Frances Humphrey Lecture Series “The History of Transit in Northern Nevada” by Adam Michalski

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Description: At the turn of the 20^th Century, streetcars and interurbans were the most popular methods of public transportation in most urban areas of the United States.  Streetcars operated within cities providing frequent service along fixed routes.  Meanwhile, interurbans were electric railroads connecting cities to outlying smaller towns to provide frequent service that steam railroads were unwilling or unable to provide the public.

The History of Transit in Northern Nevada will look at the streetcar and interurban lines that were built in Northern Nevada, including the Reno Traction Company and the Nevada Interurban.  Also, the presentation will uncover some of the many harebrained schemes to build streetcar and interurban routes in Reno, Fallon, Carson City, and through Mount Rose to Lake Tahoe.  In addition, the V – T Transit Company’s bus operations throughout the region will be discussed.

Presenter: Adam Michalski is the Curator of Education at the Nevada State Railroad Museum, Carson City.  Adam holds a M. A. in History, with a focus on transportation history, from the University of Missouri – St. Louis and a B. S. in Urban Studies, with a focus on urban planning, from the University of Minnesota.  Adam has had a passion for railroad history since he was a child growing up near the Chicago & North Western Railway line in Wisconsin.

This lecture will be given via Zoom. Use the Register Here button to the right to reserve a space in the lecture.