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A diamond (♦) symbol denotes a system that operates or operated in the same area as another independent system. Names and cities of currently operating systems appear in bold on blue backgrounds. Interurban and light rail systems are denoted in the Type column, which is left blank for the far-more-plentiful streetcar systems. (Some pre-1970s ...
List of streetcar lines [ edit ] The following table lists the conversion of the Cleveland streetcar lines to trackless trolleys (or trolleybuses) or buses in reverse chronological order, with the last date of streetcar service, the line name, the modern line number, the type of vehicle replacing the streetcar, and the length of time that lasted.
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This is a list of cities that have, or once had, town tramway (urban tramway, or streetcar) systems as part of their public transport system. Due to excessive size, the original list has been divided into separate articles, based on geographical locations. Africa; Asia (exclusive of India,Japan) India; Japan
The first electric streetcars began operation in 1889, [3] and at its maximum, the streetcar system had 222 miles (357 km) of track and carried more than 100 million passengers per year. A very unusual feature of the system was that cars on some of its routes traveled via inclined railways to serve areas on hills near downtown. With the advent ...
The New Orleans streetcar system was one of the first in the world and it is the oldest system still in operation. The following is a list of cities that have current tram/streetcar (including heritage trams/heritage streetcars ), or light rail systems as part of their regular public transit systems. [ 1 ]
On Monday, Jan. 16, 1860, she stepped on a platform to board a Cincinnati streetcar operated by the City Passenger Railroad Co. The white conductor ordered her to leave, but she refused, claiming ...
The following is a list of all light rail systems in the United States. Also included are some of the urban streetcar/trolley systems that provide regular public transit service (operating year-round and at least five days per week), ones with data available from the American Public Transportation Association's (APTA) Ridership Reports.