Same thing in Indianapolis. South side had “Stop 11, Stop 13", etc., etc. They referred to it as the “interurban”. My maternal grandfather was a conductor for some years on the interurban system there, so I’ve been told.
-D > On Mar 11, 2020, at 3:01 AM, Scott Ritchey via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Had them in Dayton OH too. There was a road north of town named "Stop 8 > Road. Guess why. > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Dan >> Penoff via Mercedes >> >> Welcome to the way things used to work. And work well. >> >> Catenary system, or “overhead wire” as it’s also known. Common method of >> providing power to trolleys, trains, and at one time, even busses. Go to >> Europe >> and you’ll see most of the trains have these as they’re electric and powered >> through the wires. >> >> Many major cities had this setup for their trolleys or busses until the >> 1950s, >> and some later (I recall Cincinnati having them when I was a kid.) >> > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
