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Show Harlem Horse Railroad. The New York and Harlem Horse railroad, the first of its kind in the world, was organized in 1831, and made its first trip from Prince to Fourteenth street on November 26, 1832, the line soon afterward being extended ex-tended to Harlem bridge. John Stevenson, Ste-venson, who built the first tram car run on that road, established in 1836 a large car manufactory in Harlem. As the city grew the horse-car lines were extended in every direction. Although horse cars have been discarded in nearly every other important city iE the world, a few remain in New York |