History - USA - Buses replace electric streetcars in Galesburg
Galesburg,IL,USA -The Register-Mail, by Tom Wilson -Mar 11, 2006: -- Streetcar service in Galesburg can be traced back to 1885 when the City Council granted a franchise to The College City Street Railway Co. to operate horse-drawn car lines in the downtown area... The initial tracks were laid from the Public Square, then east on Main Street, ending at the Rail Depot on South Seminary Street. In a short time the line was extended to Lombard College. In 1890 the animal-powered lines were converted to electric lines...
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