Accompanying report to the transportation survey commission of St. Louis., From: Report of the Transportation Survey Commission of the City of St. Louis / submitted to the Board of Aldermen.
This photograph shows the corner of Seventh Street and Washington Avenue in the rain. Several pedestrians, including businessmen, are walking down the sidewalk. One woman looking into a store window is taking shelter under an umbrella. There are streetcars, motor cars, and and horse-drawn carriages in the street. Streetcar and telephone wires crisscross overhead. Each of the the buildings are several stories tall and are adorned with advertisements and electric marquees.
Photograph of an electric streetcar and a horse-drawn trolley in St. Louis. The electric car reads 777 and UR. The horse-drawn trolley is marked 33 and BELLEFONTAINE.
United Railways evening peak schedule, number of cars in 30 minute period, downtown business district. From the Report on Rapid Transit to the St. Louis Board of Aldermen, 1926.
Photograph of automobile crossing streetcar tracks over wooden road crossing. Streetcar is visible in background moving towards crossing., The automobile appears to be a Packard limousine.
Street scene in St. Louis featuring electric streetcars, extensive utility wires, and storefronts. Visible storefronts include the Western Union Telegraph Company and the Jewel Billiard Parlor.
Photograph of an electric streetcar and a horse-drawn trolley in St. Louis. The electric car reads 777 and UR. The horse-drawn trolley is marked 33 and BELLEFONTAINE.
During 1915 the United Railways transported 356,814,595 passengers - of these 124,043,205 were free transfer passengers. The average fare per passenger therefore was 3.23 cents. The ratio of fatalities in 1915 was one fatality to 89 million Passengers. A STREET CAR IS A PRETTY SAFE PLACE.