New York City Chambers Street trolley was powered
New York City Chambers Street trolley was powered by expensive conduit electric current under the roadway. Typical overhead wires were forbidden in New York City's Manhattan borough. In the 1920s, most lines were replaced with electrically powered subways and buses with internal combustion engines (BSLOC_2016_10_180)
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11970098
Media ID
45363674
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3000px x 2193px
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Credit
Mary Evans / Everett Collection
Source
Everett Collection
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