List of local streetcar systems in the United States
Encyclopedia
This is a list of local streetcar systems (i.e. not interurban
s) in the United States by political division
and operating company. It includes all such systems that existed prior to the modern light rail
era. Not all predecessors are listed.
Birmingham
Calera
Decatur
Fairhope
Gadsden
Huntsville
Mobile
Montgomery
Selma
Sheffield
Tuscaloosa
Union Springs
Phoenix
Prescott
Tucson
Fort Smith
Helena
Hot Springs
Little Rock
Pine Bluff
Texarkana
Walnut Ridge
Burlingame
Chico
Eureka
Exeter
Fresno
Glendale
Grass Valley
Los Angeles
Monterey
Napa
Oakland
Ontario
Petaluma
Sacramento
San Diego
San Francisco
San Jose
Santa Barbara
Santa Cruz
Stockton
Watsonville
Interurban
An interurban, also called a radial railway in parts of Canada, is a type of electric passenger railroad; in short a hybrid between tram and train. Interurbans enjoyed widespread popularity in the first three decades of the twentieth century in North America. Until the early 1920s, most roads were...
s) in the United States by political division
Political divisions of the United States
The political units and divisions of the United States include:*The 50 states are subdivided into counties . The counties may be further subdivided into townships, or towns in New York and New England...
and operating company. It includes all such systems that existed prior to the modern light rail
Light rail
Light rail or light rail transit is a form of urban rail public transportation that generally has a lower capacity and lower speed than heavy rail and metro systems, but higher capacity and higher speed than traditional street-running tram systems...
era. Not all predecessors are listed.
Alabama
Anniston- Alabama Power CompanyAlabama Power CompanyAlabama Power Company, headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, is a company in the southern United States that provides electricity service to 1.3 million homes, businesses, and industries in the southern two-thirds of Alabama. It is one of four U.S...
, formerly Anniston Electric and Gas Company: abandoned April 20, 1932
Birmingham
- Birmingham Railway, Light and Power Company: abandoned April 19, 1953
Calera
- South Calera Street Railway
Decatur
- North Alabama Traction Company
Fairhope
- Peoples Railroad
Gadsden
- Alabama Power CompanyAlabama Power CompanyAlabama Power Company, headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, is a company in the southern United States that provides electricity service to 1.3 million homes, businesses, and industries in the southern two-thirds of Alabama. It is one of four U.S...
, formerly Alabama City, Gadsden and Attalla Railway: abandoned January 1934 - Gadsden, Bellevue and Lookout Mountain Railway
Huntsville
- Alabama Power CompanyAlabama Power CompanyAlabama Power Company, headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, is a company in the southern United States that provides electricity service to 1.3 million homes, businesses, and industries in the southern two-thirds of Alabama. It is one of four U.S...
, formerly Huntsville Railway, Light and Power Company: abandoned February 15, 1931
Mobile
- Mobile Light and Railroad Company: abandoned 1941
Montgomery
- Montgomery Light and Traction Company: abandoned April 8, 1936]
Selma
- Selma Electric Railway: abandoned 1924
Sheffield
- Sheffield Company: abandoned February 1933
Tuscaloosa
- Tuscaloosa Railway and Utilities Company: abandoned November 1941
Union Springs
- Union Springs Street Car Company
Arizona
Douglas- Douglas Traction and Light Company: abandoned 1924
Phoenix
- Phoenix Railway: abandoned February 16, 1948
Prescott
- Prescott and Mount Union Railway: abandoned 1911
Tucson
- Tucson Rapid Transit Company: abandoned December 31, 1930
Arkansas
Eureka Springs- Eureka Traction Company
Fort Smith
- Fort Smith Light and Traction Company
- Fort Smith – Oklahoma Light and Traction Company
Helena
- West Helena Consolidated Company
Hot Springs
- Central Arkansas Railway and Light Corporation
Little Rock
- Intercity Terminal Railway
- Little Rock Railway and Electric Company
Pine Bluff
- Pine Bluff Company
Texarkana
- Southwestern Gas and Electric Company
Walnut Ridge
- Central Power and Light Company
California
Bakersfield- Bakersfield and Kern Electric RailwayBakersfield and Kern Electric RailwayThe Bakersfield and Kern Electric Railway was a streetcar company which operated between Bakersfield and Sumner , in California. Later, after Kern City was annexed by Bakersfield, the streetcar company operated completely in Bakersfield. The company was originally formed in 1887, under the name...
