A LOOK Back: The Interurban Trolley Car

The Interurban was a trolley car that ran between Oklahoma City and Edmond from 1911-1946. In the beginning, few people owned cars, so walking and riding horses had been the predominant mode of transportation. For 25 cents, citizens or college students could catch the hour-long ride to either city. 

The Interurban ran on a track, powered by an electric power line overhead. This early photograph shows the Interurban carrying both a flatbed of coal and a passenger car, located in front of Edmond’s Interurban Station at Broadway and Main. Photo donated to the Edmond History Museum by Rex Standifer.