Nearside streetcar
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The Nearside streetcar or Nearside car was an American type of tramcar
Tramcar
The Tramcar is a trackless train service running on the Boardwalk in the Cape May County, New Jersey communities of Wildwood and North Wildwood. The service, which began on June 11, 1949, takes passengers along the two-mile long Wildwood boardwalk...

 that was invented by the president of the governing board Council of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company Thomas E. Mitten. It was the basis for one man service and must be seen as a preamble of the Peter Witt streetcar
Peter Witt streetcar
Peter Witt was a Cleveland Railway commissioner, who designed a model of streetcar known by his name, and used in many North American cities, most notably in Toronto and Cleveland.-Features:...

. By the Nearside Car the term P.A.Y.E. in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

was introduced meaning "Pay as you enter".
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