massachusetts and immediate vicinity from first settlement to present day Salem Evening News, 1897

Info from "snag file" from Ref. Desk

"Last Trolley Car " Salem Evening News, Mar. 1, 1937, p. 9

"Last of the Streetcars operates Sunday night" Salem Evening News, Feb. 27, 1937, p. 1