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1869
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Dayton Street Rail Road begins building a horsecar from Third/King to Third/Findlay. Operations start May 2 1870
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Sep 27 1871
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The Dayton View Street Railroad line opens a horsecar from Main/Third to Salem/North
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Oct 1871
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Oakwood Street Railway starts a horsecar from Main/First to Oakwood
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Jun 16 1872
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The Wayne and Fifth St Railroad line opens a horsecar from First/Main to the Asylum via Jefferson/Fifth/Wayne
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1875
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Wayne and Fifth St Railroad extends horsecar from First/Main to First/Keowee
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1881
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The Fifth St Railway Co opens a horsecar from Fifth/King to Fifth/Linden
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Aug 8 1888
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White Line Electric Street Railway opens from Main/Forest to Eaton/Rosemont (first electric in Dayton)
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1889
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Wayne and Fifth St Railroad extends horsecar from Keowee/First to Valley/Alaska
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1890
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The Fifth St Railway Co opens a horsecar called the Green Line from Fifth/Labelle to Richard/Linden
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April 7 1890
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The Dayton-Soldiers Home Railway Co builds the Red Line (electric) from Home/King to Soldiers' Home
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Oct 15 1894
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City Railway electrifies Third St
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Oct 15 1894
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City Railway formed from Dayton Street Rail Road, Fifth St Railway, Green Line Railway, and Red Line
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Dec 1894
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City Railway electrifies Fifth St
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May 1895
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Oakwood Street Railway electrifies to Five Points
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Jun 17 1896
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White Line buys Wayne and Fifth to form People's Railway
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Dec 1896
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People's Railway electrifies Wayne/Valley line (last horsecar in Dayton)
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1900
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Miami Valley Traction builds city streetcar line from Main/Third to Hills/Dales
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1900
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Dayton-Xenia Transit Co builds city streetcar line from Wayne/Arbor to Third/Main via Wyoming/Ludlow
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1903
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People's Railway builds Cincinnati St line
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1903
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People's Railway builds Leo St line
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1904
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People's Railway extends Wayne Ave to Wayne/Epworth
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1904
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City Railway builds line to Lexington/Rosedale via Broadway
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1906
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City Railway builds line to Kammer/McNary via Western Ave
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1906
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City Railway builds line to Pruden/Sachs via First St
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1909
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Dayton Street Railway builds line from Linden/Santa Cruz to Salem/Catalpa
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Jan 1 1916
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Oakwood Street Railway extension to Forrer Blvd opened
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1918
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Dayton-Xenia extends line from Wayne/Arbor to Watervliet/Kingston
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July 1918
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Oakwood Street Railway extension to Monteray opened
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1926
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City Railway extends line to Residence Park via Elmhurst
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Apr 23 1933
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Dayton Street Railway converts to trolleybuses
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Jan 19 1936
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Oakwood Street Railway converts to trolleybuses and extends line to Dell Park
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Oct 11 1936
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People's Railway converts Valley/Cincinnati to trolleybuses
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Mar 28 1938
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City Railway partially converts Richard/Lexington to trolleybuses. Streetcars run at rush hour
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Apr 1938
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Drexel Transit Co created from three miles of the ex-DW interurban from Third/Elmhurst to Third/Miller
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Aug 1938
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People's Railway converts Soldiers Home/Leo to trolleybuses
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Aug 18 1940
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People's Railway converts Main/Wayne to trolleybuses and extends line to Wayne/Fauver
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October 1940
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Dayton-Xenia converts Watervliet to trolleybuses and extends line to Ewalt Circle
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Spring 1941
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City Railway converts Kammer Ave to trolleybuses and extends line to Hoover/Delphos
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Sep 27 1941
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Last run of the Dayton Suburban to Hills/Dales
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Aug 17 1947
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City Railway converts Fifth St from streetcars to trolleybuses
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Sep 27 1947
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City Railway converts Third St from streetcars to trolleybuses from Third/Drury to Third/Elmhurst. Drexel extension still rail.
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Nov 23 1947
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Last streetcar runs in Dayton on City Railway Drexel extension
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