Portland Streetcar
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The Portland Streetcar is a streetcar system in Portland, Oregon, that opened in 2001 and serves areas surrounding downtown Portland. The 3.9-mile NS Line runs from Northwest Portland to the South Wat
A streetcar on the Broadway Bridge in 2016
The amenities at each streetcar stop include a small shelter (with interior information display), ticket vending machine and trash can.
LED display at a streetcar stop, giving real-time schedule information
The inside of a Portland streetcar Škoda 10T
Streetcars in North America
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Streetcars or trolleys 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 ce
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The Toronto Transit Commission maintains the most extensive system in the Americas (in terms of total track length, number of cars, and ridership).
Horse-drawn streetcars in New York City in 1895. The first streetcar lines in North America were opened in New York City in 1832.
Horse-drawn Decauville "trucks" in Cuzamá, 2010. Horse-drawn streetcars are still used in Cuzamá.
An editorial cartoon from New Orleans, advocating the switch from horsecars to electric streetcars, October 1893