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Dallas
McKinney Avenue M-Line Streetcar
Line between downtown Dallas and Uptown district via McKinney Avenue, with 10 stations
Operations began in 1989
Extension further into downtown along Olive Street opening soon; City of Dallas is planning modern streetcar system throughout downtown
Uses heritage vehicles
Denver
Platte Valley Trolley
1.4-mile line from Old Colfax to Confluence Park, along South Platte River, via Gates-Crescent Park, with 5 stations
Operations began in July 1989
Rail-based vehicles are powered by diesel, do not use overhead catenary
Operates only during the summer season on weekends
Uses modern vehicles that appear to be heritage
Extensions into downtown Denver currently proposed
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Edmonton
High-Level Streetcar Service
Line runs from Strathcona Terminal to Jasper Terminal, with 5 stations
Operations began in 1997
Uses heritage vehicles
Operates only during the summer season
Could be altered to provide modern streetcar service
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Fort Collins
Municipal Railway
Line runs along West Mountain Avenue
Modern operations began in 1984
Uses heritage vehicles
Runs on weekends only, currently out of service
Galveston
Island Trolley
6.8-mile line with 22 stations
Operations began in July 1988; service currently suspended because of damage in Hurricane Ike
Rail-based vehicles are powered by diesel, do not use overhead catenary
Uses modern vehicles that appear to be heritage
Kenosha
Electric Railway
2-mile one-way loop on 54th and 56th Streets from Kenosha Metra station to pier
Uses refurbished PCC streetcar vehicles
Operations began in June 2000
Expansion further into downtown being considered
Little Rock
River Rail Streetcar
3.4-mile system, with two routes and 14 total stations:
Little Rock Loop: providing access to downtown
North Little Rock Line: connecting across Arkansas River and occasionally extending to President Clinton Library
Operations began in November 2004
Uses replica-historic streetcar vehicles
Proposed 2.5-mile extension to Little Rock Airport
Memphis
MATA Trolley
Three connected lines in downtown Memphis, with a total of 24 stations:
Main Street Line (north-south), opened 1993
Riverfront Line (north-south), opened 1997
Madison Avenue Line (east-west), opened 2004
Operations began in April 1993
About 2,500 daily riders
Uses heritage streetcar vehicles
New Orleans
Streetcars
13-mile system, with three services:
Riverfront Line: runs along riverfront downtown from French Quarter to Convention Center
Canal Street Line: runs from riverfront to Cemeteries (one branch) and City Park (another branch) along Canal Street and Carrollton Avenue
St. Charles Line: runs from Canal Street downtown to Carrollton/S. Claiborne, via St. Charles and Carrollton Avenues
Operations began in January 1835
About 12,000 daily riders
Uses heritage streetcar vehicles and replica vehicles
Philadelphia
SEPTA Route 15 Girard Avenue Line
8.5-mile route from Richmond/Westmoreland to 63rd/Girard
Modern operations began in 2005
Uses heritage streetcar vehicles
Other Philadelphia Lines are also streetcars — the Subway-Surface Lines — but they enter into the grade-separated Center-City tunnel, so they’re classified here as light rail
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Portland
Modern Streetcar
3.9-mile route from South Waterfront to Northwest Portland, via River Place, Portland State University, downtown core, and Pearl District
Operations began in July 2001
About 12,000 daily riders
Uses modern vehicles
Extension across Willamette River to Eastside currently under construction; extension south to Lake Oswego planned
San Francisco
Cable Cars
Three-line network connects Market Street to Chinatown, North Beach and Russian Hill; Services:
California Street Line: from Market Street to California/Van Ness
Powell-Mason Line: from Market Street to Mason/Embarcadero
Powell-Hyde Line: from Market Street to Aquatic Park
Operations began in 1873
Uses heritage vehicles
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F-Market and Wharves Streetcar
Line from 17th/Castro to Jones/Beach, via downtown, along Market Street and Embarcadero
Operations began in 1995
Uses heritage vehicles
Planned extension along Embarcadero to Caltrain terminus
San Pedro
Port of Los Angeles Waterfront Red Car
1.5-mile line from Cruise Center to Marina Station, with four stations, in downtown San Pedro
Operations began in July 2003
Uses two replica Pacific Electric vehicles and one modified 1907 Pacific Electric vehicle
Operates only on weekends
Extensions north and southwest being considered
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Savannah
River Street Streetcar
1-mile line, from Montgomery Street to Waving Girl, along River Street, via City Hall, with 7 stations
Operations began in February 2009
Uses heritage vehicles
Operates only on weekends
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Seattle
South Lake Union Streetcar
1.3-mile line, between Westlake Hub and Fairview/Campus, with 11 stations
Operations began in December 2007
About 2,500 daily riders
Extension throughout the city being planned, starting with First Hill Line
Uses modern vehicles
Tampa
TECO Line Streetcar
2.7-mile line along waterfront, running from Dick Grego Plaza to Ybor City, via Cruise Terminal, with 13 stations
Connected to In-Town Trolley system, which uses buses
Operations began in October 2002
Uses mostly modern replica vehicles
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Toronto
Streetcar System
47-mile system, with 11 services:
501 Queen
502 Downtowner
503 Kingston Road
504 King
505 Dundas
506 Carlton
508 Lake Shore
509 Harbourfront
510 Spadina
511 Bathurst
512 St Clair
Operations began in 1861
About 275,000 daily riders
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Tucson
Old Pueblo Trolley
1-mile line from University of Arizona to downtown, along University and 4th Avenue, with 11 stations
Operations began in April 1993
Uses historic vehicles
Will eventually be converted to operation with modern vehicles and expanded route
Operates only on weekends
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Vancouver
Olympic Line Streetcar (defunct)
1-mile line from Granville Island to Olympic Village, with 2 stations
Operated during the Vancouver Winter Olympics in early 2010 with Bombardier vehicles from Brussels; though line still exists, it currently sees no service
Line is part of city’s long-term streetcar plan (shown on map), currently unfunded
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One reply on “Existing Streetcar Systems”
Kansas City, Oklahoma City, Cincinnati, El Paso and Milwaukee have their streetcar lines up and running.
The San Pedro Waterfront Red Car line closed in Sept. 2015 and future re-opening is delayed indefinitely.