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IN AN EFFORT to prove electric streetcars obsolete, Henry Ford built a gasoline railcar in 1920. It had some problems operating, and there were never any more built. But Ford's initial boasts forced existing rail and streetcar companies to lower their fares, which citizens had complained about for years.

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