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==Notable events==
==Notable events==
*[[November 21]], [[1896]] &ndash; The company's directors meet and accept the resignation of the company's president, T.O. Troy. Walter Dinwiddie was elected in his place. W. A. Melhorn was named superintendent. <ref>{{cite-progress-lindsay|title=A New President - Captain Troy Resigns and Walter Dinwiddie Succeeds Him|url=https://search.lib.virginia.edu/sources/uva_library/items/uva-lib:2074004|author=|pageno=1|printdate=November 23, 1896|publishdate=November 23, 1896|accessdate=November 23, 2022}}</ref>
*[[November 21]], [[1896]] &ndash; The company's directors meet and accept the resignation of the company's president, T.O. Troy. Walter Dinwiddie was elected in his place. W. A. Melhorn was named superintendent. <ref>{{cite-progress-lindsay|title=A New President - Captain Troy Resigns and Walter Dinwiddie Succeeds Him|url=https://search.lib.virginia.edu/sources/uva_library/items/uva-lib:2074004|author=|pageno=1|printdate=November 23, 1896|publishdate=November 23, 1896|accessdate=November 23, 2022}}</ref>
*[[December 1]], [[1899]] &ndash;; The ''[[Daily Progress]]'' confirms that the [[Virginia Ice Company]] was purchased by the [[Charlottesville City & Suburban Railway Company]] <ref>{{cite-progress-lindsay|title=Virginia Ice Company Sells|url=https://search.lib.virginia.edu/sources/uva_library/items/uva-lib:2078531|author=|pageno=1|printdate=December 1, 1899|publishdate=December 1, 1899|accessdate=December 1, 2022}}</ref>


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Revision as of 13:43, 1 December 2022

The Charlottesville City & Suburban Railway Company began operating the first electric streetcar on January 12, 1895. [1] [2].

Schedule from late 1897

History

The company collected 2,000 fares in its first two days of operation in 1896. [3].

The company was sold at public auction on November 10, 1903. [4]

Then it merged with the Charlottesville and University Street Railway Company and the combined served was renamed the Charlottesville and Albemarle Railway in 1903. [5]

The service operated until 1935. [6]

Notable events


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References

  1. Web. In the City and County, Staff Reports, Daily Progress Digitized Microfilm, Lindsay family, January 12, 1895, retrieved December 25, 2016 from University of Virginia Library. Print. January 12, 1895 page 1.
  2. Web. This Day in Charlottesville History, City of Charlottesville, retrieved March 12, 2012.
  3. Web. Getting Around: Transportation in Turn-of-the-Century Charlottesville and Albemarle, Charlottesville Historical Society, Charlottesville Area Transit, retrieved Nov 18, 2011.
  4. Web. The Street Railway Sold, Daily Progress Digitized Microfilm, Lindsay family, November 10, 1903, retrieved November 10, 2022. Print. November 10, 1903 page 1.
  5. Web. Virginia Interurbans and Streetcar Railroads, retrieved March 12, 2012.
  6. Web. Streetcar on Main Street, 1920's, Dave Norris, retrieved March 12, 2012.
  7. Web. A New President - Captain Troy Resigns and Walter Dinwiddie Succeeds Him, Daily Progress Digitized Microfilm, Lindsay family, November 23, 1896, retrieved November 23, 2022. Print. November 23, 1896 page 1.
  8. Web. Virginia Ice Company Sells, Daily Progress Digitized Microfilm, Lindsay family, December 1, 1899, retrieved December 1, 2022. Print. December 1, 1899 page 1.