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KEY CITY ELECTRIC STREET RAILWAY COMPANY. The failure of the [[STEAM DUMMY]] did not bring an end to the need for transportation for the hillside area of Dubuque. | KEY CITY ELECTRIC STREET RAILWAY COMPANY. The failure of the [[STEAM DUMMY]] did not bring an end to the need for transportation for the hillside area of Dubuque. | ||
The Key City Electric Street Railway Company was organized in 1889 by the Key City Electric Company. The company did not find enough business and by December, 1891 had passed into receivership. In the same month, the council gave the company permission to operate its line from the Western Brewery to Schueller's store in West Dubuque using horses. The company's machinery was not powerful enough to operate in this area and the receiver did not have money to purchase new equipment. (1) | |||
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1. "Can Use Horse Power," ''Dubuque Daily Herald'', December 10, 1891, p. 4. | |||
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Revision as of 19:49, 26 September 2016
KEY CITY ELECTRIC STREET RAILWAY COMPANY. The failure of the STEAM DUMMY did not bring an end to the need for transportation for the hillside area of Dubuque.
The Key City Electric Street Railway Company was organized in 1889 by the Key City Electric Company. The company did not find enough business and by December, 1891 had passed into receivership. In the same month, the council gave the company permission to operate its line from the Western Brewery to Schueller's store in West Dubuque using horses. The company's machinery was not powerful enough to operate in this area and the receiver did not have money to purchase new equipment. (1)
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1. "Can Use Horse Power," Dubuque Daily Herald, December 10, 1891, p. 4.