EARLY STREET RAILWAYS

EARLY STREET RAILWAYS IN CLEVELAND

Several street railway companies were eventually consolidated into a single streetcar system in Cleveland.

EAST CLEVELAND RAILWAY CO.

Incorporated 1859, merged 1893 into Cleveland Electric Railway Co.

BROOKLYN STREET RAILROAD CO.

Incorporated 1869, merged 1893 into Cleveland Electric Railway Co.

BROADWAY & NEWBURGH STREET RAILWAY

Incorporated 1872, merged 1893 into Cleveland Electric Railway Co.

SOUTH SIDE STREET RAILROAD CO.

Incorporated 1874, merged 1893 into Cleveland Electric Railway Co.

KINSMAN STREET RAILROAD CO.

Incorporated 1859, merged 1885 into Woodland Avenue & West Side Street Railroad, merged 1893 into Cleveland City Railway Co.

WEST SIDE RAILWAY CO.

Incorporated 1863, merged 1885 into Woodland Avenue & West Side Street Railroad, merged 1893 into Cleveland City Railway Co.

ST. CLAIR STREET RAILROAD CO.

Incorporated 1863, merged 1889 into Cleveland City Cable Railway, merged 1893 into Cleveland City Railway Co.

SUPERIOR STREET RAILWAY CO.

Incorporated 1867, merged 1889 into Cleveland City Cable Railway, merged 1893 into Cleveland City Railway Co.

FOREST CITY RAILWAY

Incorporated 1903, leased 1906 to Municipal Traction Co.

LOW FARE TRACTION CO.

Incorporated 1906, leased 1906 to Municipal Traction Co.

In 1903, Cleveland City Railway Co. merged into Cleveland Electric Railway Co. And in 1910, Cleveland Electric Railway Co. and Municipal Traction Co. consolidated into Cleveland Railway Co.

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