Trolley Tales
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Farmers Who Opposed Interurbans
Last week we discussed how many farmers benefitted financially from the arrival of interurban service. Some even agreed to provide free land for a right of way in order to encourage a line to come past their farm. However, there…
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Interurban and the Farmer
In the 1890’s, when the first interurbans were built, farms could be, truly, isolated. In today’s age of automobiles and improved roads connecting almost every corner of the country, it may be hard to conceive just how isolated were most…
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More Carbarns
Last week we looked at the car barns of Cleveland after the formation of Cleveland Railway. Of course, all trolley systems needed barns and maintenance facilities. Here are a few more city facilities located in Northern Ohio. Akron’s Northern Ohio…
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Cleveland Car Barns
Or Car Houses or Operating Stations, if you prefer: As with all trolley systems, those in Cleveland needed places to store and maintain their fleets of cars and, as with all large cities, Cleveland had a considerable number of them…
