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Passengers ride the trolley between Prospect Park and the Brooklyn Bridge at the turn of the century

Brooklyn Trolley collection-new-york Long IslandPassengers ride the trolley between Prospect Park and the Brooklyn Bridge at the turn of the century. Electric trolleys replaced horse cars in the 1880s in New York and were a common sight for five decades. Passengers would hop on and off the trolleys, which averaged about 6 to 10 mph. With an increase in the number of automobiles, New York City started phasing out trolley operations in the 1930s. "The electrified streetcar debuted in the 1880s," The