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The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company

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The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company, also known as the Milwaukee Interurban Lines or TMER&L, was the largest electric railway and electric utility system in Wisconsin, combining earlier horsecar, steam dummy and streetcar lines into one system serving most of Milwaukee and reaching throughout southeastern Wisconsin. The company also operated streetcar lines in Appleton, Kenosha and Racine, along with its own switching operations at the Port Washington and Lakeside power plants.

Facts
Company Type
Interurban 2
Company Type
Railway company 2
Founded Year
1896 1
Chronology
Dissolved Year
1938 1
Company Type
Company Type (category)
Railway Company 2
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Source The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company (Wikipedia)
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Source Wikidata: The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Companytier 2
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1. The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company (Wikipedia)
  • Infobox: start_year
    1896
  • Infobox: end_year
    1938
  • Operates In: Railroad Industry, Lead
    The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company (reporting mark TMERL), also referred to as the Milwaukee Interurban Lines or TMER&L, is a defunct railroad that operated in and around Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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2. Wikidata: The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company
Wikidata
  • Wikidata item description
    defunct interurban railway in Wisconsin
  • Wikidata statement: instance of (P31), value 2
    instance of: interurban
  • Wikidata statement: instance of (P31), value 1
    instance of: railway company
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