Private company

Tacoma and Steilacoom Railway Corporation

Tacoma and Steilacoom Railway Corporation is a former rail transport company from Tacoma founded in 1890.1 It ceased to exist in 1938.1

Die Tacoma and Steilacoom Railway war angeblich die erste Interurban, d. h. die erste elektrische Überlandstraßenbahn, der Welt. Ihre 19,3 km lange Normalspur-Strecke führte vom Stadtzentrum von Tacoma zur 6th Avenue in Steilacoom.2 From the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1890Founded1
  • Industrypublic transport1
  • Founded inTacoma1
Tacoma and Steilacoom Railway Co Richards Studio JC004
Photo: Richards Studio, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Timeline

  1. Jun 11, 1938Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1890Founded Founded in Tacoma1