Streetcars in North America - Wikipedia
WEBNorth America's first streetcar lines opened in 1832 from downtown New York City to Harlem by the New York and Harlem Railroad, in 1834 in New Orleans, and in 1849 in Toronto along the Williams Omnibus Bus Line. These streetcars used horses and sometimes mules.
List of streetcar systems in the United States - Wikipedia
WEBThis is an all-time list of streetcar (tram), interurban and light rail systems in the United States, by principal city (or cities) served, and separated by political division, with opening and closing dates.
Boston-area streetcar lines - Wikipedia
WEBA map of the MTA's transit network in 1952, with streetcars indicated by route numbers in circles, buses by route numbers in rectangles, and trackless trolleys by route numbers in triangles. As of early 1953 the Metropolitan Transit Authority operated the following streetcar routes.
The real story behind the demise of America's once-mighty …
WEBMay 7, 2015 · The real problem was that once cars appeared on the road, they could drive on streetcar tracks — and the streetcars could no longer operate efficiently.
How A Streetcar Works - Boston Streetcars
WEBThere are two main types of streetcar brakes—disc brakes, which are applied to the wheels by increasing pressure on the brake shoes, thereby stopping the streetcar by applying pressure to the streetcar's wheels, and track brakes, which stop the streetcar by applying pressure to the tracks.
Streetcar | Facts, History, & Development | Britannica
WEBSep 11, 2024 · streetcar, vehicle that runs on track laid in the streets, operated usually in single units and usually driven by electric motor. Early streetcars were either horse-drawn or depended for power on storage batteries that were expensive and inefficient.
Rider Information & Map - Market Street Railway
WEBRiding the F-Market & Wharves Historic Streetcar Line. Rail transit has operated on San Francisco’s main street, Market, since 1860! First steam trains, then horse-drawn streetcars, then cable cars, and since 1906, electric streetcars.
Streetcar Tracker
WEBUse the Streetcar tracker below to find out where the streetcar is at any time. Click on the stop location to find real-time arrival info. The KC Streetcar tracker is managed and power by Smart City Media (City Post) is also available for iPhones and Android phones.
Map details LA’s Red Car streetcar lines - Curbed LA
WEBSep 6, 2018 · Streetcar tracks once crisscrossed Los Angeles. Photographed here is a Red Car traveling on the old Fletcher Drive wooden bridge. Metro Library and Archive.
Streetcar Tracks: A Reconstruction of Boston's Lost Streetcar …
WEBMay 28, 2013 · In twenty minutes, Streetcar Tracks provides a background on the history of Boston's streetcars that will make one better appreciate one's surroundings and lead one to want to delve deeper into Boston's transit history.