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Electric railways, were the public transit for the early 19th century. They started as horse railways within cities both big and small. Once the great innovation of the century was invented, electricity, the small railways were able to expand and connect the cities. Interurban lines provided competition for the steam railroads, often having parallel lines with them. The interurban lines provided cheaper and more frequent service, but the steam railroads could get you farther in less time and they had just a few more feature comforts. In a few cases, the railroads purchased the electric railways to eliminate the competition and to suppliment railroad service.
Manchester Street Railway - 1871 - Manchester and Goffstown, N.H.
Nashua Street Railway - 1886 - Nashua
Lowell & Suburban Street Railway - 1894 - Lowell, Mass. to Nashua
Chester & Derry Railroad - 1896 - Derry, N.H. to Chester, N.H.
B&M: Concord & Manchester Electric Branch - 1902 - Concord, N.H. to Manchester
Hudson, Pelham & Salem Electric Railway - 1902 - Nashua to Methuen, Mass.
Goffs Falls, Litchfield & Hudson Street Railway - 1906 - Manchester to Nashua
-- better known as: Manchester & Nashua Street Railway
Derry & Goffe's Falls Street Railway - 1907 - Manchester to Derry, N.H.
-- better known as: Manchester & Derry Street Railway
Uncanoonuc Incline Railway & Development Co. - 1907 - Goffstown, N.H.
Seashore Trolley Museum - 1939 - Kennebunkport, Maine
Connecticut Trolley Museum - 1940 - East Windsor, Connecticut
Lowell National Historical Park - 1984 - Lowell, Massachusetts
- and National Streetcar Museum at Lowell
Exisiting New Hampshire Streetcars - All surviving streetcars that once ran in the state
Manchester "Rapids" at Uncanoonuc - Four streetcars converted to homes in Goffstown
Manchester & Nashua Street Railway #4 - Preserved at the Seashore Trolley Museum
Nashua Transit System - 1985 - Nashua, New Hampshire
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