In 1912, San Francisco becomes the first U.S. metropolis to publicly operate a street railway with the opening of the San Francisco Municipal Railway. A year later, the last horse-drawn street railway closed, beginning a trend in big cities throughout the country. In 1917, New York closes it's final horse-drawn street rail system. Meanwhile, in New York and Pittsburgh double-deck street cars are introduced.
In 1912, San Francisco becomes the first U.S. metropolis to publicly operate a street railway with the opening of the San Francisco Municipal Railway. A year later, the last horse-drawn street railway closed, beginning a trend in big cities throughout the country. In 1917, New York closes it's final horse-drawn street rail system. Meanwhile, in New York and Pittsburgh double-deck street cars are introduced.
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