Kansas
Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abilene | Horse | ? | ? | ||
Arkansas City | Horse | ? | ? | ||
Electric | ? | ? | |||
Atchison | Horse | ? | ? | ||
Electric | ? | 1929 | |||
Baxter Springs | Horse | ? | ? | ||
Chetopa | Horse | ? | ? | ||
Clay Center | Horse | ? | ? | ||
Coffeyville | Electric | 190_ | 1948 | ||
Cottonwood Falls – Strong City | Horse | 22 Aug 1887 | 29 Jan 1918 | ||
Petrol (gasoline) | 29 Jan 1918 | 27 Jun 1919 | |||
Council Grove | Horse | ? | ? | ||
Dighton (?) | Horse (?) | ? | ? | see note. | |
Emporia | Horse | ? | ? | ||
Electric | 189_ | 1928 | |||
Fort Scott | Horse | ? | ? | ||
Electric | 189_ | 1918 | |||
Galena | Electric | ? | ? | see also Joplin, Missouri | |
Garden City | Horse | ? | ? | ||
Great Bend | Horse | ? | ? | ||
Hutchinson | Horse | 188_ | ? | ||
Electric | ? | 1932 | |||
Independence | Electric | ? | 1946 | ||
Iola | Electric | ? | ? | ||
Junction City | Electric | 12 Aug 1901 | 28 Feb 1934 | ||
Kansas City | Horse | ? | ? | ||
Cable | 15 Jun 1885 | 13 Oct 1913 | |||
Electric | ? | 1956 | Tramway system served Kansas City, North Kansas City and Independence, Missouri, and Kansas City, Kansas. | ||
Kingman | Horse | ? | ? | ||
Larned | Horse | ? | ? | ||
Lawrence | Horse | ? | ? | ||
Electric | ? | 1933 | |||
Leavenworth | Horse | ? | ? | ||
Electric | 189_ | 1925 | |||
Manhattan City and Interurban Railway Co. | Manhattan | Petrol (gasoline) | ? | ? | |
Electric | 10 Jun 1909 | Oct 1928 | |||
McPherson | Horse | ? | ? | ||
Newton | Horse | 1886
1910 |
1890
? |
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Electric | 25 Oct 1913 | 1 Nov 1925 | |||
Ottawa | Horse | ? | ? | ||
Parsons | Electric | ? | ? | ||
Pittsburg | Electric | 20 Oct 1890 | 1932 | see also Joplin, Missouri | |
Pratt | Horse | ? | ? | ||
Salina | Horse | 188_ | ? | ||
Steam | ? | ? | |||
Electric | ? | 17 Jul 1937 | |||
Wellington | Horse | ? | ? | ||
Wichita | Horse | 188_ | ? | ||
Electric | ? | 1934 | |||
♦ Arkansas City | Horse | 18__ | ? | ||
Electric | ? | 1922 | |||
Winfield | Horse | 1886 | 17 May 1909 | ||
Electric | ? | 24 May 1926 |
- Peschkes (Part Four, 1998, Page 57) states that, although included in some statistics, the following (horse-drawn) tramways were not built:
- Beloit.
- Dighton. Peschkes states that one source, dated 1888, states that this town had a tramway, but no confirmation was found.
- El Dorado.
- Marion. Peschkes states that "there is no more than a rumor" that this town had a (horse-drawn) tramway.
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