Greater Erie Trolleys illustrates the vital role trolley cars played in the expansion of the urban population.The first electric trolley car entered service in Erie in 1889, and it revolutionized public transportation in the region. Within a few years, Erie became a major trolley hub linking the eastern and central United States.

Andrew Carnegie's vision of transporting iron ore from his boats on Lake Erie to his Pittsburgh steel mills was realized when he obtained ownership of a series of railroad companies in the region. In 1900, these companies became the Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad, which connected the Lake Erie ports of Erie, Pennsylvania, and Conneaut, Ohio, south to North Bessemer near Pittsburgh. Through vintage photographs, Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad highlights...