Letterbook of outgoing correspondence from the Montgomery Terminal and Street Railway in Montgomery, Alabama.
The company (formerly the Capital City Street Railway Company) constructed the first electric trolley system in the country. The company changed its name to Montgomery Street Railway 1892; purchased the Montgomery and Cloverdale Electric Railway Company in 1894; and conslidated with the Montgomery S...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/23184 |
| Summary: | The company (formerly the Capital City Street Railway Company) constructed the first electric trolley system in the country. The company changed its name to Montgomery Street Railway 1892; purchased the Montgomery and Cloverdale Electric Railway Company in 1894; and conslidated with the Montgomery Suburban Street Railway Company and the Montgomery Traction Company in 1906. Most of the letters in the copybook are signed by J. W. Dimmick (company president from 1891 to 1903) or Edwin L. Calahan (general manager from 1891 to about 1899). Subjects discussed include general business conditions; resolutions passed by the board of directors; daily operations and overall condition of the railway; potential property sales and expansion of the railway line; consolidation with the Montgomery and Cloverdale Electric Railway Company; and the electrification of the line by the Montgomery Light and Power Company. |
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