1910: Mike, the Extraordinary Trolley-Riding Fire Dog of Engine Company 8 » HorseCar2
The Third Avenue Railroad Company formed in 1852 and began operating its horse-drawn cars on July 3, 1853. By 1859, using the 125th Street Railroad and trackage along 10th Avenue (Amsterdam Avenue), the line ran from the Astor House (Broadway and Park Row) north along Park Row, the Bowery, and Third Avenue to about 130th Street near the Harlem River, a distance of about 8 miles.
Horse-drawn carriage, New York City
