2012.020.662
Postcard
Black and white postcard depicting a streetcar labeled "City of Detroit Department of Streets and Railways" and "Charlevoix".
Printed on verso: Department of Street railways - Detroit. The Birney car was among the first trolleys to be used by the DSR when it took over the DUR lines in 1921. Designed by C. O. Birney, it was called the "safety street car;" its top speed was 25 mph. - Photo courtesy of DSR.