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- ↑ Electric Railway Journal WorldCat
- ↑ The Electric Railway Journal Electric Railway Journal volume 1 issue 1 June 8, 1908 page 1
- ↑ Electric Railway Journal National Library of Australia
- ↑ Cutting the Cord New Electric Railway Journal Spring 1986 page 2
