>>1563123>Something I didn't know until very recently, there used to be a system in Providence, likely using the East Side Transit Tunnel>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Side_Trolley_TunnelIn the 1880s before the perfection of electric trolley technology, there were cable car systems all over the U.S. Manhattan was crisscrossed with cable lines like this one under construction in Union Square. Because of steep hills, San Francisco and Seattle (til 1940) were the last cable car holdouts.
