San Diego Class 1 streetcar
The San Diego Class 1 streetcar was a fleet of twenty-four unique streetcars that were originally built to provide transportation for the Panama-California Exposition in Balboa Park. The cars were designed by the San Diego Electric Railway Company (SDERy) under the leadership of John D. Spreckels and built by the St. Louis Car Company (SLCCo). These cars, which took the best elements from preceding models and integrated them into a new, modern streetcar design, went on to serve the many neighborhoods of San Diego until they were retired in 1939.
Photo of Class 1 Streetcar #125 at 5th and Broadway in San Diego, CA (1915).
Inside a San Diego Class 1 Streetcar.
Archival photo of Class 1 streetcar #125 at the Park Ave. entrance to Mission Cliff Gardens in the University Heights neighborhood of San Diego, CA
Archival photo of Class 1 streetcar homes in the Old Town neighborhood of San Diego, CA.
San Diego Electric Railway
The San Diego Electric Railway (SDERy) was a mass transit system in Southern California, United States, using 600 volt DC streetcars and buses.
A San Diego Class 1 streetcar at 5th and Broadway, c. 1915
"Rapid Transit in San Diego": An original 1886 horse-drawn trolley and its driver participate in a parade celebrating the groundbreaking of the Panama-California Exposition Center in 1911.
Opening Day on the San Diego Cable Railway June 7, 1890
SDERy double-decker Car No. 1 pauses at the intersection of 5th Street & Market Street during its inaugural run on September 21, 1892.
