| Connecticut Valley Street Railway | |
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.jpg) The car barn and offices of the Connecticut St. Rwy, on Deerfield Street, Greenfield, July 1912 | |
| Overview | |
| Owner | Connecticut Valley Street Rwy. Co. |
| Area served | |
| Transit type | Light rail
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| Operation | |
| Began operation | June 24, 1895[2]: 906 1918 (bus)[3] |
| Ended operation | April 1, 1924 (franchise)[4] July 7, 1934 (rail system)[3] |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge[2]: 906 |
The Connecticut Valley Street Railway was an interurban streetcar and bus system operating in Greenfield, Massachusetts as well as surrounding communities with connections in Deerfield, Hadley, Hatfield, Montague, North Amherst, Northampton, and Whately.
- ^ "Agreement for Buying Trolly Line; Selectmen and Receiver Abercrombie of Connecticut Valley Agree on $75,000 as Price". Springfield Republican. Springfield, Mass. April 8, 1924. p. 8.
- ^ a b Poor, H. V.; Poor, H. W. (1901). "Street Railways in Massachusetts". Poor's Manual of Railroads. Vol. XXXIII. New York: American Banknote Company.
- ^ a b Wright, Henry Andrew (1949). The Story of Western Massachusetts. Vol. II. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc. pp. 603, 624.
- ^ "Railway Discontinued". Springfield Republican. Springfield, Mass. October 28, 1923. p. 58.
The report filed with the supreme court by D. P. Abercrombe, receiver for the Connecticut Valley street railway, which recommends that the lines now controled [sic] by the company be operated until April 1, 1924...
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