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Passengers, crews and tracks appear in these old photographs and films. The collection also includes Baltimore’s trackless trolleys and routes into nearby towns.

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Baltimore transit in WalbrookBaltimore Streetcars on Fayette Street and BeyondMar 10, 2023Introducing Baltimore's new trackless trolley with vest pocket guide to the Caroline-Preston-Gilmor St. no. 21 line, in effect, March 6, 1938A Pocket Guide to Baltimore’s Trackless Trolley in 1938Mar 15, 2019Laying Tracks at Howard and Saratoga StreetsFeb 26, 2019

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Baltimore Streetcars in 1915Feb 21, 20191943 Elevated streetcar of BaltimoreAn Elevated Baltimore Streetcar in 1943Dec 27, 2017In October of 1963 Number 8 street cars still were a familiar sight in Towson. But soon they would be replaced by buses. (Robert F. Kniesche/Baltimore Sun)Towson’s Number 8 Streetcars in October 1963Aug 2, 2016Guilford, Fayette and Howard Streets in the 1940sMay 12, 2015Streetcars lined up on a Baltimore street as shipyard workers cross the tracks in April 1943.A Trolley Every Minute: Baltimore’s Shipyard Commute, 1943Mar 27, 2014A Map of Baltimore’s United Railways SystemFeb 10, 2014
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