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masya89 [10]
3 years ago
5

How did the first streetcars move?

History
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lara [203]3 years ago
7 0

Answer: The cable car, the invention of Andrew Hallidie, was introduced in San Francisco on Sacramento and Clay streets in 1873. The cars were drawn by an endless cable running in a slot between the rails and passing over a steam-driven shaft in the powerhouse.

icang [17]3 years ago
3 0

Answer:

Streetcar, also called tram or trolley, vehicle that runs on track laid in the streets, operated usually in single units and usually driven by electric motor. Early streetcars were either horse-drawn or depended for power on storage batteries that were expensive and inefficient.

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