Seattle Municipal Street Railway
The Seattle Municipal Street Railway was a city-owned streetcar network that served the city of Seattle, Washington and its suburban neighborhoods from 1919 to 1941. It was a successor to the horse-drawn Seattle Street Railway established in 1884, and immediate successor to the Puget Sound Traction, Power and Light Company's Seattle division.
Seattle Street Railway's first streetcar at Occidental Avenue and Yesler Way with Mayor John Leary and city officials in the fall of 1884
Roadwork in 1934 exposed the tracks and center slot atop the second tunnel of the Counterbalance
Cross-section of Queen Anne Counterbalance
Image: Cable powerhouse at 2nd Ave. and Denny Way, ca. 1892 DPLA 89c 0e 4a 6d 6888e 7868a 9095152ce 8cbd
Stone & Webster was an American engineering services company based in Stoughton, Massachusetts. It was founded as an electrical testing lab and consulting firm by electrical engineers Charles A. Stone and Edwin S. Webster in 1889. In the early 20th century, Stone & Webster was known for operating streetcar systems in many cities across the United States including Dallas, Houston and Seattle. The company grew to provide engineering, construction, environmental, and plant operation and maintenance services, and it has long been involved in power generation projects, starting with hydroelectric plants of the late 19th-century; and with most American nuclear power plants.
Stone & Webster headquarters at 245 Summer St. in Boston in 1980
