The Rapid Mule Transit Co.

And what collection would be complete without some real horsepower?  This card shows a horse car (mule car?) in Middletown, Ohio operated by the Rapid Mule Transit Co. connecting the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Traction Co. station on one side of town with the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway (also known as the Big Four) station on the other. For more information on this fascinating transit line, click Here and scroll down to the section 'Technology Leads to Demise of Interurban Lines'.