Early Trolleys in the Brookside Neighborhood of Kansas City


During the late 1800’s, trolleys running through the Brookside neighborhood in Kansas City were propelled by underground cables. Those early Brookside trolleys gripped underground cables beneath the tracks.

As the 19th became the 20th Century, the means by which trolleys were propelled changed. 

Underground cables were no more. That cable system used by trolleys in Kansas City was replaced by electricity.

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Author: Ted Ihde

Ted is a real estate broker, a real estate developer as well as co-CEO of Team With Heart.