Storied Hiroshima trolley operator launches new line as crowds look on

watch https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/vi...

Video footage ten Aug. 3 in Hiroshima shows a ceremony marking the first departure of a new trolley line in the city from the Hiroshima Station Building. The Hiroshima Electric Railway Co. was founded in 1912 and suffered major damage during the atomic bombing of the city in 1945. (Video by Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)