streetcar
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Repetitive imagery of freeways, streetcar tracks, even horses seem to torture the main characters for feeling stuck.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Notwithstanding the streetcar companies’ complaints that these efforts interfered with commuters’ need to earn a living, the animal-rights movement became an influential force in local politics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
Engineering student Mahmoud Bassam, 24, has visited Alexandria just to ride the streetcar "since our tram in Cairo was removed", he told AFP.
From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026
An-My, you chose Robert Frank’s picture of a streetcar in New Orleans, taken that year.
From New York Times ● Jun. 3, 2024
The streetcar gasped and jerked to a halt.
From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli
That happened in the 1914 storms, to the bridges criss-crossed by streetcars and railroads, and to the famous pigeon farm that stood at the Y where the Arroyo Seco joined the L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
In the early 20th century, Woods continued to innovate, developing overhead conducting systems that allowed electric streetcars and trolleys to replace steam power.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026
Now, Egyptians young and old have flocked for farewell rides, before the streetcars come to a halt in April.
From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026
Scranton’s nickname, “Electric City,” stems from its being one of the first places in the U.S. to have electric streetcars.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2025
Horse-drawn streetcars moved east and west along Sixty-third, amid a dense traffic of carriages and drays.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
