Zeiss, George.

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In the early 1900s, Indiana was known as "The Interurban Capitol of the World" with rail lines that connected every major city in the state to Indianapolis with the exception of Evansville. The Indianapolis Traction Terminal station, completed in 1904, handled thousands of passengers a day and was the world's largest interurban station. The decline of interurbans began in the 1920s with the spread of automobiles and highways.

From the description of George Zeiss interurban railroad photographs [graphic], ca. 1925-1940. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 761212974

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creatorOf Zeiss, George. George Zeiss interurban railroad photographs [graphic], ca. 1925-1940. Indiana Historical Society Library
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associatedWith Beech Grove Traction Company corporateBody
associatedWith Covington and Southwestern Railroad Company corporateBody
associatedWith Dayton and Western Railroad Company corporateBody
associatedWith Eastern Michigan Railways corporateBody
associatedWith Evansville & Ohio Valley Railway Company Inc. corporateBody
associatedWith Indiana Rail Road Company corporateBody
associatedWith Terre Haute, Indianapolis, and Eastern Traction Company corporateBody
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Indiana
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Electric railroads
Interurban railroads
Street-railroads
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Active 1925

Active 1940

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