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August 2, 1888 electric cars first run
August 2, 1888 electric cars first run
March 1, 1937 last run between Beverly and Salem
March 1, 1937 last run between Beverly and Salem
Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway "first practical use of electricity for motive power"


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==See Also==
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, pgs. 52-54


==See Also==
Salem Visitor's Guide, 1902 (p.76-7)
Info from "snag card" from Ref. Desk
 
Salem Visitor's Guide, 1895 (p. 120)
 
Info from "snag file" from Ref. Desk


"Last Trolley Car " ''Salem Evening News'', Mar. 1, 1937, p. 9
"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
"Last of the Streetcars operates Sunday night" ''Salem Evening News'', Feb. 27, 1937, p. 1

Latest revision as of 12:41, 27 April 2018

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, pgs. 52-54

Salem Visitor's Guide, 1902 (p.76-7)

Salem Visitor's Guide, 1895 (p. 120)

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