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Horse-drawn sleighs were substituted for rail cars when snow and ice covered the streets during winter months to avoid ice removal inconveniencing other horse-drawn sleighs. [3] The company's name was shortened to the Portland Railroad Company (PRR) in 1865. The Congress Street line was extended past Union Station to Stroudwater Village. A new ...
Horse-drawn sleighs were substituted for rail cars when snow and ice covered the streets during winter months to avoid ice removal inconveniencing other horse-drawn sleighs. [6] In the late 19th century, Portland was favored over Boston as the seaport terminus for the Grand Trunk Railway from Montreal. [7]
The sleighs were replaced by wheeled carts when the snow melted. Obviously, they were all replaced by motorized vehicles by the 1930s or so. --Xuxl 14:00, 18 December 2014 (UTC) Don't forget that in lots of cases, winter travel by horse-drawn sleigh was easier than summer travel by horse-drawn cart.
Together with local inns, The Wentworth offers a Jingle Bell Chocolate Tour package, starting in November—a horse-drawn sleigh ride to the area’s inns whose owners give out small handmade ...
The Swansea and Mumbles Railway ran the world's first passenger tram service in 1807. The horse-drawn tram (horsecar) was an early form of public rail transport, which developed out of industrial haulage routes that had long been in existence, and from the omnibus routes that first ran on public streets in the 1820s [citation needed], using the newly improved iron or steel rail or 'tramway'.
Feb. 25—In 1941, there were 95 mail routes in Spokane and five still used horse-drawn mail carts traveling the city's streets, including two in the downtown area. Mail superintendent John O ...
Troika: a sleigh drawn by three horses harnessed abreast. Occasionally, a similar wheeled vehicle. Vardo (gypsy wagon): a vardo is a traditional horse-drawn wagon used by English Romani Gypsies. Victoria: a one-horse carriage with a front-facing bench seat. The body was slung low, in front of the back axle.
Sleigh and trolley rides by South Creek Clydesdales will be offered from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 26 through Dec. 31. The sleigh can fit four people and the trolley can fit 16 to 18 people.