Tacoma and Steilacoom Railway

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Tacoma and Steilacoom Railway
Trestle Bridge over Chambers Creek [1] No. 62 tram at terminus
Trestle Bridge over Chambers Creek

Tacoma and Steilacoom Railway Co Richards Studio JC004.jpg

Tram No. 62 at the terminus
Route length: 30 km
Gauge : 1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Legend
   
 0 Tacoma Downtown
   
 Today: University Place
   
 Chambers Bay
   
 Steilacoom Lafayette Street, Bair Drugstore
   
 19.3 Steilacoom 6th Avenue

The Tacoma and Steilacoom Railway was supposedly the first Interurban , i.e. H. the world's first electric interurban tram . Their 19.3 km long standard gauge line led from downtown Tacoma to 6th Avenue in Steilacoom (en) .

history

The Tacoma and Steilacoom Railway Company was founded in 1890. On the route from Tacoma to Steilacoom, she initially used steam locomotives and later horse-drawn trams for passenger transport. After a year, the line was electrified by Thompson-Houston , whereupon electric trams were used. In 1893 seven cars were in use.

In 1891892 the Tacoma and Steilacoom Railway was taken over by the Tacoma Railway and Motor Company. This company was taken over in 1899 by the Tacoma Railway and Power Company as part of the merger of all trams in Tacoma.

Route

Originally the railway ran on South 11th Street and K Street, across 11th Street, Regents Park, Lemons Beach Line, along what is now Bridgeport Way and then down Chambers Creek Road to Lafayette Street. The line was relocated in the late 1920s to serve the Washington State Hospital for the Insane (now Western State Hospital).

Web links

Commons : Tacoma and Steilacoom Railway Corporation  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Perry “Buzz” Brake: From Steilacoom to Tacoma… by Streetcar?
  2. ↑ a b Steve Dunkelberger: Signs of Tacoma's Old Streetcars Remain for Anyone to See.
  3. ^ A b Steve Dunkelberger: Tacoma Trolleys, 1890-1930. January 26, 2004.
  4. ^ The Manual of Statistics: stock exchange hand-book. 1893. Retrieved November 26, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Electrical world v.19 1892 Jan-Jun. Retrieved November 26, 2019 .
  6. ↑ [1]
  7. ^ Tacoma Streetcar Lines in Today's Streets: 1923 Alignment (Interactive Map)