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- Interior of Power House, Indianapolis Street Railway, 1899 - Established in 1864, the Indianapolis Street Railway began converting from mule power to electricity in 1890. Its first powerhouse, located at a mule barn, was supplemented by a new facility at West Washington and Brush streets in 1894. The new plant's boilers initially burned natural gas and oil, but they were converted to burn coal in 1898.
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Interior of Power House, Indianapolis Street Railway, 1899
Established in 1864, the Indianapolis Street Railway began converting from mule power to electricity in 1890. Its first powerhouse, located at a mule barn, was supplemented by a new facility at West Washington and Brush streets in 1894. The new plant's boilers initially burned natural gas and oil, but they were converted to burn coal in 1898.