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[[File:Puget Sound Electric Railway—View Along the Interurban Line Near Tacoma, ca. 1909(cropped).jpg|thumb|left|300px|Puget Sound Electric Railway, the Interurban Line near Tacoma]] |
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[[File:Electric railway journal (1911) (14757011764).jpg|thumb|left|Hoops were used to deliver orders to passing trains]] |
[[File:Electric railway journal (1911) (14757011764).jpg|thumb|left|Hoops were used to deliver orders to passing trains<ref>{{Cite book |last=Middleton |first=William D. |url=http://archive.org/details/interurbanera00midd |title=The Interurban Era |date=1961 |publisher=Kalmbach |others= |pages=275}}</ref>]] |
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The PSE began operations on September 25, 1902<ref>{{cite web |last=Crowley |first=Walt |date=September 19, 2000 |title=Interurban Rail Transit in King County and the Puget Sound Region |url=http://www.historylink.org/File/2667 |work=[[HistoryLink]] |accessdate=December 27, 2016}}</ref> with a line that started in downtown Tacoma, ran along Pacific and Puyallup Avenues, followed the course of present day [[Washington State Route 99|Pacific Highway]] through [[Fife, Washington|Fife]] and to [[Milton, Washington|Milton]], turned southeast towards [[Puyallup, Washington|Puyallup]] and paralleled the path of today's [[Washington State Route 167|SR 167]] through [[Pacific, Washington|Pacific]], [[Algona, Washington|Algona]], [[Auburn, Washington|Auburn]], [[Kent, Washington|Kent]], [[Orillia, Washington|Orillia]] and [[Renton, Washington|Renton]], then into Seattle on its own dedicated right-of-way, via [[South Park, Seattle|South Park]], from there running on surface streets to the area near [[Pioneer Square, Seattle, Washington|Pioneer Square]]. There it terminated at Occidental Way and Yesler Way in front of the [[Interurban Building (Seattle)|Interurban Building]], then known as the Pacific Block when the depot was located in the building's corner room from 1902 to 1928. From there it interchanged with other interurbans and street car lines in the area. At its peak the line saw 27 daily departures and arrivals split between the Tacoma and Renton branches with trains running from 7 in the morning to midnight.<ref>{{cite news |title=Puget Sound Electric Railway - Third Rail System [Advertisement] |url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87093407/1902-11-05/ed-1/seq-2/#date1=1777&sort=date&date2=1963&searchType=advanced&language=&sequence=0&index=6&words=Electric+Puget+Sound&proxdistance=5&state=Washington&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=puget+sound+electric&andtext=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1 |access-date=22 March 2021 |work=The Seattle Star |agency=Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers |date=5 Nov 1902}}</ref> |
The PSE began operations on September 25, 1902<ref>{{cite web |last=Crowley |first=Walt |date=September 19, 2000 |title=Interurban Rail Transit in King County and the Puget Sound Region |url=http://www.historylink.org/File/2667 |work=[[HistoryLink]] |accessdate=December 27, 2016}}</ref> with a line that started in downtown Tacoma, ran along Pacific and Puyallup Avenues, followed the course of present day [[Washington State Route 99|Pacific Highway]] through [[Fife, Washington|Fife]] and to [[Milton, Washington|Milton]], turned southeast towards [[Puyallup, Washington|Puyallup]] and paralleled the path of today's [[Washington State Route 167|SR 167]] through [[Pacific, Washington|Pacific]], [[Algona, Washington|Algona]], [[Auburn, Washington|Auburn]], [[Kent, Washington|Kent]], [[Orillia, Washington|Orillia]] and [[Renton, Washington|Renton]], then into Seattle on its own dedicated right-of-way, via [[South Park, Seattle|South Park]], from there running on surface streets to the area near [[Pioneer Square, Seattle, Washington|Pioneer Square]]. There it terminated at Occidental Way and Yesler Way in front of the [[Interurban Building (Seattle)|Interurban Building]], then known as the Pacific Block when the depot was located in the building's corner room from 1902 to 1928. From there it interchanged with other interurbans and street car lines in the area. At its peak the line saw 27 daily departures and arrivals split between the Tacoma and Renton branches with trains running from 7 in the morning to midnight.<ref>{{cite news |title=Puget Sound Electric Railway - Third Rail System [Advertisement] |url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87093407/1902-11-05/ed-1/seq-2/#date1=1777&sort=date&date2=1963&searchType=advanced&language=&sequence=0&index=6&words=Electric+Puget+Sound&proxdistance=5&state=Washington&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=puget+sound+electric&andtext=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1 |access-date=22 March 2021 |work=The Seattle Star |agency=Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers |date=5 Nov 1902}}</ref> |
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The Puget Sound Electric Railway was an interurban railway that ran for 38 miles[1] between Tacoma and Seattle, Washington in the first quarter of the 20th century. The railway's reporting mark was "PSE".
