"The electric system was replaced in July 1892 with a conventional single-wire current (Sprague system) with a trolley pole, using the rails for the current ground. This followed the acquisition in 1891 of the railway by the Hand and Bergholtz (an electrical engineer) consortium.
"The current was D.C., probably 500 volts. The main line was double-tracked in 1914. The last run on the main line was 22 June 1935, with brief reprieve for the 4th of July weekend. The photo shows a post-1914 (double-tracking) car heading down W. State St, perhaps at Albany St, towards the “R”ailway stations."
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