Metropolitan Railway 8 in a Brill builders photo<br /><br /> This picture shows that packages and freight were carried by streetcar in Manhattan. Some Department. stores had a siding for this service, but it didn't last long as electric battery trucks with solid rubber tires with greater flexibility soon took over and these freight cars were sold off. <br /><br /> A few builders photos exist but I've not seen a photo of a car on the street. Some old timers with very long memories said that the cars ran only at night.

New York City - Metropolitan Street Railway

Manhattan

Metropolitan Railway 8 in a Brill builders photo

This picture shows that packages and freight were carried by streetcar in Manhattan. Some Department. stores had a siding for this service, but it didn't last long as electric battery trucks with solid rubber tires with greater flexibility soon took over and these freight cars were sold off.

A few builders photos exist but I've not seen a photo of a car on the street. Some old timers with very long memories said that the cars ran only at night.

Caption data from Karl Groh photo courtesy the Bill Volkmer collection

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