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BitterStatus9 t1_ja5azqz wrote

Was just reading about how there was an electric trolley line (built in the 1890s) that ran from Newport up to Fall River. They charged riders 5 cents per town (so, Newport to Portsmouth = 10 cents). I bet it was faster than RIPTA!

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United_Perception299 OP t1_ja5f2qu wrote

And then a car company bought it and ripped it out, right?

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Impossible-Heart-540 t1_ja7k7bi wrote

Revenues had dropped over 50% from their peak, and the street car lines were all losing money.

It’s comforting to place the blame on car companies who bought out the lines, but truthfully, it was us (or at least our grandparents).

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Jareth86 t1_ja7rb3l wrote

How dare you use facts to disagree with the reddit zeitgeist.

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DadWagon13 t1_ja7qod3 wrote

Then Judge Doom bought, just to shut it down and put in an 8 lane superhighway

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