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From: Edith Fensom <>
Subject: Re: [VAHENRIC] Re: Streetcars on Nine Mile Road
Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2005 22:54:05 -0500
In-Reply-To: <006901c5f301$9ce976b0$6400a8c0@dean5iv53y0d6w>


This is from the Greater Richmond Transit Company's history

1947, May  ­ Main Street and Westhampton Streetcar lines are motorized.
Virginia Transit Company began conversion to motor business.
* 1949, November 25 ­ Buses replace electric trolleys; ten streetcars
make last run.
http://www.ridegrtc.com/FrontEnd/HTML/index.html

Also, the Virginia Historical Society's web page lists the last streetcars
as being in 1949.

Edith



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