The regional streetcar assessment traces New Haven horsecar service to 1861, electrification to 1892, and the end of city streetcar service to September 25, 1948.
Evidence, credit & reuse: Linked transportation study. Dates describe different technologies and services; the 1902 maps elsewhere in this collection are later evidence, not an opening record.
Source: 2008 New Haven streetcar presentation; hosted by the New Haven Independent
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Silent Grounds Collective, New Haven & West Haven Trolleys, SGC-TR-019, TR-HISTORY-2026, “New Haven streetcar presentation: the horsecar and electric eras.” Source: 2008 New Haven streetcar presentation; hosted by the New Haven Independent. https://d2f1dfnoetc03v.cloudfront.net/NHI/Old/BaseImages/2008/03/New%20Haven%20Streetcar%20a%20Catalyst.pdf. Research edition, accessed 2026-09-24.