Kentucky Traction & Terminal interurban in Frankfort Kentucky. Photo from the Cincinnati Transit Historical Society Collection
Cincinnati, Newport & Covington #11 streetcar at the Ft. Thomas military post. Photo from the Cincinnati Transit Historical Society Collection
The March program will be presented by Charles Bogart. Charles will present ERA’s first journey into traction in the state of Kentucky. Kentucky had 14 cities with either electric or horse drawn streetcars. The state was also served by four interurban systems, and was covered by numerous charted, but not built, streetcar and interurban systems. We will visit all of these systems tonight.
Mr. Bogart holds a BA from Thomas More University and a MCP from Ohio State University. As a child growing up in Newport, Kentucky, he rode the local streetcar line and developed a fascination with streetcars. He is President of the North American Transit Historical Society (often referred to as the “Hoosier Traction Meet”) and has published a book -- Yellow Sparks Over The Bluegrass -- on streetcar operations in Kentucky.
This is possibly the first time that this topic has been covered at ERA meetings. You will not want to miss this meeting! Because of the special nature of this presentation, those who cannot attend but wish to have the recording of this meeting should contact Bob Newhouser directly at [email protected]. Recording access links will only be provided to members paid up through 2025.
