History of the United States II / Unit 4 USH2 0453 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Trolleys and Elevated Trains
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The idea
Frank Sprague's electric trolley of eighteen eighty-seven replaced the horse car, running day and night on tracks powered by electricity.
In practice
Elevated trains in New York from eighteen sixty-eight, Boston in eighteen eighty-seven, and Chicago in eighteen ninety-two.
Where people slip
Boston opened a subway in eighteen ninety-seven. The Yawp says electric rail cars let cities build outward.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
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