Burlingame
- Burlingame Electric Railway
Chico
- Sacramento Northern Railroad
Eureka
- Humboldt Transit Company
Exeter
- Visalia Electric RailroadVisalia Electric RailroadThe Visalia Electric Railroad, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Southern Pacific Railroad, began as an electric interurban railroad in Tulare County, in the U.S. State of California. The railroad was incorporated on April 22, 1904....
Fresno
- Fresno Traction Company
Glendale
- Glendale and Montrose RailwayGlendale and Montrose RailwayThe Glendale and Montrose Railway Company was an interurban electrified railway in Southern California, in the United States of America.It was built from Glendale through Montrose to Eagle Rock in 1909 and to La Crescenta in 1913. Its trains traversed Union Pacific tracks to reach Los...
Grass Valley
- Nevada County Traction CompanyNevada County Traction CompanyThe Nevada County Traction Company was an interurban electrified railway in Nevada County, part of the U.S. State of California in the United States of America. It connected Grass Valley and Nevada City, a total of about six miles of track, using streetcar technology...
Los Angeles
- Los Angeles RailwayLos Angeles RailwayThe Los Angeles Railway was a system of streetcars that operated in central Los Angeles, California and the immediate surrounding neighborhoods between from 1901 and 1963. Except for two short funicular railways it operated on tracks...
- Pacific Electric RailwayPacific Electric RailwayThe Pacific Electric Railway , also known as the Red Car system, was a mass transit system in Southern California using streetcars, light rail, and buses...
Monterey
- Monterey and Pacific Grove Railway
Napa
- San Francisco, Napa and Calistoga RailwaySan Francisco, Napa and Calistoga RailwayThe San Francisco, Napa and Calistoga Railway, later briefly reorganized as the San Francisco and Napa Valley Railroad, was an electric interurban railroad in the U.S. State of California....
Oakland
- San Francisco – Oakland Terminal Railways
Ontario
- Pacific Electric RailwayPacific Electric RailwayThe Pacific Electric Railway , also known as the Red Car system, was a mass transit system in Southern California using streetcars, light rail, and buses...
, formerly Ontario and San Antonio Heights Railroad
Petaluma
- Petaluma and Santa Rosa RailroadPetaluma and Santa Rosa RailroadThe Petaluma and Santa Rosa Railroad was an electric interurban railway in Sonoma County, California, United States. It operated between the cities of Petaluma, Sebastopol, Forestville, and Santa Rosa...
Sacramento
- Pacific Gas and Electric CompanyPacific Gas and Electric CompanyThe Pacific Gas and Electric Company , commonly known as PG&E, is the utility that provides natural gas and electricity to most of the northern two-thirds of California, from Bakersfield almost to the Oregon border...
, formerly Sacramento Electric, Gas and Railway Company
San Diego
- Bay Shore Railroad
- Los Angeles and San Diego Beach Railway
- San Diego Electric RailwaySan Diego Electric RailwayThe San Diego Electric Railway was a mass transit system in Southern California, USA, using streetcars and buses.The SDERy was established by "sugar heir," developer, and entrepreneur John D. Spreckels in 1892...
San Francisco
- California Street Cable RailroadCalifornia Street Cable RailroadThe California Street Cable Railroad was a long-serving cable car operator in San Francisco, founded by Leland Stanford. The company's first line opened on California Street in 1878 and is still in operation, being the oldest cable car line still in operation.The company remained independent until...
- Municipal Railway of San Francisco
- Ocean Shore RailroadOcean Shore RailroadThe Ocean Shore Railroad was intended to be built from San Francisco to Santa Cruz, California, via a route along the Pacific coastline.-History:...
- United Railroads of San Francisco
San Jose
- Peninsular Railway
- San Jose Railroads
Santa Barbara
- Santa Barbara and Suburban Railway
Santa Cruz
- Union Traction CompanyUnion Traction CompanyThe Union Traction Company was a trolley line that ran from Hackensack through Carlstadt to Rutherford, New Jersey. The line was conceived by Delos E. Culver. Originally the line was to run from Hackensack to Kearny, New Jersey but the company became insolvent and was merged into other trolley...
Stockton
- Stockton Electric Railroad
Watsonville
- Watsonville Railway and Navigation Company