Portland Railway Light & Power streetcar system map, 1915 Size:24x36 Over 600 state of the

Over 600 state of the art streetcars operated on Pittsburgh’s streets at this time

I came across a completely different curiosity: Detroit's ill-fated 1918 subway plan

and the two cities tried to one-up each other through infrastructure projects

Greater Houston has always been skeptical of rapid transit

is only financially feasible in the absence of alternatives

Portland Railway Light & Power streetcar system map, 1915 Size:24x36 Over 600 state of thePortland was built around the streetcar. In the early 20th century, the city was rapidly expanding, and the best way to build new suburban subdivisions was to build streetcar lines. After all, if you didn't want to take the train, didn't own a horse, and weren't a millionaire who owned one of those newfangled automobile gizmos, you had to walk. The train system was run by Portland Railway Light & Power, which is the ancestor of today's Portland