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Even though cars were being made, because of the large expenditure of the rails they would have gone out of business anyway. The innovations in streetcar designs were still being made. Were they hoping it would make a comeback? If the innovations made were better, I wonder why they still could not make it!? ---Pam Petzold | Even though cars were being made, because of the large expenditure of the rails they would have gone out of business anyway. The innovations in streetcar designs were still being made. Were they hoping it would make a comeback? If the innovations made were better, I wonder why they still could not make it!? ---Pam Petzold | ||
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| + | I think it is interesting the author compares the decline of the streetcar to the automobile to mentioning the decline of other transportation systems, such as the railroads. In my opinion, in no way do I believe railroads are the fastest means or the most efficient way, but I do believe that railroads were much more significant to American history than streetcars. While streetcars had large profits in the earlier years, like the railroad, Americans found more efficient ways of transportation, allowing the first use of major transportation from one city to the next, cutting valuable time to get to the destination. Railroads in America affected very day life; however the streetcar was an invention that only helped improve other American technologies in the future. – Megan Gallagher | ||
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