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The Cleveland Railway converted a few streetcar lines in the 1930s, but the onset of World War II stopped any further conversions. In 1942, the Cleveland Transit System took over the operation of all streetcar, bus and trackless trolley lines from the Cleveland Railway. Following the war, CTS undertook a program of replacing all existing ...
Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority: Locale: Cuyahoga County, Ohio: Transit type: Rapid transit Semi-metro: Number of lines: 1 rapid transit: Red 3 light rail: Blue, Green, Waterfront [1] Number of stations: 18 rapid transit 34 light rail [1] Daily ridership: 9,200 (rapid transit, weekdays, Q3 2024) 1,700 (light rail, weekdays, Q3 2024 ...
The GCRTA was established on December 30, 1974, [7] and on September 5, 1975 assumed control of the Cleveland Transit System, which operated the heavy rail line from Windermere to Cleveland Hopkins Airport and the local bus systems, and Shaker Heights Rapid Transit (the descendant of a separate streetcar system formed by the Van Sweringen brothers to serve their Shaker Heights development ...
PCC streetcar 4201 in Cleveland, Ohio, in the 1950s - later sold to Toronto Transportation Commission and re-classed as TTC A11 car 4626. The Cleveland Railway Company was the public transit operator in Cleveland, Ohio, from 1910 to 1942. The company began operations with assets of the former Forest City Railway, which
Marietta, Pittsburg and Cleveland Railway: PRR: 1873 1877 Cleveland and Marietta Railroad: Marietta and Vincent Railroad: 1900 Martins Ferry Terminal Railroad: PRR: 1888 1892 Wheeling Bridge and Terminal Railway: Massillon Railroad: W&LE: 1892 1904 Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad: Massillon Belt Railway: 1909 1929 N/A Massillon and Cleveland ...
The Green Line (formerly known as the Shaker Line) is a light rail line of the RTA Rapid Transit system in Cleveland and Shaker Heights, Ohio, running from Tower City Center downtown, then east to Green Road near Beachwood. 2.6 miles (4.2 km) of track, including two stations (Tri-C–Campus District and East 55th), are shared with the rapid transit Red Line; the stations have low platforms for ...
The Conrail system in Cleveland featured a number of routes and secondary lines. The former New York Central Chicago Line was the primary east–west route through Cleveland, with the addition of the former Pennsylvania Railroad's Cleveland line, allowing traffic to and from the Pittsburgh region to pass through to points near Buffalo or Chicago and Detroit.
The Red Line (formerly and internally known as Route 66, also known as the Airport–Windermere Line) is a rapid transit line of the RTA Rapid Transit system in Cleveland, Ohio, running from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport northeast to Tower City in downtown Cleveland, then east and northeast to Windermere. 2.6 miles (4.2 km) of track, including two stations (Tri-C–Campus District ...