Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "The Birmingham Railway and Electric Company was both a street car and electricity provider in Birmingham, Alabama.Created in 1890 after the consolidation of several street railway operators, including the Birmingham Street Railway: Highland Avenue and Belt Railroad 1885-1890 East Lake Land Company 1886-1890 East Birmingham Land Company 1887-1890 Bessemer and Birmingham Railroad 1887-1890 Enselt Company 1887-1890In 1940, BREC became Birmingham Electric Company. The company faced increased pressure from car after World War II and ridership declined. By the 1950s streetcar operations gave way to bus service in the city. Forty-seven streamlined PCC streetcars, which went into service in 1947, were sold to the Toronto Transit Commission in 1953.BEC changed its name to Birmingham Transit Company in 1951. In 1972, the Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority took over public transit operations."@en }
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- Birmingham_Railway_and_Electric_Company abstract "The Birmingham Railway and Electric Company was both a street car and electricity provider in Birmingham, Alabama.Created in 1890 after the consolidation of several street railway operators, including the Birmingham Street Railway: Highland Avenue and Belt Railroad 1885-1890 East Lake Land Company 1886-1890 East Birmingham Land Company 1887-1890 Bessemer and Birmingham Railroad 1887-1890 Enselt Company 1887-1890In 1940, BREC became Birmingham Electric Company. The company faced increased pressure from car after World War II and ridership declined. By the 1950s streetcar operations gave way to bus service in the city. Forty-seven streamlined PCC streetcars, which went into service in 1947, were sold to the Toronto Transit Commission in 1953.BEC changed its name to Birmingham Transit Company in 1951. In 1972, the Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority took over public transit operations.".
- Q4916785 abstract "The Birmingham Railway and Electric Company was both a street car and electricity provider in Birmingham, Alabama.Created in 1890 after the consolidation of several street railway operators, including the Birmingham Street Railway: Highland Avenue and Belt Railroad 1885-1890 East Lake Land Company 1886-1890 East Birmingham Land Company 1887-1890 Bessemer and Birmingham Railroad 1887-1890 Enselt Company 1887-1890In 1940, BREC became Birmingham Electric Company. The company faced increased pressure from car after World War II and ridership declined. By the 1950s streetcar operations gave way to bus service in the city. Forty-seven streamlined PCC streetcars, which went into service in 1947, were sold to the Toronto Transit Commission in 1953.BEC changed its name to Birmingham Transit Company in 1951. In 1972, the Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority took over public transit operations.".