Seven All-Steel Dixie Fliers Daily -- July 23, 2024

Indianapolis Times, 28-July-1924

This ad touts the Interstate Public Service Company's "DeLuxe Buffet-Parlor Car Service" from Indianapolis and Louisville. 

High Speed Trolley to Philadelphia -- April 19, 2024

Delaware County Daily Times, 07-April-1924

The Chester Short Line was part of the Philadelphia and West Chester Traction Company's Red Arrow Lines, which provided fast electric interurban transportation from Philadelphia to its southern suburbs. The line is now operated by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA). 

Shore Fast Line -- June 9, 2023

The Shore Fast Line, operated by the Atlantic City and Shore Railroad, was an interurban that offered "106 Trains Daily Between Atlantic City and Ocean City. Every 20 minutes." The line operated from 1907 to 1948.

Chicago – New York Electric Air Line Railroad -- July 17, 2020

Minneapolis Journal, 04-November-1906

The promoters of the Chicago – New York Electric Air Line Railroad proposed to build a route more direct than the steam railroads between New York and Chicago. Electric locomotives would pull trains from terminal to terminal in 10 hours. In early 1900s usage, an Air Line was a railroad that went directly from point to point with few or no stops in between. 

Ultimately, the company built a short interurban road near Gary, Indiana.

Fast Electric Trains -- June 13, 2014

This ad, from the 30-September-1913 San Francisco Call, gives the schedule of the interurban Oakland, Antioch and Eastern Railroad, which was a predecessor of the Sacramento Northern.  Passengers would ride Key System ferries from San Francisco and board Oakland, Antioch and Eastern on the Key Pier.  The trains would follow Key tracks to 40th and San Pablo.  Be sure to click on the image to see a larger version.

Here is another Oakland, Antioch and Eastern ad:
http://cablecarguy.blogspot.com/2013/04/solano-city-special-april-12-2013.html

The Traction is Equipped to Serve You -- October 9, 2013

Interurban Illinois Traction advertised its services in the 06-September-1923 Variety.  Show people were encouraged to ride the overnight sleepers or daytime parlor cars between Peoria and Saint Louis.  "Windows in upper berths, safe deposit vaults for valuables, and berths six inches longer ... 36 and 60 foot baggage and scenery cars." 

Street Car Paces Plane -- January 2, 2012

From the November, 1930 issue of Flying Magazine. Car 126 of the Cincinnati and Lake Erie Railroad was a lightweight Red Devil built by the Cincinnati Car Company in 1929.  The Red Devils maintained high speed service, but the line had no block signals, so they were involved in several head-on collisions.  


Here is a plane which has to travel at its hight speed in order to keep up with a street car.

The fault is not with the plane. The electric car is traveling 90 m.p.h. and the "Pathe News" camera is trying to keep up with it in the plane overhead.

This electric car is reported to be the fastest in the world and is being used for interurban service near Dayton, Ohio.