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Trolley tracks on East State Street, near 9th Street, for the Rockford and Interurban Railway Company. Rockford Street Railway began operation in 1880 with horse pulled cars, changing to electricity in the early 1890s. The company expanded its city…

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Rockford Interurban and Railway Company car barn with trolleys and a maintenance car sitting on the tracks.

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An Interurban car operating with tall snow piled along the tracks.

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Rockford and Interurban Railway Company car crossing a bridge.

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Rockford and Interurban Railway car number 717.

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Rockford and Interurban Railway Company, car number 603, labelled "Harlem". The tracks are on a dirt road. The interurban company provided transportation for 600,000 people annually to Belvidere, Beloit, Janesville and Freeport. Interurban service…

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Rockford Interurban rail car, numbered 703. Closed cars had odd numbers and open cars were assigned even numbers.

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Rockford and Interurban Railway Company trolley. The company provided passenger and freight service 1880 - 1936.

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Shriners on a Rockford and Interurban Railway Company streetcar, number 115. The streetcar is near the Rockford Bill Posting Company, located at 115 North Main Street in Rockford. Railcar number 115 was smaller than most of the cars, seeing less…

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State Street Bridge, looking west. In the foreground is a Rockford and Interurban Railway trolley.
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