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streetcar

[street-kahr] / ˈstritˌkɑr /
NOUN
cable car
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NOUN
tram
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Kylee Loera’s mostly black-and-white projections strategically added atmospheric images, including the eponymous streetcar; Eric Southern’s lighting zeroed in on Blanche—in different colors—whenever she slipped into reverie.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 15, 2026

When the next streetcar rolls in, the upper deck fills with a gaggle of schoolgirls, squabbling over who gets the window seat closest to the sea breeze.

From Barron's Feb. 25, 2026

With the advent of the electric streetcar, many trolley companies built parks as destinations for their new modes of transport.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 23, 2026

He still lives in Seattle, consults for transportation clients, and joined the board of a company that locates underground utility obstacles, like those which delayed the new Tacoma Link Hilltop Extension streetcar.

From Seattle Times May 21, 2024

VII Claude Robichaux looked at the newspaper with a heavy heart as he rode the streetcar to the hospital.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

The fair featured electric lighting and electric streetcars powered by hydroelectricity generated by Niagara Falls, reflecting a moment when electricity was beginning to move from novelty toward widespread utility.

From The Wall Street Journal May 16, 2026

Now, Egyptians young and old have flocked for farewell rides, before the streetcars come to a halt in April.

From Barron's Feb. 25, 2026

Scranton’s nickname, “Electric City,” stems from its being one of the first places in the U.S. to have electric streetcars.

From MarketWatch Oct. 14, 2025

Art students paint the trams and local bands perform in the streetcars.

From BBC Oct. 1, 2024

Theaters went dark, streetcars never left their barns, and almost no automobiles were on the streets.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler




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