On The Rise And Fall Of The Tram Of The United States And Its Impacts(1890s-1960s)

Until the1970s, the development of rail transport in general the United States has experienced three stages:rise, prosperity and decline. In the19th century30s to the end of the19th century, was the rise of rail transportation stage. The emergence of rail carriage became the beginning of the U.S. rail traffic. Subsequently, steam trains, and electric trains also successively developed in the United States. The end of the19th century to the1920s is the rail transit development period of prosperity in American, In this phase, trams dominated cities in the United States, becoming the main means of transport for people to travel, and this period is also known as "trams Times"; During the1920s until the1970s, A large number of cars in the United States began to develop, Replace the tram dominance, The United States entered the "automobile age".The first part of the article mainly expounds the1890s before the U.S. urban public transport. For the horse-drawn trams appeared in front of cars and other non-rail urban public transport development is analyzed and summarized the nineteenth century developed in addition to the tram rail transport other than the shape.The second part of the article focuses article analyzes the United States and its impact on the appearance of the tram. For the United States developed rapidly tram performance, leading to the reasons for the rapid development of the tram and the " streetcar era" of U.S. influence urban development and other aspects of detail. Where trams impact of urban development on the U.S. influence is mainly manifested in the tram effectively solve the traffic problems of the United States, to promote U.S. economic growth tram, tram affect U.S. urban structure and urban layout, tram promote U.S. improvement of social equity aspects.The third part of the article describes the decline of the tram and the tram era. And briefly describes the tram after the decline of buses, cars and other modes of transport rise.The fourth part of the article analyzes the reasons for the decline of the United StatesThe firth part of the article describes the tram traffic decline implications of the U.S. economy, urban environment, urban layout, and social justice.Epilogue, the United States proposed streetcar for the promotion of economic development and social stability, the United States has an important role. America has its own drawbacks tram, which led to the decline of the tram, but the tram has unparalleled advantages, so the tram should not perish.