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Richmond Theatrical District in 1923, with Perley Thomas streetcars. An industrial rail siding alongside Stockton Street between 4th and 5th Streets. The Richmond Union Passenger Railway, in Richmond, Virginia, was the first practical electric trolley (tram) system, and set the pattern for most subsequent electric trolley systems around the world.
The Kenosha Electric Streetcar in Kenosha, Wisconsin, has been operating six ex-Toronto Transit Commission PCCs (five since 2000 and the sixth since 2009) and one ex-SEPTA car since 2009. The Kenosha Electric is unique among modern PCC operations in that PCCs had not run in the city before 2000—the original rail system was shut down in 1932 ...
As of 2018, the 112 Series 9000 cars (numbered 9000-9111) run on the SEPTA subway–surface trolley lines, while the 29 Series 100 cars are used on the Media–Sharon Hill Line. [3] [4] [5] With the introduction of the K-cars, all Brilliner cars and most of the PCC cars owned by SEPTA were retired, scrapped, preserved, or transferred to other ...
Streetcars or trolley(car)s (American English for the European word tram) were once the chief mode of public transit in hundreds of North American cities and towns. Most of the original urban streetcar systems were either dismantled in the mid-20th century or converted to other modes of operation, such as light rail .
Electric 1888: April 20, 1932: Formerly Anniston Electric and Gas Company [2] Birmingham Railway, Light and Power Company: Birmingham: Horse January 24, 1884: April 16, 1898 Steam May 25, 1885: February 26, 1904 Electric October 10, 1891: April 19, 1953 ♦ Bessemer: Steam May 14, 1890: February 26, 1904 Electric July 25, 1906: 1915
Produced in collaboration with Cable Car Classics. Available with CNG, Diesel, hydrogen-electric, or Hybrid diesel-electric powertrains. [31] Gillig transit buses (discontinued) Gillig Phantom. 1980–2008: High-floor transit bus: 30, 35, 40 ft (9.1, 10.7, 12.2 m) Offered in 102" or 96" widths. A hybrid version was also offered from 2001 to 2006.
A fifth Birney car, No. 24, was purchased in 1920 from the Cincinnati Car Company, and in 1924 two secondhand Birneys (built in 1922 by American Car) were acquired from the Cheyenne Electric Railway Company, becoming Fort Collins cars 25–26. In the mid-1940s, cars 24 and 25 were replaced by two other Birneys, bought used from the Virginia ...
Roughly 550 diesel-electric hybrid buses, 300 electric trolleybuses, 250 modern light rail vehicles, 50 historic streetcars and 40 cable cars see active duty. Muni's cable cars are the oldest and largest such system remaining in service in the world and its fleet of electric trolleybuses is the largest in the United States.