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Buffalo Soldiers
A historic program on the life of the Buffalo Soldiers and role of the 25th Infantry Regiment in protecting lives and property in the 1910 fires.
Missoula History Minutes
2. Missoula's Second Streetcar System
Missoula's second experiment with mass transit, the Missoula Street Railway Company started on May 11, 1910, when the Missoulian heralded the beginning of electric car service with an announcement stating: "Get your nickel ready." The next day, the Missoulian reported that when the first car passed the university, a track meet was in progress and the stampede from the bleachers and cheers for the railway nearly broke up the track meet.
Rain or shine, until January 24, 1932, the city cars ran 18 hours per day and averaged 4,300 miles per month, with the interurban runs between Bonner and Fort Missoula running twice per day, averaging 8,800. City cars were capable of speeds of "practically 8 mph and the interurban at 16.4 mph!"