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Chicago L: The Original L Companies
As part of a larger site, this article gives the history of the famous Chicago "L" and its development in the last part of the 19th century. Hyperlinks to photos, many of which are period photos.
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Electric City Trolley Museum Association: Vehicle Collection
Find drawings and brief descriptions of various trolleys used across the country in the last part of the 19th century and early 20th century.
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The Trolley Stop: The Electric Trolley Era Begins in 1887
A nice site that gives a description of the early trolleys that were used in the late 1800s. Also provides pictures of many of the early trolleys and their destinations.
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Progress: The Meaning of the Machine: Brooklyn Bridge
An essay and a poem about the Brooklyn Bridge that celebrate its power and majesty as emblems of industrial America during the late 1800's.
Scholastic
Scholastic History Mystery: Transportation 2: The Subway
Students try to guess the mystery subject Carlotta Facts, the History Mystery Museum's professor, is studying. They read the clues, do some online and offline research, and then attempt to identify the game's mystery item, the Subway.
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Public Transportation [Pdf]
"Public Transportation" is a one page, nonfiction passage about public transportation in Chicago helps people get where they want to go and provides jobs for many people. It is followed by questions which requires students to provide...
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New York City Subway: Early Transit in New York City
Pictures, primary source documents, and articles about the subway system and rapid transit in New York City at the end of the 19th century and early 20th century.
Library of Congress
Loc: How Transportation Transformed America: Going to Market
This project investigates and examines the impact transportation has had on peoples' lives. We chose to compare and contrast the turn of the centuries. This instructional activity introduces primary documents, specifically visuals. We...
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Green Trans
GreenTrans is an organization based in southern Ontario that promotes sustainable transportation policies. Their blog has a good listing of the relevant issues and can serve as a good starting point for additional research.