Menasha was serviced by electric streetcars from 1898 to
1925. The general consensus has
traditionally been that streetcar service ended because of the rise of the
automobile. But for Neenah and Menasha,
at least, the official reason cited was that the streetcar company (Wisconsin
Traction, Light, Heat, and Power Company) didn’t want to be responsible for
paying for new bridges. Moreover, they
alleged that there was sufficient “motor bus” service to take up the slack.
Streetcar service lasted in Appleton and Oshkosh until 1930.
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