In the Beginning: Horsecar Lines
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When the Green Line Company started out in 1867, the system consisted of horse-drawn cars on rails owned by a group of local investors (Lehmann, 2000). The system served Covington, Newport, Bellevue, and Dayton.
Although the three counties consisted of a population of just over 74,000, the five river cities of Ludlow, Covington, Newport, Bellevue and Dayton accounted for over 50% of that population, according to the US Census.
Painted green and named accordingly to distinguish itself from the orange cars of Cincinnati’s transit system, the horsecar lines ran until 1890, when horse power was replaced by electric streetcars (Lehmann, 2000).
Next Phase: Electric Streetcars
Although the three counties consisted of a population of just over 74,000, the five river cities of Ludlow, Covington, Newport, Bellevue and Dayton accounted for over 50% of that population, according to the US Census.
Painted green and named accordingly to distinguish itself from the orange cars of Cincinnati’s transit system, the horsecar lines ran until 1890, when horse power was replaced by electric streetcars (Lehmann, 2000).
Next Phase: Electric Streetcars