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The New York and Harlem Railroad (now the Metro-North Railroad Harlem Line) was one of the first railroads in the United States and possibly also the world’s first street railway.[citation needed] Designed by John Stephenson it was opened in stages between 1832 and 1852 between Lower Manhattan to and beyond Harlem. Initially using horses the line was partially converted to use steam engines and then electricity using a battery-powered Julien electric traction car.
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