Charlottesville City & Suburban Railway Company

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The Charlottesville City & Suburban Railway Company began operating the first electric streetcar in 1895. ^[1]. The company collected 2,000 fares in its first two days of operation^[2]. The company merged with the Charlottesville and University Street Railway Company in 1896. The combined served was renamed the Charlottesville and Albemarle Railway in 1903. ^[3]The service stopped operated until 1935. ^[4]

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References

1. ↑ Web. This Day in Charlottesville History, City of Charlottesville, retrieved March 12, 2012.
2. ↑ Web. Getting Around: Transportation in Turn-of-the-Century Charlottesville and Albemarle, Charlottesville Historical Society, Charlottesville Area Transit, retrieved Nov 18, 2011.
3. ↑ Web. Virginia Interurbans and Streetcar Railroads, retrieved March 12, 2012.
4. ↑ Web. Streetcar on Main Street, 1920's, Dave Norris, retrieved March 12, 2012.