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First Trolley Car System in Richmond

Richmond (Ind. City) County · dedicated 1988 · N. 5th Street, east side, 100 yards north of intersection with E. Marshall St.

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In 1888, the world's first successful electric railway, the Richmond Union Passenger Railway, branched at this point to link downtown and Jackson Ward with the suburbs. This system, designed by Frank Julian Sprague (1857-1934), contained 12 miles of track with 40 trolley cars running to Byrd Park in the West End and to 29th and Broad streets in the East End. This model system that revolutionized urban transportation ceased operation in November, 1949.

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