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BOLAND-B12951
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- 1925-07-13 (Creation)
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Passengers on the Puget Sound Electric Railway peer out as it is crossing the bridge over the Duwamish River on July 13, 1925. Power to operate the railway was supplied by wires overhead in the cities and by third rail in more rural areas. Puget Sound Electric Co. began the interurban line service between Tacoma and Seattle in September of 1902. The following year, the company also bought Tacoma Railway & Power Co. PSE went out of business in 1928 due to the competition created by trucks and steam railroads. G66.2-033 ("To Tacoma By Trolley" by Warren W. Wing; "Tacoma by Trolley" trolley schedule by McCormack Bros. Inc.; Wikipedia-article on the Puget Sound Electric Railway)
Puget Sound Electric Railway (Tacoma); Mass transit--Tacoma--1920-1930; Electric railroads--1920-1930; Railroad bridges--1920-1930;