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The streetcar service was purchased in 1906 and was renamed the Reno
Traction Company. The Second Street extension line opened on December 30, though its first day of service was cut short when the car overran the end of the line due to heavy snow late in the day. The line up Sierra Street and Ninth
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service southward along Plumas Street to the Moana
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Streetcars were used heavily by commuting workers, shoppers, and pleasure-seekers headed to
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on New Years Day 1905, narrowly avoiding violating the terms of the franchise when the first car ran over the line as fireworks were going off in celebration near midnight. The car barn for the streetcar company stood at 911 E. 4th Street, near
Morrill Avenue. Rolling stock initially consisted of
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Interurban's life would see service ceased in the winter due to a lack of riders. Reno Traction refused to renew their trackage
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This initial streetcar line, 4.5 miles (7.2 km) in length, ran from Reno's downtown railway node eastward to Sparks, turning south just before Deer Park, then east to run to the
Southern Pacific roundhouse and railroad yards. The portion of the line in Reno proper traveled west along Fourth
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September 1927. This was the end of Reno's over two decade experiment with a streetcar system. Neither the
193:. Once the railroad station was established, the town of Reno officially came into being on May 9, 1868. In 1871, Reno became the county seat of the newly expanded Washoe County, replacing the previous county seat, located at Washoe City.
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Reno and the new town. Minimal construction began in February 1904, though the franchise and companies organized to build the line (as well as their related real estate development interests) were purchased by a businessman based in
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line arose. However, there have been no further discussion of converting the BRT line to a streetcar line since that time, and there is no mention of building a streetcar line in Reno's long-range transportation plan.
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Rapid along Virginia Street, sharing a portion of its route with Reno's original streetcar line. Around the time of the opening of the RTC Rapid line, some discussions of ultimately converting the BRT line to a
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