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Streetcar and Interurban Deployment in the United States: 1894-1926

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: We compile operating track lengths for US streetcar and interurban systems from the McGraw American Street Railway Investments Directories for 1894–1926, aggregated by state and by metro area, with a national total. The United States network reaches an observed maximum of 80,660 km (50,120 miles) in 1918, with a logistic asymptote of 84,208 km, inflection year 1901, and R 2 = 0.89. We report cities and states by extent and timing, and show that most city and state series follow logistic S-curves.

Source: Findings

DOI: 10.32866/001c.155283

Authors: Haoang Li, Bahman Lahoorpoor, David Levinson

Institution: The University of Sydney

Language: English

Topic: Transport and Economic Policies

Subfield: Strategy and Management

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Sustainable cities and communities, Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $100