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List of streetcar systems in the United States

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This 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. It includes all such systems, past and present; cities with currently operating systems, and those systems themselves, are indicated in bold and blue background colored rows. It is one in a group of lists that collectively cover all countries of the world; the other lists are indexed at List of town tramway systems.

This is not a list of streetcar operating companies. It is a list of U.S. cities that were the focus or base of a streetcar system at one time, with starting and ending dates for each general type of streetcar service (e.g. horsecar, electric streetcar) in each city or metropolitan area. "System", as used in the article title, refers collectively to all streetcar infrastructure and rolling stock in a given metropolitan area, used by any of several different operating companies over many years, often passing from one operating company to the next. The "Name of system" column is intended to distinguish the few cases where two distinctly different systems were in operation in one city at the same time, but is also used to identify operators that have a Wikipedia article. In many U.S. cities, the streetcar system was operated by a succession of different private companies during the years in which the system existed.[1]

The use of the diamond (♦) symbol indicates where there were (or are) two or more independent streetcar (or light rail) systems operating concurrently within a single metropolitan area. Usually, this refers either to interurban lines connecting the area's principal city with other cities or to cases where separate cities within one metropolitan area were served by independently operated streetcar systems.

Unless otherwise noted in the "Type" column, all systems listed were/are conventional streetcar (tram) systems (although some past systems might have been termed light rail if that 1970s-introduced term had existed at the time they were in operation). Interurban and light rail systems are noted in that column for convenience.

For lists of existing systems only, see the following:

Alabama

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Name of System Location Traction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicable Date (From) Date (To) Notes
Alabama Power Company Anniston Horse   ? ?  
Electric   1888 April 20, 1932 Formerly Anniston Electric and Gas Company[2]
Birmingham Railway, Light and Power Company Birmingham Horse   January 24, 1884 April 16, 1898  
Steam   May 25, 1885 February 26, 1904  
Electric   October 10, 1891 April 19, 1953  
  Bessemer Steam   May 14, 1890 February 26, 1904  
Electric   July 25, 1906 1915 City streetcar service absorbed by interurban services.
  ♦ Birmingham - Bessemer (two lines) Steam   May 14, 1890 February 26, 1904  
Electric   June 3, 1902 July 14, 1952  
South Calera Street Railway Calera Steam   ? ?  
North Alabama Traction Company Decatur Horse   ? ?  
Electric   November 1903 ?  
  Eufaula Steam   ? ?  
Peoples Railroad[3] Fairhope Petrol (gasoline)   ? ?  
Alabama Power Company[3] Gadsden Mule[4]   1887 c. 1888  
Steam   October 1888 ?  
Electric   June 1889 January 1934  
Gadsden, Bellevue and Lookout Mountain Railway[3] Gadsden Electric   September 1913[5] ?  
Alabama Power Company Huntsville Steam   ? ?  
Electric   ? February 15, 1931 Formerly Huntsville Railway, Light and Power Company[2]
  Lannett Steam   ? ? Connected Lanett with Bleecker, and West Point, Georgia.
Mobile Light and Railroad Company[3] Mobile Horse   1877 1893  
Steam   1890 ?  
Electric   January 18, 1893 1941  
Capital City Street Railway Montgomery Electric   April 15, 1886 April 8, 1936  
Opelika & Auburn Electric Railway Opelika Steam   ? ? Connected Opelika and Auburn.
Selma Electric Railway Selma Horse   ? ?  
Steam   ? ?  
Electric   ? 1924  
Sheffield Company[3] Sheffield Steam   ? ?  
Electric   May 1904 February 1933  
Tuscaloosa Railway and Utilities Company Tuscaloosa Horse   ? ?  
Steam   ? ?  
Electric   1914 November 1941  
Union Springs Street Car Company Union Springs Horse   ? ?  
  • Peschkes (Part Four, 1998, page 26) states that a company was organized to build a steam tramway in Blountsville but never started construction, and that other sources tabulate this system among those in operation.

Arizona

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Name of System Location Traction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicable Date (From) Date (To) Notes
Douglas Traction and Light Company[3] Douglas Steam   1903[6] ?  
Electric   1905[7] 1920[8][9]  
Phoenix Street Railway[3] Phoenix (first era) Horse   November 5, 1887 June 8, 1895  
Electric September 28, 1893 February 16, 1948 See Phoenix Street Railway. Interurban line to Glendale opened 1911. Planned extensions to Scottsdale, Tempe, and Mesa were never built.
Tempe Street Railway Tempe (in Phoenix metropolitan area) Horse   February 22, 1893[10] February 1898[11]  
Valley Metro Rail Phoenix (second era) Electric Light rail December 27, 2008   Also serves the Phoenix suburbs of Tempe and Mesa
Prescott and Mount Union Railway[2] Prescott Electric   May 28, 1904[12][13] August 1911[14] Temporary service to Chautauqua fair in June 1912.[15] Cars sold to Douglas in March 1915.[16]
Tucson Rapid Transit Company[3] Tucson (first era) Horse   1898 1906  
Electric   June 1, 1906 December 31, 1930
Old Pueblo Trolley Electric   April 17, 1993 October 2011[17] Volunteer-operated heritage streetcar using one mile of original track.
Sun Link Tucson (second era) Electric   July 25, 2014[18]   Reintroduction
Warren–Bisbee Railway WarrenBisbee Electric Interurban March 12, 1908 May 31, 1928 Connected Warren and Bisbee.

Arkansas

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Name of System Location Traction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicable Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Bentonville Petrol (gasoline)   June 14, 1914 June 11, 1916  
Eureka Traction Company[3] Eureka Springs Horse   July 14, 1891 January 1896  
Electric   1896 by 1922  
Fort Smith – Oklahoma Light and Traction Company[19] Fort Smith Horse   August 2, 1883 1889  
Electric   1896 November 15, 1933 System included interstate line to Arkoma, Oklahoma. See also Fort Smith Trolley Museum, which operates non-transit heritage streetcar service along city streets.
  Van Buren Electric   ? ?  
West Helena Consolidated Company[3] Helena Horse   December 1894 January 1910  
Electric   January 1910 August 5, 1933  
Central Arkansas Railway and Light Corporation[3] Hot Springs Horse   ? ?  
Electric   ? 1938  
Central Power and Light Company[3] HoxieWalnut Ridge Horse   1889 1905  
Electric   July 1, 1904 1928  
Intercity Terminal Railway[3] Little Rock (first era) Horse   1876 1895  
Steam   July 3, 1888 1889  
Electric   December 23, 1891 September 1, 1947 Also served North Little Rock, which before 1917 was named Argenta.
Metro Streetcar Little Rock (second era) Electric   November 1, 2004   Heritage streetcar system. Originally called the River Rail Streetcar; renamed Metro Streetcar in 2015. Also serves North Little Rock.
Pine Bluff Company[3] Pine Bluff Horse   November 4, 1886 1902  
Electric   1902 1934  
Searcy & West Point Railroad Searcy Horse   ? ? Connected Searcy with West Point.
Stuttgart Improvement Company Stuttgart Horse   ? ?  
  Sulphur Rock Horse   1885 1926 Believed to be the last town tramway operated by horse traction in the U.S.
Southwestern Gas and Electric Company[3] Texarkana Horse   1894 1900  
Electric   1900 December 31, 1934 Interstate streetcar system, also served Texarkana, Texas.
Central Power and Light Company[3] Walnut Ridge Electric   ? ?  

California

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Name of System Location Traction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicable Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Alameda Horse   ? 1892  
Electric   May 7, 1893 1930  
  Anaheim Horse   March 1, 1887 1899  
Bakersfield and Kern Electric Railway[3] Bakersfield Horse Streetcar May 1888 1900  
Electric February 17, 1901 February 28, 1942  
  Berkeley Horse   1873 1875  
Steam   1875 1891  
Electric   May 12, 1891 November 28, 1948  
Burlingame Electric Railway[2][20] Burlingame Accumulator (storage battery)   February 22, 1913 November 19, 1917  
Sacramento Northern Railroad[3] OrovilleChicoMarysvilleSacramento Electric Interurban August 12, 1904 November 28, 1948  
  Coronado Horse   1886 1886  
Steam   1886 1893  
Electric   October 6, 1893 May 31, 1947  
Humboldt Transit Company[3] Eureka Horse   August 20, 1888 April 30, 1897  
Electric   September 15, 1903 October 31, 1940  
Visalia Electric Railroad[3] Exeter Electric Interurban 1904 1944  
Diesel   1944 1992  
Fresno Traction Company[3] Fresno Horse   January 25, 1889 September 1901  
Electric   October 19, 1902 May 20, 1939  
Glendale and Montrose Railway[3] Glendale Electric Interurban March 13, 1909 December 30, 1930  
  Hayward Horse   ? September 1, 1909  
  Imperial Beach Petrol (gasoline)   1910 1913  
Accumulator (storage battery)   April 1913 1916  
  Lake Elsinore Electric (?)   ? ? Note for Lake Elsinore: Only one source (dated 1888) states that an electric tramway was in operation here. No other sources provide confirmation.
  Long Beach Electric   September 1902 February 24, 1940 See Streetcars in Long Beach. Reintroduced (LRT) 14 Jul 1990 as part of Metro Rail's Blue Line.
  Los Angeles Horse   July 1, 1874 ?  
Cable   October 8, 1885 October 2, 1902  
Steam   1886 c. 1915  
Los Angeles Railway Los Angeles Electric   1901 1963 Name was changed to Los Angeles Transit Lines in 1945
Pacific Electric Los Angeles Electric Interurban and streetcar 1901 1965  
Los Angeles MTA Los Angeles Electric   March 3, 1958 March 31, 1963  
Angels Flight Los Angeles Funicular   1901

1996

1969

 

Reopened in 1996 a few blocks away from the original site.
Metro Rail (A, E, L and C lines) Los Angeles Electric Light rail July 14, 1990 Part of Los Angeles' larger Metro Rail network, which also includes the rapid transit B and D lines.
  MarysvilleYuba City Horse   August 17, 1889 ?  
Electric   1907 February 15, 1942  
  Monrovia Horse   ? 1903  
Monterey and Pacific Grove Railway[3][21] MontereyPacific Grove Horse   August 5, 1891 1905  
Electric   1905 December 1923  
  National City Horse   ? ?  
Nevada County Traction Company[3] Nevada CityGrass Valley Electric Interurban October 15, 1901 1923[22]  
  Oakland Horse   October 30, 1869 1883 See List of California street railroads
Steam   1875 ?
Cable   November 9, 1886 May 21, 1899
Electric   May 12, 1891 November 28, 1948 see also Key System, San Francisco.
Key System ♦ Oakland – Hayward Electric   May 17, 1892 March 10, 1935  
Key System ♦ Oakland – Richmond Electric   July 7, 1904 November 7, 1933  
  OntarioUpland Horse   1887 1895  
Pacific Electric Electric Interurban 1895 October 6, 1928 Formerly Ontario and San Antonio Heights Railroad Company[2]
  Oxnard Petrol (gasoline)   1908 January 1927  
  Palo Alto Electric   November 14, 1906 September 27, 1925 see also San Jose.
  Pasadena Horse   1886 1895  
Electric   1893 January 19, 1941 Reintroduced (LRT) 26 Jul 2003 as part of Metro Rail's Gold Line.
  Paso Robles Horse   ? 1903  
  Petaluma Horse   1889 1903  
Petaluma and Santa Rosa Railroad[3] PetalumaSanta Rosa Electric Interurban March 1, 1905 July 1, 1932 Ran from Petaluma to Santa Rosa via Sebastopol and Forestville
  Pomona Horse   February 10, 1888 1896  
Steam   April 1888 June 1909  
Electric   July 3, 1909 July 3, 1924  
  Redlands Mule   May 23, 1889 December 19, 1899 See Streetcars in Redlands
Electric   December 19, 1899 July 20, 1936
East Shore and Suburban Railway Richmond Electric Streeetcar 1904[citation needed] November 6, 1933 Subsidiary of the Key System
Shipyard Railway Electric Interurban January 18, 1943 September 30, 1945 Operated by the Key System transit company
  Riverside Horse   1887 1898  
Steam   1887 1898  
Electric   April 11, 1899 January 10, 1943  
  Sacramento (first era) Horse   August 20, 1870 c.1892  
Accumulator (storage battery)   1887 c.1890s  
Sacramento Electric, Gas and Railway Company[2] Electric   1890 1915  
Pacific Gas and Electric Company[3] Electric   1915 January 4, 1947 Reintroduced 12 Mar 1987 (see below).
SacRT light rail[23] Sacramento (second era) Electric Light rail March 12, 1987
  San Bernardino Steam   1885 1903  
Electric   ? April 8, 1942  
  San Diego (first era) Horse   July 3, 1886 June 30, 1896  
Coronado Beach Railroad Company[24] Steam   November 29, 1887 1892  
San Diego Cable Railway[24] Cable   June 7, 1890 October 1, 1892  
San Diego Electric Railway[3][24] Electric   December 31, 1887

September 21, 1892

June 1889

April 24, 1949

See San Diego Electric Railway. Reintroduced as LRT, 19 July 1981 (see below).
San Diego Trolley San Diego (second era) Electric Light rail July 19, 1981 Operated by MTS, via SDTI.[25] Preceded by the San Diego Electric Railway.
  ♦ San Diego – National City Electric   December 1, 1907 January 10, 1930  
  San Francisco (first era) Steam   ? ?  
Horse   ? ?  
Clay Street Hill Railroad Cable   September 1, 1873 September 12, 1891 The world's first cable car line
Sutter Street Railway Cable   January 27, 1877 ?  
California Street Cable Railroad Cable   April 10, 1878 July 31, 1951 Purchased by the city of San Francisco in 1952, with one line of the system reopened, and still in service.
Geary Street, Park and Ocean Railway Cable   February 16, 1880 May 6, 1912  
San Francisco cable car system[26] San Francisco Cable   1878  
Muni Metro Electric Light rail (after 1980s upgrades) c.July 29, 1891

1917 (1980)

  Renovated as partially "light rail" in 1980–1982.[26] See: San Francisco Municipal Railway. See also: Key System, Oakland.
F Market & Wharves and E Embarcadero Electric   September 1, 1995   Heritage streetcar
Peninsular Railway[3] San Jose (first era) Horse   ? ?  
Steam   1896 September 1901  
Electric   May 16, 1888 April 10, 1938 Reintroduced as LRT, 11 Dec 1987 (see below).
  San Jose (second era) Electric Light rail December 11, 1987[27][28] LRT[29] (see VTA light rail).
  San Luis Obispo Horse   1888 1901  
  San Pedro Electric   1905 January 23, 1938 see Streetcars in San Pedro. Reopened as a Heritage streetcar (see below)
Port of Los Angeles Waterfront Red Car Line Electric   July 12, 2003 September 27, 2015 Heritage streetcar[30]
  Santa AnaOrange Steam   1897 1914  
Electric   February 10, 1906 September 14, 1930  
Santa Barbara and Suburban Railway Santa Barbara Horse   1875 1896 See Streetcars in Santa Barbara, California 
Electric   October 1, 1896 June 30, 1929
Union Traction Company[3] Santa Cruz Horse   August 3, 1875

October 1908

1899

July 1910

 
Electric   ? January 14, 1926  
  Santa Maria Horse   ? ?  
  Santa Monica Horse   1891 1906  
Electric   July 1, 1896 December 13, 1929  
  Santa Rosa Horse   1877 1905  
  South San Francisco Electric   1902 December 31, 1938  
Stockton Electric Railroad[3] Stockton Horse   April 6, 1874 1892  
Electric   July 13, 1892 September 1941  
  Vallejo Horse   ? ?  
San Francisco, Napa and Calistoga Railway VallejoCalistoga Electric Interurban 1905 1937 Ran from Vallejo to Calistoga via Napa, Yountville, Oakville, Rutherford and St. Helena
Watsonville Railway and Navigation Company[2] Watsonville Electric Interurban May 1904

April 1911

1907

October 1913

 
  Woodland Horse   ? ?  

Colorado

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Name of System Location Traction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicable Date (From) Date (To) Notes
Aspen City Railway[31]: 56 [32]: 62–65  Aspen Horse   June 1890 1893  
Boulder Street Railway[31]: 43 [32]: 67–74  Boulder Horse   1891 1892  
Electric   June 24, 1899 1931  
  Colorado Springs Horse   1887 1890  
Colorado Springs and Interurban Railway[32]: 76–89  Accumulator (storage battery)[citation needed]   1890 ?  
Electric   1890 April 30, 1932  
Colorado Springs ― ♦ Manitou Springs Electric Interurban 1890 April 30, 1932  
Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway[32]: 91–100  Cripple CreekVictor Electric Interurban January 3, 1898 May 16, 1920  
Denver Tramway Denver (first era) Horse   December 17, 1871[32]: 106  1899  
Cable   December 19, 1888[32]: 118  April 1, 1900  
Electric   July 31, 1886[32]: 117  July 2, 1950[32]: 141   
Denver & Interurban Railroad[32]: 200–211  ♦ Denver ― ♦ Boulder Electric Interurban June 23, 1908 December 15, 1926  
Denver & Northwestern Railway[32]: 187–198  ♦ Denver ― Arvada ― ♦ Golden Electric Interurban April 9, 1904 July 1, 1950  
Denver & South Platte Railway[32]: 262–270  ♦ Denver ― ♦ EnglewoodLittleton Electric Interurban September 24, 1907 May 7, 1926  
Denver & Inter-Mountain Railroad[32]: 174–186  ♦ Denver ― Lakewood ― ♦ Golden Steam   September 1891 1909  
Electric   February 22, 1909 June 3, 1950  
RTD Light Rail Denver (second era) Electric Light rail October 7, 1994   Currently operates six light rail lines.
Durango Suburban Street Railway[32]: 213–219  Durango Horse   August 1891 1892  
Electric   1892 October 1920  
  ♦ Englewood Horse   1892 1910 Two horsecar companies operated in Englewood: the Cherrelyn Gravity & Bronco Railroad and the Loretto Heights Railway.[32]: 219–224 
  Florence Electric   N/A N/A Tramway line built and two cars purchased, but public service was not started.[31] : 58 
Fort Collins Municipal Railway Fort Collins Electric   December 29, 1907

December 29, 1984

June 30, 1951

 

Heritage streetcar service opened December 29, 1984,[33] using the same name as the former system.
Grand Junction Street Railway[32]: 238–240  Grand Junction Horse   September 1890 August 1902  
Grand River Valley Railway[32] : 240–248  Electric   May 22, 1909 October 29, 1926  
Grand Junction ― Fruita Electric Interurban July 14, 1910 October 31, 1928  
Greeley & Denver Railroad[32]: 251  Greeley Electric   May 30, 1910 December 26, 1922  
Leadville Street Railroad[32]: 258–260  Leadville Horse   July 31, 1881 July 1882  
Pueblo Street Railroad[32]: 272–274  Pueblo Horse   1879 1890  
Pueblo Electric Street Railway[32]: 274–280  Electric   June 12, 1890 November 29, 1947  
Manitou Electric Railway & Casino Co.[32] ♦ Manitou Springs Electric   1895 1928  
Trinidad Street Railway[32]: 284–285  Trinidad Horse   1882 1893  
Trinidad Electric Railway[32]: 286–290  Electric   April 28, 1904 1922  

Peschkes (Part Four, 1998, Page 59) states that, despite various evidence, the following town did not have a tramway:

Connecticut

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Name of System Location Traction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicable Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Bridgeport Horse   c. 1880s ?  
Electric   ? 1937  
  Bristol Electric   c. 1890s August 1, 1935  
  Danbury Horse   c. 1880s ?  
Electric   ? 1926  
  Derby Horse   c. 1880s ?  
Electric   ? 1937  
  Greenwich Electric   c. 1890s 1927  
  Groton Electric   1904 1928  
Groton and Stonington Street Railway Groton - Westerly, Rhode Island Electric Interurban 1904 1928  
Connecticut Company Hartford Horse   May 3, 1863 1892  
Electric   1888 July 27, 1941  
  Meriden Horse   c. 1870s ?  
Electric   ? 1931  
  Middletown Horse   c. 1870s ?  
Electric   ? 1929  
  Milford Electric   c. 1890s November 27, 1937  
  Mystic Horse   c. 1870s ?  
Electric   c. 1900s ?  
  New Britain Horse   c. 1880s ?  
Electric   ? 1937  
  New Haven Horse   May 6, 1861 ?  
Electric   1892[34] September 25, 1948  
  New London Horse   c. 1870s ?  
Electric   ? 1934  
  Norwalk Horse   c. 1860s ?  
Electric   ? 1935  
  Norwich Horse   c. 1870s ?  
Electric   c. 1880s 1936  
Norwich and Westerly Railway Norwich - Westerly, Rhode Island Electric Interurban August 18, 1906 December 31, 1922 Ran from Norwich to Westerly via Preston, Ledyard, North Stonington and Pawcatuck
  Stamford Horse   1887 ?  
Electric   1894 1933  
  Stratford Horse   c. 1880s ?  
Electric   ? 1934  
  Torrington Electric   c. 1890s 1929  
  Wallingford Electric   ? 1937  
  Waterbury Horse   c. 1880s ?  
Electric   ? 1937  
  Willimantic Horse   c. 1880s ?  
Electric   1903 1936  

Delaware

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Name of System Location Traction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicable Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  MiddletownOdessa Steam   1906 1909  
  Wilmington Horse   June 30, 1864 ?  
Electric   1888 1940  

District of Columbia

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Name of System Location Traction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicable Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Washington (first era) Horse   July 29, 1862 26 May 1900  
Cable   April 12, 1890 July 23, 1899  
Electric   October 17, 1888 January 28, 1962 See: Streetcars in Washington, D.C., Northern Virginia trolleys.

See also Notes below.

DC Streetcar Washington (second era) Electric   February 27, 2016[35]   Reintroduction; see DC Streetcar.
  • Notes for Washington, D.C.:
    • Operation into Maryland, September 16, 1892 – January 2, 1960.
    • Operation into Virginia, 1923 – August 25, 1956.

Florida

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Name of system Location Traction
type
Interurban or light rail, if applicable Date (from) Date (to) Notes
  Altamonte Springs Horse   ? ?  
Arcadia Street Railway and Improvement Company Arcadia Horse   c. 1881 ? [36][37]
  Avon Park Horse   ? ? Connected Avon Park and Pabor Lake.
Bartow Street Railway Bartow Horse   August 5, 1885 ?  
Manatee Light & Traction Company: Bradenton Electric Interurban between Manatee and Bradenton 1903 1905  
Coral Gables Rapid Transit Coral Gables Electric High Speed Interurban   April 30, 1925 November 3, 1935  
Central of Florida Railway Company Daytona Beach Accumulator (storage battery)   ? 1918 Daytona, Daytona Beach, and Seabreeze were separate cities at this time. The rail company built the original Broadway Bridge for its trolleys.[38][39]
  Everglades Accumulator (storage battery)   ? 1929 [40]
Fernandina and Amelia Beach Railway Fernandina Beach Electric   1902 1915 [41]
Fernandina Beach Municipal Railway's Fernandina Beach Electric   1916 Summer Season Only 1916 Summer Season Only [41]
Fort Meade Street Car Company Fort Meade Horse   January 1, 1887 1913 [42]
Gainesville Street Railway Gainesville Horse   ? ?  
Green Cove Street Railway Green Cove Springs Horse   August 3, 1891 ? Connected Green Cove Springs and Magnolia Springs, bridging Governors Creek, served all railroad stations and steamboat docks.[43]
Jacksonville Street Railway Jacksonville Horse   1880 May 1895 Various companies consolidated to create Florida's largest streetcar system.[44]
Electric   February 24, 1893 December 12, 1936[44]
Jacksonville and LaVilla Street Railway Horse   January 24, 1885 1895[44]
Pine Street Railway Horse   1882 Name Changed to Main Street Railway when the street name was changed by the city.
Main Street Railway Horse   1882 1902
Electric   February 24, 1893 December 12, 1936
North Jacksonville Street Railway, Town and Improvement Company Electric   July 1, 1902 March 31, 1911 Merged to for Jacksonville Traction Company.[44]
Jacksonville and Suburban Railway Horse   July 1, 1882 1887[44]
Jacksonville Electric Company Electric   1902 Formed in merger of the Main Street Ry and the Jacksonville Street Railway March 31, 1911 Merged to for Jacksonville Traction Company.[44]
South Jacksonville Municipal Railways Electric   May 15, 1924 Operated by the Jacksonville Traction Company until its demise December 12, 1936.[44]
Ortega Traction Company Electric   May 1905 c. 1909 Folded into the Jacksonville Traction Company.[44]
Duval Traction Company Electric   1918 for the Camp Johnston Extension Operated by the Jacksonville Traction Company until its demise December 12, 1936.[44]
Jacksonville Traction Company Jacksonville Electric Express Trolley to Camp Johnston and San Jose along former Interurban route March 31, 1911 1932 Sold to Motor Transit Corp a subsidiary of the National City Lines/General Motors Cabal, they phased out services until closure on 12 Dec 1936.[44]
Key West Electric Company Key West Horse   1881 ?  
Electric   ? June 10, 1926  
Leesburg Transfer Company Leesburg Horse   October 31, 1884 ? Two miles (3.2 km) of 3 ft (914 mm) gauge wooden strap rail track that connected depots with steamer arrival points via Main and Canal Streets.
Miami Traction Company Miami Accumulator (storage battery)   1915 1921  
Electric   1st time: July 25, 1906[45]

2nd time: January 7, 1922

1st time: September 3, 1907

2nd time: November 14, 1940

 
Miami Beach Railway Co. Miami Beach Electric   December 1920 October 17, 1939  
  Mulberry Horse   ? ?  
IMC Agrico Phosphates Co. Mulberry Electric Trolley Freight only ? ? [46]
Ocala Street and Suburban Railroad Ocala Horse   1888 April 1900  
Silver Springs and Western Ocala Horse and Steam Dummy Interurban services between Ocala and Silver Springs ? ? Connected Ocala and Silver Springs.
Orlando Street Railway Orlando Horse   ? ?  
Orlando and Winter Park Railway OrlandoWinter Park Steam Dummy Line Interurban service between Orlando, Winter Park and Oviedo ? ? known as the Dinky Line, later part of East Florida and Atlantic Railroad, later part of Seaboard Air Line Railroad, later part of SCL
Florida East Coast (The Ormond Hotel tram) Ormond Beach Horse   1915 ?  
Palatka and Heights Street Railway Palatka Horse   ? ? [47]
Florida East Coast (The Royal Poinciana-Breakers Hotel tram) Palm Beach Horse   c. 1896 c. 1928  
  Panacea Horse   ? ? Connected Panacea and Sopchoppy.
Pensacola Electric Terminal Company Pensacola Electric City and Interurban to Warrington and Navy Yard ? Jun 1932  
St Augustine and South Beach Railway St. Augustine Horse   ? ?  
Steam   ? ?  
Electric Early Interurban through Salt Marshes ? ? [48]
St. Augustine Light and Power St. Augustine Electric Interurban with freight to Anastasia Island and Beaches ? 1930 [49]
St. Petersburg Municipal Railways St. Petersburg Electric   ? 1949  
Sanford Traction Company Sanford Petrol (gasoline) Interurban to Beck Hammock and Cameron City 1908 ? Under the same ownership as the Sanford and Everglades Railroad[50]
  Tallahassee Horse   ? ?  
Tampa Street Railway Tampa (First Streetcar Era) Horse and Steam   1885 1892 [51]
Tampa Street Railway and Power Company Tampa Electric   1893 1894 [51]
The Consumers Electric Light and Street Railway Company Tampa Electric   c. 1890s 1899 [51]
Tampa Electric Company TECO Tampa Electric   1899 1946 [51]
TECO Line Streetcar Tampa (second era) Electric   October 21, 2002   Heritage streetcar system[52] operated by the Hillsborough Transit Authority.
Winter Park Company Winter Park Mule   February 6, 1885 1903  

Georgia

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Name of System Location Traction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicable Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Albany Horse   ? ?  
Albany Transit Company[53] Electric   1912 1920  
  Americus Electric   1891 1893  
  Athens Horse   ? ?  
Electric   ? 1930  
Atlanta (first era) Horse   September 8, 1871 ? See Streetcars in Atlanta.
Steam   1887 ?
Electric   August 23, 1889 April 17, 1949
Atlanta Streetcar Atlanta (second era) Electric   December 30, 2014[54]   Modern streetcar line – Downtown Loop: construction began early 2012,[55] with line opening December 30, 2014.[54]
  Augusta Horse   ? ?  
Electric   ? 1937  
  Brunswick Horse   ? ?  
Steam   ? ?  
Electric   1909 1924  
  Cedartown Horse   ? ?  
  Clarkesville Horse   ? 1918  
  Columbus Horse   ? ?  
Steam   ? ?  
Electric   ? 1935 System included interstate line to Phenix City, Alabama.
  Covington Horse   ? 1918  
  Cumberland Island Horse   ? ?  
  Fairburn Petrol (gasoline)   ? 1925  
  Gainesville Horse   ? ?  
Electric   ? April 4, 1925  
  Griffin Horse   ? ?  
  Macon Horse   ? ?  
Electric   ? 1935  
  Milledgeville Horse   ? ?  
Steam   ? ?  
Accumulator (storage battery)   ? June 13, 1914  
  Rome Horse   ? ?  
Steam   ? ?  
Electric   ? 1931  
  St. Marys Horse   ? ?  
  St. Simons Horse   ? ?  
Steam   ? ?  
Petrol (gasoline)   ? ?  
  Savannah Horse   1869[56] ?  
Steam   ? 1892[56]  
Electric   1890[56] 1946[56] Heritage streetcar service (the River Street Streetcar) with limited days and hours of operation opened 11 February 2009.
  Talapoosa Horse   ? ?  
Accumulator (storage battery)   ? ?  
  Valdosta Horse   ? ?  
Electric   ? 1934  
  Washington Horse   ? 1916  
  Waycross Horse   ? ?  
Electric   ? 1917  

Peschkes (Part Four, 1998, Page 44) states that, despite the assumption of another historian, there is no evidence for tramways in the following towns:

Hawaii

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Name of System Location Traction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicable Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Honolulu Horse   December 28, 1888 ?  
Electric   1900 July 1, 1941 Note: New light rail line under construction.

