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762:, led to reduced ridership in the early 1920s and a decision to shut down operations was made by the operators. Despite protests, the interurban was allowed to suspend operations by a federal judge in a ruling made on October 13, 1928. The final trains ran on December 30, 1928. The rails were not pulled up until 1930.
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Former interurban railway between
Seattle and Tacoma, Washington
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Interurban Idea Pops Up Again".
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Puget Sound
Electric Railway, the Interurban Line near Tacoma
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Railroad Commission of Washington
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789:Map of Puget Sound Electric Railway
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707:and paralleled the path of today's
33:A train between Seattle and Tacoma
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234:Georgetown
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1229:Categories
963:References
856:Cristopher
807:Georgetown
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178:As of 1910
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274:Riverton
254:Duwamish
170:Route map
152:Technical
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946:See also
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