Piute County News | 1947-06-27 | Page 7 | First Street Car Similar to Stagecoach: Body Turned

first street car similar flar to body turned when the worlds first street railway was opened in in new york in 1832 the cars were horse drawn and except for their cast iron wheels resembled the stagecoach having a high seat in in front for th the driver and a door in in the rear for the passengers says colliers thus as these cars could not be operated from either end like later models they were equipped with a device that enabled the driver at the end of the line to raise raise the body a few inches above the wheels and turn it in in the opposite direction