Idaho

[edit]
Name of System Location Traction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicable Date (From) Date (To) Notes
Boise Valley Traction Company Boise Horse   1887 ?  
Electric Interurban 1891 1928  
Caldwell Traction Company Caldwell Electric Interurban 1907 1928  
Lewiston–Clarkston Transit Company Lewiston Electric Interurban May 3, 1915 August 3, 1929 Interstate tramway, extended between Lewiston and Clarkston, Washington.
Sandpoint and Interurban Railway Sandpoint Electric Interurban April 1910 1917  

Illinois

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Name of System Location Traction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicable Date (From) Date (To) Notes
Alton Granite & St. Louis Alton Horse   ? ?  
Electric   ? 1932  
  AnnaJonesboro Electric   1907 1925  
Aurora, Elgin and Fox River Electric Aurora Horse   1884 ?  
Electric 1891 November 17, 1934  
  Belleville Horse   ? ?  
Electric   ? 1932 Reintroduced (St. Louis LRT) 2001.
Elgin and Belvidere Electric Company  Belvidere Electric   1895 June 30, 1915  
Bloomington & Normal Railway & Light BloomingtonNormal Horse   1867 1892  
Electric   1892 1936  
  Blue Island Electric   ? ?  
Cairo Railway & Light Cairo Horse   1881 1892  
Electric   1891 1933  
Illinois Central Electric Railway Canton Gas   ? ? "Gas" refers to town gas, not petrol (gasoline).
Electric   1907 July 25, 1928  
  Centralia Horse   ? ?  
Electric   1892 1929  
  ChampaignUrbana Horse   1863 ?  
Electric   1890 1936  
  Charleston Electric   1904 1925  
Chicago Transit Authority Chicago Horse   1858 1906  
Cable   January 28, 1882 October 21, 1906  
Electric   October 21, 1890 June 21, 1958 See Chicago Surface Lines.
See also Hammond, Indiana
  Chicago Heights Electric   ? ?  
  Chillicothe Horse   ? ?  
Chicago and West Towns Railway CiceroBerwyn Horse   ? ? Also experimental operation with steam and gas (town gas) traction.
Electric   ? April 10, 1948  
  Danville Horse   ? ?  
Electric   1891 1936  
  Decatur Horse   1876 ?  
Electric   ? 1936  
  DeKalb Electric   ? ?  
  Dixon Electric   May 1904 September 17, 1925  
  Du Quoin Horse   1890 1898 Connected Du Quoin and St. Johns.
East St. Louis & Suburban East St. Louis Electric   ? 1935 System operated interstate tramway services to St. Louis, Missouri. Reintroduced (St. Louis LRT) 1993.
Aurora, Elgin and Fox River Electric Elgin Horse 1884 ?  
Electric ? ?  
Evanston Railway Company Evanston Electric   ? 1935  
Freeport Railway Light & Power Freeport Horse   ? ?  
Electric   1891 1933  
Galesburg Railway Company Galesburg Horse   1885 ?  
Electric   ? 1931  
  Granite City Electric   ? 1958 Interstate suburban line from St. Louis, Missouri.
  Harrisburg Electric   1913 1933  
  Harvey Electric   1892 c. 1890s  
  Hillsboro Electric   1906 ? Interurban served Hillsboro & Litchfield
  Jacksonville Horse   1867 ?  
Electric   ? 1930  
  Joliet Horse   ? ?  
Electric   ? 1934  
Kankakee Electric Railway Kankakee Electric   1891 1931  
  Kewanee Electric   ? February 1936  
  LaSallePeru Steam   ? ?  
Electric   1891 1926  
  Lincoln Electric   December 25, 1891 1929  
Mattoon Street Railway Mattoon Electric   1904 1927  
  MechanicsburgBuffalo Horse   ? ?  
Electric   ? ?  
Moline Central Street Railway Moline Horse   1884 1901  
Union Street Railway Steam   1886 1892  
  Electric   1889 1906 Multiple electric streetcars operated in Moline before consolidation into the Tri-City Railway & Light Co. in March 1906.
Rock Island Southern Monmouth ― ♦ Galesburg Electric Interurban 1906 1926  
Monmouth ― ♦ Rock Island Electric Interurban 1910 1926  
City Railway Company of Mt. Vernon Mount Vernon Electric   1914 1916  
  Murphysboro Electric   1903 1927  
  Ottawa Electric   1889 1934  
  Paris Electric   ? 1928  
Pekin Municipal Railway Pekin Horse   ? ?  
Electric   ? November 11, 1935  
Illinois Power Company Peoria Horse   1870 ?  
Electric   ? 1946  
  Pontiac Electric   April 23, 1905 November 24, 1925  
  Princeton Electric   1906 1929  
  Quincy Horse   1867 ?  
Electric   ? 1930  
Rockford Public Service Rockford Horse   1881 1889  
Electric   1889 September 3, 1936  
  ♦ Rock Island Horse   1866 1895 Multiple companies operated horsecar lines in the city.
Rock Island & Milan Street Railway Steam   1886 1895  
  Electric   1890 March 1906 Multiple electric streetcars operated in Rock Island before consolidation into the Tri-City Railway & Light Co. in March 1906.
Tri-City Railway & Light Co.[57]: 226  ♦ Rock Island ― ♦ Moline ― SilvisMilan ― ♦ Davenport (Iow.) Electric Interurban 1895 April 15, 1940  
Illinois Power Company Springfield Horse   1865 ?  
Electric   1893 December 27, 1937  
  Sterling Electric   May 1904 September 17, 1925  
  Streator Electric   1891

1898

1896

1912

 
Taylorville Railway Light Heat & Power Taylorville Electric   1909 1925  
Keokuk Electric Car & Power Co.[57]: 173  WarsawHamiltonKeokuk (Ill.) Electric Interurban October 4, 1903 May 15, 1928  
Bluff City Electric Railway[58] Waukegan Electric   1891 1947 See the Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad in which the Bluff City Electric Railway was a subsidiare.[59]
Chicago, Elgin, and Aurora  Wheaton, Il Electric    

Indiana

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Name of System Location Traction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicable Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Anderson Horse   ? August 14, 1892  
Electric[60]   ? November 13, 1937  
  Angola Electric   1904 1918  
  Brazil Electric   ? ?  
  Brownstown Horse   1892 1916  
  Columbus Horse   ? ?  
Electric   1892 July 28, 1929  
  Crawfordsville Electric   ? October 31, 1922  
Hammond, Whiting and East Chicago Railway East Chicago Electric   May 15, 1893 1940 Also served Whiting.
Northern Indiana Railway Elkhart Horse   ? ?  
Electric   1891

