For a few decades starting in the late 1800s, electric rail cars ruled Milwaukee's roads. But as cars and highways became the favored transportation for most Americans, the streetcar system fell out ...

With the Milwaukee Common Council scheduled to vote on the $123.9 million initial phase of the Milwaukee Streetcar at its Feb. 10 meeting, it's worth taking a moment to recall we've been down this ...

"Is this the last one … ?" a passenger asked. "This is it," replied Earl Schaefer, a crew member on the last run of Milwaukee's last electric rapid-transit train. Milwaukee's interurban had been ...