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Chronology

10.03.1957 Trolleybus operation in Indianapolis is discontinued.
11.01.1953 Streetcar operation in Indianapolis is discontinued.
07.01.1937 Streetcar operation of the Beech Grove Traction is discontinued.
27.03.1911 Beech Grove Traction Co. opens streetcar service in the city of Beech Grove.
17.06.1900 Indianapolis & Greenfield Rapid Transit Co. opens streetcar service between its namesake cities.
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× Indianapolis Railways
1864 Citizens' Street Railway → 1890 Citizens' Street Railroad → 1899 Indianapolis Street Railway → 1932–1953 Indianapolis Railways
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× Terre Haute, Indianapolis and Eastern Traction Co.
1907–1930. 1930 to Indiana Railroad
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× Indianapolis & Martinsville Rapid Transit Co.
1901–1907. 1907 to Terre Haute, Indianapolis and Eastern Traction
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× Indianapolis & Northwestern Traction Co.
1902–1907. 1907 to Terre Haute, Indianapolis and Eastern Traction
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× Indianapolis & Eastern Railway Co.
1902–1907. 1907 to Terre Haute, Indianapolis and Eastern Traction
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× Indianapolis & Greenfield Rapid Transit Co.
1899–1902. 1902 to Indianapolis & Eastern Railway
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× Indianapolis, Crawfordsville & Western Traction Co.
1906–1912. 1912 to Terre Haute, Indianapolis and Eastern Traction
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× Indianapolis & Western Railway Co.
1906–1907. 1907 to Terre Haute, Indianapolis and Eastern Traction
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× Indianapolis & Southeastern Railroad
1903 Indianapolis & Cincinnati Traction Co. → 1929–1932 Indianapolis & Southeastern Railroad Co.
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× Beech Grove Traction
1910–1937
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× Indianapolis Transit System
1932 Indianapolis Railways → 1954–1957 Indianapolis Transit System
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Information

Sources

1. James F. Cook, George Krambles (editor) and others. Terre Haute, Indianapolis and Eastern Traction Company (CERA Bulletin #30). Chicago: Central Electric Railfans' Association, 1941.

2. Harold E. Cox. The Birney Car. Forty Fort, PA: Author, 1966.

3. Alan Lind. From Horsecars to Streamliners: An Illustrated History of the St. Louis Car Company. Park Forest, IL: Transport History Press, 1978.

4. Lawrence A. Brough and James H. Graebner. From Small Town to Downtown: A History of the Jewett Car Company, 1893-1919 (Railroads Past and Present). Indiana University Press, 2004.

See also

http://streetcars.telcen.com/ — a personal site of Dr. Harold E. Cox with author’s books and car builders’ order lists.

   

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