Baltimore Transit Co. streetcar system map, 1950 train The mob took control and

The mob took control and accelerated the pace of the streetcar shutdown

Money was short

completion is scheduled for the mid-2020s

the electric rail network depicted here was the principal driver of greater Cincinnati’s growth

This is what the system looked like in 1920

Baltimore Transit Co. streetcar system map, 1950 train The mob took control andBaltimore Transit Co. was the last major private streetcar operator in Baltimore City and surrounding areas. This map depicts the Baltimore Transit Co. at the tail end of the streetcar era, shortly after the company was purchased by purchased by GM owned National City Lines. Starting in 1947, National City Lines, with the support of Mayor Thomas D'Alesandro, worked to replace the streetcars with buses starting in 1947. National City Lines and Mayor