Union Traction Company Explained

Union Traction Company
Fate:	Merged
Successor:	Public Service Railway
Foundation:	1894
Industry:	Public transportation

The Union Traction Company was a trolley line that ran from Hackensack through Carlstadt to Rutherford, New Jersey. The line was conceived by Delos E. Culver.^{[1] [2]} Originally the line was to run from Hackensack to Kearny, New Jersey but the company became insolvent and was merged into other trolley lines before the line could be fully built.^[3]

See also

• List of New Jersey street railroads

Notes and References

1. http://www.bergencountyhistory.org/pdfs/BCHSNewsletter0308.3.pdf Bergen County History
2. Web site: Union Traction Company - Rutherford, Bergen County - New Jersey 1890's . www.scripophily.net . March 1, 2010.
3. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1898/11/12/102078796.pdf NY Times