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The Tampa Electric Company acquired 21 miles (34 km) of streetcar track with the Consumers Electric Light and Street Railway Company in 1899. After acquiring the Tampa and Sulphur Springs Traction Company in 1913, Tampa Electric had almost 50 miles (80 km) of track, increasing to 53 miles (85 km) by 1926.
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.
♦Tampa: Electric 1893 1894 [57] The Consumers Electric Light and Street Railway Company ♦Tampa: Electric c. 1890s: 1899 [57] Tampa Electric Company TECO ♦ Tampa: Electric 1899 1946 [57] TECO Line Streetcar: ♦ Tampa (second era) Electric October 21, 2002 Heritage streetcar system [58] operated by the Hillsborough Transit Authority.
Read Fast Facts from CNN about the Chicago Transit Authority. ... 1958 - Streetcar service ends. February 4, ... September 3, 1984 - The CTA introduces rail service to O’Hare International Airport.
Internal accounting number for local streetcar service, not publicly used. On June 29, 1952, weekend service was discontinued as Route 38, a bus route, was created to replace streetcar service on weekends. Discontinued on May 24, 1953 when all streetcar service was discontinued and Route 38 was extended to serve all seven days a week.
The Chicago Surface Lines was primarily a trolley operation, with approximately 3100 streetcars on the roster at the time of the CTA takeover. [16] It purchased small lots of motor buses, [17] totaling 693 at the time of the CTA takeover, mostly consisting of smaller buses used on extension routes or to replace two-man streetcars on routes such as Hegewisch and 111th Street, because conductors ...
Illinois officials on Tuesday played host to the first of four public meetings designed in part to update folks on the $275 million restoration of passenger rail service between Rockford and ...
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