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Title: Street Railways
Description: Information about the Kansas City and Westport Horse Railroad, streetcars, trolleys, cable cars, the 8th Street tunnel, and incline as well as about the men responsible like Nehemiah Holmes, Bernard Corrigan, and William J. Smith.
Object Type: Vertical File

Title: Street Car, Trolley Bus and Motor Bus Lines Serving Greater Kansas City
Description: Map showing streetcar, motor bus, and trolley bus lines. Streets are not identified, but points of interest are. Inlcudes an enlarged downtown Kansas City section.
Date: 1941
Object Type: Map

Title: Kansas City Park, Boulevard, Street Railway and Railway Map of Kansas City, Mo. and Kansas City, Kas.
Description: Map of Kansas City, Missouri, and Kansas City, Kansas, showing parks, park districts, cemeteries, streets, railroad lines, and trolley lines. Inset map shows location of freight depots and express companies throughout the Midwest.
Date: 1900
Object Type: Map

Title: An Old Way of Moving is Timely Once More
Description: June 23, 1957, marks the 50th anniversary of the last streetcar ride in Kansas City. Streetcars were introduced in Kansas City in the 1870s but were fazed out in the 1950s in favor of a more modern bus system. This article discusses the demise of Kansas City's streetcar system--and the possibility of incorporating parts of the old railway infrastructure into a modern light-rail system.
Date: 2007-06-23
Object Type: Newspaper Article