__1882: __Ernst Werner von Siemens tests a demonstration "trackless trolley" in a Berlin suburb. The innovative device pulls electricity from overhead wires, but runs with road wheels, not on rails.

A veteran of WWII, Richard Parker grew up in Pawtucket, studied at the Rhode Island School of Design, and moved to New York, working in the New York advertising world. He now lives in South Kingstown.

We often say, around here, variations on “There is nothing new under the sun.” This 1950 United Electric Railways trolley photo from our archives proves it. Note this is a trackless trolley, riding on ...

Public Square, 1912 Trackless Trolley 1117 and Car 4235 at St. Clair and East 30th St. on their last day in 1951. Cleveland Transit Car 4008 and Trackless Trolley 1137 at the St. Clair Station in ...

CityDig: The Trackless Trolleys of Laurel Canyon Los Angeles later earned its reputation as a car city, but in the early 20th century it was a laboratory for innovative transportation technologies. In ...

1882: The Elektromote, the world’s first trackless trolley bus, is tested outside Berlin. Built by Dr. Werner von Siemens, the Elektromote featured two electric motors that used contact wheels to draw ...

CHILLICOTHE— With a bright red exterior and shiny gold and rustic wood features on the inside, the Chillicothe trolley is designed to bring excitement to Chillicothe community members and visitors for ...