Historic transit system in Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Seattle Municipal Street Railway
Seattle Street Railway's first streetcar at Occidental Avenue and Yesler Way with Mayor John Leary and city officials in the fall of 1884
Operation
Locale
Seattle, Washington
Horse-drawn era: 1884 (1884)–1889 (1889)
Owner(s)
Various (1884–1889)
Operator(s)
Various (1884–1889)
Propulsion system(s)
Horse
Cable car era: 1888 (1888)–1940 (1940)
Owner(s)
Various (1888–1919)
Seattle Municipal Street Railway (1919–1940)
Operator(s)
Various (1888–1919)
Seattle Municipal Street Railway (1919–1940)
Propulsion system(s)
Cable
Electric streetcar era: 1889 (1889)–1941 (1941)
Lines
26 streetcar lines (1936)
Owner(s)
Various (1889–1919)
Seattle Municipal Street Railway (1919–1941)
Operator(s)
Various (1889–1919)
Seattle Municipal Street Railway (1919–1941)
Track length (total)
231 miles (372 km) (1936)
The Seattle Municipal Street Railway was a city-owned streetcar network that served the city of Seattle, Washington and its suburban neighborhoods from 1919 to 1941. It was a successor to the horse-drawn Seattle Street Railway established in 1884, and immediate successor to the Puget Sound Traction, Power and Light Company's Seattle division.
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