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when gas and tires were rationed and defense workers needed transportation. After the war, riders returned to their automobiles and abandonments resumed. The last streetcar to run in
Milwaukee and the entire state operated on Wells Street on March 2, 1958. Electric locomotives continued operating at
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service, as it had essentially lost the remainder of its postwar ridership following a collision in
Greenfield, Wisconsin that killed 8 people and injured around 40, just the year before. The outer end of the East Troy branch (beyond
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was formally opened on June 25, 1895. The first interurban ran between
Milwaukee and Kenosha on June 1, 1897. Other lines soon reached
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1843:, services on streetcar and interurban lines were reduced, replaced with buses, abandoned, or sold. Abandonments ceased during
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lines into one system. Its
Milwaukee streetcar lines soon ran on most major streets and served most areas of the city. The
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1937:, also known as the East Wells Power Plant, was a revolutionary power plant belonging to TMER&L. It is now on the
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1781:. It was the largest electric railway and electric utility system in Wisconsin, and combined several of the earlier
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1859:. They continued in operation until June 30, 1951 as part of the Milwaukee Rapid Transit and Speedrail Company's
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2015:"History of The Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Company -- and the East Troy Electric Railroad"
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lines reached throughout southeastern
Wisconsin. TMER&L also operated the streetcar lines in
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The first electric streetcar in
Milwaukee operated on Wells Street on April 3, 1890. The
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This article is about the railroad. For the public utility, see
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The
Milwaukee Electric Railway & Transit Historical Society
1997:"History of The Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Company"
1961:"The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company (TMER&L)"
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The last two remaining sections of interurban lines were to
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Preserved 1920 vintage
Milwaukee streetcar 846 at the
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1813:and Lakeside power plants.
1758:), also referred to as the
37:East Troy Electric Railroad
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1917:The Interurban station at
1760:Milwaukee Interurban Lines
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2022:East Troy Railroad Museum
1965:Encyclopedia of Milwaukee
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167:191 miles (307 km)
1818:Waukesha Beach Railway
1935:Oneida Street Station
1012:St. Martins Junction
1007:Lakeside Power Plant
873:National & 100th
2062:History of Milwaukee
741:Mill Rd. – Hillside
900:Greenwood Junction
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768:Silver Spring Rd.
83:Dates of operation
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718:County Line
690:Sunny Slope
630:Rocky Knoll
480:Buena Vista
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49:Headquarters
1886:Lake Geneva
1839:During the
1787:steam dummy
624:Thiensville
600:Springdale
572:Gravel pit
415:Druecker’s
352:Cedar Grove
263:Pipersville
113:Track gauge
91:Predecessor
2036:Categories
1947:References
1826:Burlington
1795:interurban
1764:TMER&L
1485:Burlington
1417:Army Lake
1338:Waubeesee
796:Northside
684:Brown Deer
327:Oconomowoc
1866:Mukwonago
1834:Sheboygan
1830:East Troy
1822:Watertown
1791:streetcar
1779:Wisconsin
1775:Milwaukee
1711:streetcar
1637:Fairview
1528:Junction
1526:Caledonia
1453:East Troy
1411:Rochester
1374:Waterford
1307:Mukwonago
952:Powerton
849:Milwaukee
566:Cedarburg
504:Saukville
475:Lutzen’s
451:Delafield
256:Sheboygan
231:Watertown
177:Route map
107:Technical
99:Successor
77:Wisconsin
57:Wisconsin
53:Milwaukee
1983:TrainWeb
1857:Waukesha
1799:Appleton
1783:horsecar
1771:railroad
1200:Big Bend
660:Calhoun
541:Waukesha
391:Nashotah
359:Okauchee
320:Oostburg
132: in
44:Overview
1892:Gallery
1882:Delavan
1878:Madison
1803:Kenosha
1768:defunct
1766:, is a
1713:service
1658:Kenosha
1163:Muskego
595:Quarry
534:Grafton
384:Belgium
288:Weedens
127:⁄
1828:, and
1807:Racine
1805:, and
1789:, and
1709:local
1569:Racine
1043:Cudahy
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295:Ixonia
219:Legend
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73:Locale
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