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>electric trains built in 1941 for what was initially just an interurban line
>equipped air conditioning, restrooms and a lounge car with cafe service
>ran on the elevated tracks in chicago, then private ROW, then right on the streets of Milwaukee
>top speed of 90 mph in regular operation
>less than two hours from Chicago to Milwaukee (in the 1940s!!)
>many such cases
Public transport in the US used to be badass af