Portions of the right-of-way still exist as multi-use trail through Milton, Washington, as well as from Pacific to Tukwila, Washington.
History
The PSE began operations on September 25, 1902[3] with a line that started in downtown Tacoma, ran along Pacific and Puyallup Avenues, followed the course of present day Pacific Highway through Fife and to Milton, turned southeast towards Puyallup and paralleled the path of today's SR 167 through Pacific, Algona, Auburn, Kent, Orillia and Renton, then into Seattle on its own dedicated right-of-way, via South Park, from there running on surface streets to the area near Pioneer Square. There it terminated at Occidental Way and Yesler Way in front of the Interurban Building, then known as the Pacific Block when the depot was located in the building's corner room from 1902 to 1928. From there it interchanged with other interurbans and street car lines in the area. At its peak the line saw 27 daily departures and arrivals split between the Tacoma and Renton branches with trains running from 7 in the morning to midnight.[4]
Power was supplied via overhead wire in urban areas, and third rail in rural areas. The third rail was the cause of several accidents throughout the PSE's operations which involved livestock or people being electrocuted, and in some cases dead cows caused accidents involving the trolleys themselves.
The railroad ran for 26 years, until competition from trucks, buses, and automobiles on an ever-expanding road network, as well as the steam railroads, led to reduced ridership in the early 1920s and a decision to shut down operations was made by the operators. Despite protests, the interurban was allowed to suspend operations by a federal judge in a ruling made on October 13, 1928.[5] The final trains ran on December 30, 1928.[6] The rails were not pulled up until 1930.[1]
It was headquartered in Kent, Washington.[7]
Stations
As of 1910.[8]
- Seattle (Yesler Way and Occidental Avenue)[9]
- Georgetown
- Duwamish
- Riverton
- Foster
- Tukwila
- Renton Junction
- Renton
- Orillia
- O'Brien
- Kent
- Thomas
- Cristopher
- Auburn
- Algona
- Pacific City
- Edgewood
- Milton
- Tacoma (North Eighth Street & A Street)[9]
Second life
Portions of the PSE exist today as multi-use trails in Milton and linking Tukwila, Kent, Auburn, Algona, and Pacific in King County.[10] The City of Edgewood's portion is currently in planning stages, with construction slated to begin in the Summer of 2011 and it is currently being/almost built as of 2021 10 years later. [11][12]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Perpetual Motion Pictures. The Seattle-Tacoma Railway: A Journey into the Past. Seattle, WA. 1996.
- ^ Middleton, William D. (1961). The Interurban Era. Kalmbach. p. 275.
- ^ Crowley, Walt (September 19, 2000). "Interurban Rail Transit in King County and the Puget Sound Region". HistoryLink. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
- ^ "Puget Sound Electric Railway - Third Rail System [Advertisement]". The Seattle Star. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. 5 Nov 1902. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ "Interurban Tariff Slate is Canceled". The Seattle Times. Associated Press. December 3, 1928. p. 16.
- ^ Whitely, Peyton (August 17, 2002). "Been there, done that—railway question not new to region". The Seattle Times. p. B1.
- ^ Wilma, David (March 2, 2003). "Interurban rail service between Seattle and Tacoma begins on September 25, 1902". HistoryLink. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
- ^ Fifth Annual Report of the Railroad Commission of Washington. Olympia, Washington: E. L. Boardman. December 1910. p. 23. Retrieved February 24, 2018 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Seattle-Tacoma Interurban Will Cease Service Tonight". The Seattle Times. December 30, 1928. p. 16.
- ^ "Interurban Trail (South)". King County Parks.
- ^ "The Interurban Trail[permanent dead link]" (PDF). City of Edgewood.
- ^ "Work starts this summer on long-awaited Edgewood trail"[permanent dead link]
- McGraw Publishing Company (1914). McGraw electric railway manual : the red book of American street railway investment. p. 322. OCLC 5352121.
- Defunct companies based in Tacoma, Washington
- Railway companies established in 1902
- Railway companies disestablished in 1928
- Defunct Washington (state) railroads
- Interurban railways in Washington (state)
- Seattle metropolitan area
- Transportation in Seattle
- Transportation in Tacoma, Washington
- Companies based in Kent, Washington
- 1902 establishments in Washington (state)
- 1928 disestablishments in Washington (state)