Boise & Interurban

Company History: Opened in 1907, the B&I ran an electric interurban and freight line from Boise, Idaho through Eagle, Star and Middleton to Caldwell a distance of 29 miles. Box motors handled package freight and pulled standard freight cars interchanged from connecting linehaul railroads. Streetcar service was provided in Boise. Around 1912, a group of investors from Pittsburgh consolidated the B&I with the Boise Valley Railway and a trio of area power generating stations to form the Idaho Railway Light & Power Company. The railroad was operated under the Idaho Traction Company name.

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