As with most interurban railroads in the US, its return on initial investment was lower and its annual operating costs were higher than had been projected at conception.
An interurban railroad soon allowed for commuting to Downtown Louisville, and the first year-round house was built by Annie and Stuart Duncan in 1908.
The interurban railroad used nontraditional third-rail pickup for power instead of the typical overhead catenary.
The South Shore Line has served the neighborhood since 1908, when the line was built as an interurban railroad by tycoon Samuel Insull.
An interurban railroad ran parallel to the Southern Pacific, from San Francisco to San Mateo.
The line used 25 Hz AC at 3,300 Volts rather than the direct-current equipment used on most interurban railroads.
Most of these interurban railroads have ended this type of service, and the Hudson Lake station is one of the few such stations that remain.
At one point, the hotel served as the Van Wert station of an interurban railroad.
The East St. Louis and Suburban Railway was an interurban railroad that operated in Illinois.
The Greenville, Spartanburg and Anderson Railway was formed in 1910 to build an interurban railroad between its namesake cities.
