Herbert H. Harwood here gives us a glorious picture of Baltimore in the heyday of the streetcar, combining the story of lines and equipment with a nostalgic vie

In the 1850s, Baltimore's 170,000 residents had few options when it came to getting around town. Before the decade's end, however, the omnibus--an urban version

History of Baltimore's streetcars from 1859 to 1992.

"Baltimore was the first United States city to begin regularly scheduled electric railway service in 1885. However, because of technical problems the line had t

The first street railway began operating in New York City in 1832. New Orleans inaugurated a street railway system in 1835, and most of the large American citie