The longest of the rail lines reached from downtown to Memphis National Cemetery near Raleigh.
In 1890, when The Citizens Street Railroad of Memphis, Tenn., suffered a financial setback, Mr. Albert Merritt Billings of Chicago, bought the company for over $2,000,000.
Memphis, then only 44 square miles (smaller than San Francisco), could be traversed easily with frequent service to within blocks of any corner in the city.
1 Normal 2 Fair Grounds 3 Raleigh-Macon Road 6 Lamar [trolleybus] 7 Crosstown 8 Elmwood 9 Glenview 11 Wellington 12 Florida 14 Second-Desoto Park 15 Jackson 16 Lane-Faxon 17 Forest-Hill 19 Walker Av Streetcars remained in use until 1947 when electric trolleybuses (trackless trolleys) were phased in fully.
African Americans successfully sued the Memphis Street Railway Company for personal injury and racial insult.