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Electric streetcars served the Milwaukee area from 1890 until March 2,
1958. A streetcar shuttle for employees of the Lakeside Power Plant in suburban St. Francis continued to be operated
by Wisconsin Electric Power Company until May 8, 1961. Some electrified trackage utilizing two pieces of work equipment continued
to serve the Transport Company's Cold Spring Shops until the mid 1960s.
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| View of Grand (now Wisconsin) Avenue from a linen postcard. |
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| Westphal photo of car 583. Note the bent trolley pole. |
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| Car 513 appears to be freshly painted in this yard view. |
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| Car 550 on Route 19, 1940s. |
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| Car 571, under a suspended "acorn" streetlight. |
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| Car 654 near the southwestern end of Route 19. |
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| A one man 600 on the Lakeside shuttle line. Perhaps a fan trip. |
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| Cars 526 & 618 on Route 19, on the North Side. |
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| Passing the Public Service Building. |
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| From "Rail & Wire" Magazine. The "bustitution" of the West Allis branch of Route 19. |
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| Car 876, Whitefish Bay, Route 15. |
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| Car 884, Route 15, Whitefish Bay. |
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| Car 815 on Route 16. |
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| When County Stadium opened, M&ST laid a siding on the former interurban right of way for game cars. |
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| Car 864 near the northern end of Route 15. |
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| Car 523 in Lakeside shuttle service. This car remained in service into 1954. |
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| Car 838, followed by a North Shore Line city car on Wells Street. |
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| Car 982 on Route 12. Note separate wires for trackless trolleys. |
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| 979 on Route 10. Track to the left leads to Wauwatosa. Track to the right leads to West Allis. 1957. |
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| 1956 view of an inbound Route 10 car, West Allis. |
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| Car 970 on Route 27. That seat behind the motorman's position looks comfortable! |
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| Car 994, on Route 17. |
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| Car 894 on its way to West Allis. |
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| Car 977 at the end of a line up of Stadium tripper cars. |
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| Winter time along the West Allis branch. |
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| Outbound Route 10 car in Wauwatosa, parallel to the Milwaukee Road main line & West State Street. |
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| Two of the three 800 series cars modified for training service during the 1950s. |
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| Passing Ruby Chevrolet, with the Wells Street Power Plant in the background. |
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| Open car #303, courtesy of Thomas Manz. |
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| Early tinted postcard view of a lineup at the Grand Avenue bridge. |
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| 3rd Street near Sycamore (now Michigan) Street, 1900s. |
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| Car 411 downtown. Pre-500 series cars were later rebuilt into articulated units. |
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| Looking east on North Avenue, from 35th Street. |
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| Car 532 at the old Farwell Avenue Car Station |
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| Car 579 on Route 15. |
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| Car 538, southbound on Route 15, followed by two lightweight cars.. |
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| A "600" on Route 12? |
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| Car 626 on Route 19. |
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| Suburban articulated 1047-1048 used during WW II as a city service tripper. |
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| Two man car 619. |
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| A Route 19 600 at Northside Station. Note motor coach at far left. |
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| Car 824, Route 10, Lower East Side. |
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| Car 892 inbound from West Allis on Route 10. |
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| Car 639 ran all over the system during a 1949 "Goodbye to two man cars" fan trip. This is Route 15, |
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| 1948 photo of car 725 at National Car Station. |
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| Car 909, Route, Lower East Side. |
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| Car 901 shares a red light with a new Chrysler. July, 1957 |
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| Car 892, Route 10, Lower East Side. |
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| September, 1956 view of car 999 on Route 11. |
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| Car 955 fighting the weeds on Route 18's private right of way. |
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| Car 830 at the south end of Route 15, ready to return north. |
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| Visit car 861 at the Seashore Trolley Museum in Maine. |
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| Preserved car 978, at the C& NW station Downtown, on a Route 17 run. |
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| A 1956 view of an 800 series car on Route 11, South Side. |
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| This stretch of right of way still exists as a power line corridor. |
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| Car 960 at the south end of Route 18. This car's body survived into the 1960s. |
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| Car 962, signed for Route 12. |
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| Approaching the Harwood Avenue terminal in Wauwatosa. |
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| Car 972 on Route 18. This car is being restored at the Illinois Railway Museum. |
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| Car 474, as originally built. |
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| Articulated unit 304-305. |
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| Articulated unit 449-450, built from pairs of cars such as 474, pictured above. |
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| Car 715, three "sister" cars & their crews pose for a Westphal photograph. |
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| A 600 meets two older cars at the Plankinton House Hotel. |
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| 1932 snapshot of Route 12 car 999 near Capitol Drive. |
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| A 1932 view of car 938, south end of Route 14. |
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| Two streetcars alongside the Plankinton Building. |
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| Westbound car 984 pauses in front of the Main Library on Grand Avenue |
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| Car 502 on Route 10, near N. 35th Street. |
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| Southbound 571, on Route 15, in suburban Whitefish Bay. |
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| Car 573, holding down a run on Route 15. |
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| Car 632 at the north end of Route 19. |
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| Lakeside shuttle car 636, signed for Route 18, probably for the photographer as a gag. |
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| Car 611 was one of the few in its series to be converted to one man operation. |
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| Car 760 inbound on Route 13. |
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| Adds a whole new meaning to the term "Safety Car." |
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| Fire Prevention car 871, southern terminal of Route 40. |
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| The Army recruiting car. |
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| The Air Force recruiting car. |
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| Car 882 as the Naval Reserve recruiting car. |
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| Car 964 on the 27th Street Viaduct. Trackless trolley wires were for access to National Car Station. |
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| Car 945 at Washington Park, September, 1954. |
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| Car 831, Route 10, Downtown. |
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| Motorman Ed Falk poses with car 803 on Route 27. Thank to Jim Schulz for identifying Mr. Falk. |
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| 800 series car on Route 40, South Side. |
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| Evidence of three Breweries can be seen in this photo. |
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| Were the "Awful 700s" really that awful? Please share your stories! |
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| Car 987 on Route 11. |
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| Car 928, chartered for an enthusiasts' fan trip. |
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| Milwaukee's newest streetcar, #999, on Route 23, in front of the Main Library. |
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| City cars 973 and 829. |
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| Route 10 car on the former joint right of way near Soldiers Home & County Stadium. |
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| Route 10 car ducks into the Farwell Avenue transfer station to meet a waiting trackless trolley. |
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| Car 998 at the western end of the Well Street Viaduct, during a fan trip. |
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| Harwood Avenue terminal, Route 10,early 1950s. |
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| Harwood Avenue terminal of Route 10, Wauwatosa. Line originally terminated at the County Grounds. |
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| Car 955 at Harwood Avenue, March 2, 1958. This was the last run to Wauwatosa. |
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