May 15, 1894

1891

Jun 2, 1934

 
  Elwood Electric   September 6, 1893 August 1, 1924  
  Evansville Horse   1886 1894  
Electric   September 15, 1892 1939  
  Fort Wayne Horse   January 6, 1872 August 9, 1894  
Electric   August 7, 1892 June 27, 1947  
  French LickWest Baden Springs Electric   November 9, 1903 July 18, 1919  
Gary Railways Gary Electric   May 20, 1908 1947 Also served Hobart
  Goshen Electric   July 4, 1896 1920  
  Greencastle Horse   ? ?  
Hammond, Whiting and East Chicago Railway Hammond Electric   May 15, 1893 1946 Operated interstate service to Chicago, Illinois.
  Huntington Electric   1902 1910  
Citizens' Street Railway Company[61] Indianapolis Horse   October 3, 1864 1894 see Streetcars in Indianapolis
Indianapolis Street Railway Company[61] Electric   June 18, 1890 January 11, 1953
  Jeffersonville Electric   1888 1934  
  Kokomo Electric   December 15, 1891 April 17, 1932  
  La Porte Electric   July 1, 1902 1918  
  Lafayette Horse   1868

1884

c. 1870s

1889

 
Electric   October 30, 1888 March 14, 1940  
  Logansport Horse   1882 1896  
Electric   October 1, 1891 April 29, 1932  
  Madison Horse   c. 1880s ?  
Electric   June 20, 1898 June 30, 1918  
  Marion Horse   c. 1880s ?  
Electric   August 1, 1893 June 26, 1947  
Northern Indiana Railway Michigan City Electric   c. 1890s 1932  
  Mount Vernon Horse   ? ?  
  Muncie Steam   ? ?  
Electric   September 1, 1892 1932  
  New Albany Electric   1891 January 21, 1946 See also Louisville, Kentucky.
  New Castle Electric   ? October 31, 1922  
  Peru Electric   August 3, 1901 September 30, 1934  
  Richmond Horse   ? ?  
Electric   September 6, 1889 1938  
Northern Indiana Railway South Bend Horse   May 27, 1885 ?  
Electric   January 15, 1885

1889

?

June 15, 1940

Experimental operation in 1882. System also served Mishawaka.
  Terre Haute Horse   ? ?  
Electric   ? January 6, 1940  
  Vincennes Horse   1881 ?  
Electric   September 8, 1891 July 1, 1938  
  Wabash Electric   August 3, 1901 August 1, 1931  
  Warsaw Electric   ? 1938  
  Washington Horse   ? ?  
Electric   1894 October 31, 1935  

