It is a fine fall day. The year is 1905, and you have just immigrated to Bridgeport, Connecticut from Europe. You and your family want to see more of the countryside. What can you do? You have no form of transport. Sam, a fellow worker at the Warner Brothers Corset factory told you that by just walking up the corner to Main Street from your South End rooming house, you and your family can catch a trolley north to see the countryside.
Sam hands you a book called "Trolley Trips Through Southern New England," and you study the map in the book to see how far the trolley can take you.
Map of the trolley lines heading north.
How wonderful! You are amazed! You can take the trolley all the way from Bridgeport to New Haven! You can take it to Hartford! You can even take it all the way to Springfield, Massachusetts!
Inside the book, several trips are described. As a newcomer to New England, even the description of Bridgeport is interesting.
Since your family has never been anywhere north, you pack a picnic lunch and travel Sunday on the trolley to Hartford. The price for the trip is less than 80 cents for the whole family! You catch the trolley at noon and spend a glorious day seeing the fabulous tree colors in your new Connecticut countryside!
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