streetcar
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Repetitive imagery of freeways, streetcar tracks, even horses seem to torture the main characters for feeling stuck.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 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
The commuters in “Le Métro” hark back to his early streetcar scenes but now there’s an air of mystery to the straphangers, with the central figure’s face obscured and bisected by a subway pole.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
So is the streetcar, and many of the other vehicles, as well as most of the buildings, signs, facades, lights and pedestrians.
From New York Times ● Mar. 16, 2024
He pushed one thing, pulled another; the streetcar jerked into movement and we were heading down the tracks.
From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli
The area lost its last rail service in 1952 when the Pacific Electric streetcars stopped running.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
In the early 20th century, Woods continued to innovate, developing overhead conducting systems that allowed electric streetcars and trolleys to replace steam power.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 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
They took trains and streetcars to work and congratulated themselves on living upwind of the stockyards.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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