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November Find of the Month: Removing Streetcar Rails

November Find of the Month: Removing Streetcar Rails

City Engineer Charles Wartelle oversaw a 1940s project to remove streetcar rails from city streets. The transit system removed approximately 27,500 tons of steel rails from 100 miles of streets. The project followed the introduction of buses, which had replaced the old trolleys.

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