Easton's Electric Railway

Season 3, Episode 5 Landmarks With Leon AKA Lehigh Valley Landmarks

The College Hill Trolley

On January 14, 1888, Easton helped change the future of American transportation. Long before automobiles dominated the roads, the city launched one of the nation's first electric trolley systems—and solved a seemingly impossible engineering challenge with a gravity-powered invention found almost nowhere else in the United States. How did a hillside, a hidden counterweight, and a bold idea transform travel across the Lehigh Valley for 65 years? Discover the remarkable story behind one of Easton's greatest engineering achievements in this episode of Landmarks with Leon. Listen now and uncover the innovation that helped power a transportation revolution.