Iowa

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Name of System Location Traction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicable Date (From) Date (To) Notes
Albia Interurban Railway[57]: 181 [62] Albia Electric   December 18, 1907 1922  
♦ Albia ― Hiteman Electric Interurban 1908 June 1924  
♦ Albia ― Hocking Electric Interurban 1907 1925
Ames & College Railway[63][57]: 97  Ames Steam   July 4, 1891 May 1, 1906  
Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railroad[64][57]: 97–98  Ames ― Kelley Electric Interurban June 29, 1907 July 1929  
Boone & Boonesboro Street Railway[57]: 42  Boone Horse   1883 c. 1890s  
Boone Suburban Electric Railway[57]: 42  Electric   November 14, 1899 May 19, 1925  
  Burlington Horse   January 1, 1874 c. 1890s Multiple companies operated horsecar lines in the city.[57]: 57 
Union Street Railway[57]: 57–58  Electric   May 30, 1891 1929  
Cedar Falls & Normal Railway[57]: 191–192  Cedar Falls Electric   December 14, 1897 May 18, 1941  
Cedar Rapids & Marion Railway[57]: 243–244  Cedar Rapids Horse   1880 1892  
Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Railways[57]: 9–10  ♦ Cedar Rapids ― ♦ Iowa City Electric Interurban June 6, 1904 May 30, 1953  
♦ Cedar Rapids ― Lisbon Electric Interurban March 14, 1914 July 27, 1928  
Cedar Rapids & Marion Railway ♦ Cedar Rapids ― Marion Steam Interurban May 3, 1880 1892  
Electric Interurban December 13, 1891 November 13, 1937  
Peoples' Street Railway Co.[57]: 47  Centerville Horse   1887 1902  
Iowa Southern Utilities Co.[57]: 47–48  Electric   1902 April 25, 1925  
Centerville ― Mystic Electric Interurban April 22, 1910 Mar 1933  
Centerville ― ♦ Albia Electric Interurban August 1914 March 1933 Operated on the Albia Interurban Railway's tracks in Albia city limits.
Charles City Western Railway[57]: 251–252  Charles CityMarble Rock Petrol (gasoline) Interurban January 1, 1911 1915  
Charles City ― Marble Rock ― Colwell Electric Interurban July 30, 1915 July 19, 1952  
Charles City Electric   1915 1921  
Clinton & Lyons Horse Railway[57]: 176  Clinton Horse   December 6, 1869 1891  
Clinton Street Railway[57]: 176–177  Electric   1890 May 25, 1937  
Colfax Springs Railway[57]: 93  Colfax Electric   1909 1920  
Broadway Street Railway[57]: 131  Council Bluffs Horse   1869 ?  
  Steam[57]: 131    July 1888 1899  
Omaha & Council Bluffs Railway[57]: 131–133  Council Bluffs ― Omaha (Neb.) Electric Interurban December 1887 September 15, 1948  
  Davenport Horse   March 2, 1869 c. 1890s Multiple companies operated horsecar lines in the city.[57]: 225 
Davenport Central Railway[57]: 225  Steam   1878 1888  
Tri-City Railway & Light Co.[57]: 226  Electric   August 6, 1888 October 1936  
Clinton, Davenport & Muscatine Railway[57]: 233–234  ♦ Davenport ― Clinton Electric Interurban November 20, 1904 March 31, 1940 Chartered as the Iowa & Illinois Railway and acquired by the CD&MR in 1916.
♦ Davenport ― Muscatine Electric Interurban August 1, 1912 November 8, 1938 Chartered as the Davenport & Muscatine Railway and acquired by the CD&MR in 1916.
Tri-City Railway & Light Co.[57]: 226  ♦ Davenport ― Rock Island (Ill.)Milan (Ill.)Moline (Ill.)Silvis (Ill.) Electric Interurban 1895 April 15, 1940  
  Des Moines Horse   January 11, 1868 1889 Multiple companies operated horsecar lines in the city.[57]: 61 
Belt Line Railway[57]: 61  Steam   1888 1889  
Des Moines City Railway[57]: 61–62  Electric   December 19, 1888 March 6, 1951  
Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railroad[57]: 100–103  ♦ Des Moines ― ♦ Boone Electric Interurban 1906 August 31, 1955  
Des Moines & Central Iowa Railway[57]: 77–78  ♦ Des Moines ― Colfax Electric Interurban February 1903 August 2, 1941  
♦ Des Moines ― Perry Electric Interurban November 1906 September 28, 1949  
Dubuque Street Railway[57]: 163  Dubuque Horse   May 23, 1868 1889
Hill Street & West Dubuque Steam Railway[57]: 163  Steam   July 12, 1877 1884  
Dubuque Electric Co.[57]: 163–164  Electric   December 25, 1889 July 4, 1932  
Fenlon Place Elevator Funicular   1893    
Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railroad[57]: 96–97  Fort Dodge Electric   1896 November 14, 1925  
Fort Dodge ― ♦ Boone Electric Interurban 1907 August 31, 1955  
Fort Dodge ― LehighWebster City Electric Interurban 1917 1925  
Fort Dodge ― Rockwell City Electric Interurban 1916 August 25, 1926  
Fort Madison Street Railway[57]: 169–170  Fort Madison Horse   July 1888 1895  
Electric   1895 1929  
Independence & Rush Park Street Railway[57]: 183  Independence Electric   August 22, 1892 August 14, 1907  
Iowa City Electric Railway[57]: 170  ♦ Iowa City Electric   November 1, 1910 August 16, 1930  
Keokuk Electric Car & Power Co.[57]: 173  Keokuk Horse   1883 1890  
Electric   August 30, 1890 May 15, 1928  
Keokuk ― Warsaw (Ill.) Electric Interurban October 4, 1903 May 15, 1928  
Marshalltown Street Railway[57]: 36  Marshalltown Horse   1883 1892  
Marshalltown Light, Power & Railway Co.[57]: 36  Electric   December 31, 1892 August 31, 1928  
Mason City & Clear Lake Railway[57]: 261–262  Mason CityClear Lake Electric Interurban July 4, 1897 August 30, 1936  
Clinton, Davenport & Muscatine Railway[57]: 243  Muscatine Horse   September 11, 1883 1893 Operated under multiple names throughout its service life.
Electric   May 30, 1893 March 17, 1929
Oskaloosa Traction & Light Co.[57]: 172–173  Oskaloosa Horse   1880 1898  
Electric   1898 May 1926  
Oskaloosa ― Beacon Electric Interurban November 24, 1906 May 1926  
  Ottumwa Horse   1881 1892 Three horsecar companies operated in the city until the 1890s.[57]: 54 
Ottumwa Railway & Electric Co.[57]: 54–55  Electric   November 28, 1889 August 12, 1930 Operated under multiple names throughout its service life.
Red Oak Street Railway[57]: 185  Red Oak Horse   April 1882 1901  
Sioux City Street Railway[57]: 147  Sioux City Horse   July 4, 1881 April 5, 1890  
Sioux City & Highland Park Railway[57]: 148  Steam   1889 1891  
Sioux City Cable Railway[57]: 148  Cable   June 1, 1889 May 15, 1894  
Sioux City Traction Co.[57]: 147–150  Electric   April 6, 1890 1948  
♦ Sioux City ― South Sioux City (Neb.) Electric Interurban 1890s April 15, 1937  
Tama & Toledo Railway[57]: 39–40  TamaToledo Electric Interurban July 4, 1894 June 25, 1925  
Waterloo Street Railway[57]: 187  Waterloo Horse   1885 May 1896  
Waterloo & Cedar Falls Rapid Transit Co.[57]: 202–220  Electric   1896 August 1939  
♦ Waterloo ― ♦ Cedar Falls Electric Interurban June 9, 1897 July 31, 1958  
♦ Waterloo ― ♦ Cedar Rapids Electric Interurban September 14, 1914 February 20, 1956  
♦ Waterloo ― Waverly Electric Interurban December 29, 1910 August 11, 1955  

Kansas

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Name of System Location Traction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicable Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Abilene Horse   1887 1890  
  Arkansas City Horse   1887 1909  
  Atchison Horse   1880 1885  
Atchison Railway Light & Power Co. Electric   1895 April 1928  
  Baxter Springs Horse   ? ?  
  Chetopa Horse   1887 1890  
  Clay Center Horse   ? ?  
Union Electric Railway[65]: 155–159  Coffeyville Electric   1907 1947  
Coffeyville ― Nowata (Okl.) Electric Interurban 1915 July 17, 1947  
Coffeyville ― IndependenceCherryvaleParsons Electric Interurban July 14, 1907 July 17, 1947  
  Cottonwood FallsStrong City Horse   August 22, 1887 January 29, 1918  
Petrol (gasoline)   January 29, 1918 June 27, 1919  
  Council Grove Horse   1887 1894  
  Dighton (?) Horse (?)   ? ? See note.
  Emporia Horse   ? 1897  
Electric   1911 1928  
  Fort Scott[66] Horse   ? ?  
Electric   c. 1890s 1918  
  Garden City Horse   1887 1891  
Girard Coal Belt Electric Railway[67] Girard Electric   1907 1909 Acquired by the Joplin & Pittsburg Railway in 1909 and consolidated into its interurban network.
  Great Bend Horse   ? ?  
  Hutchinson Horse   1886 1906  
Electric   1906 1925  
Union Electric Railway Independence Electric   1907 1947  
  IolaLaHarpe Electric Interurban December 23, 1901[68] 1919  
  Junction City[citation needed] Electric   August 12, 1901 February 28, 1934  
  Kansas City Horse   ? ?  
Cable   June 15, 1885 October 13, 1913  
Electric   ? 1957 Streetcar system served Kansas City, North Kansas City and Independence, Missouri, and Kansas City, Kansas.
  Kingman Horse   1887 1890  
  Larned Horse   1887 1893  
  Lawrence Horse   1871 1899  
Electric   1909 1933  
  Leavenworth Horse   1887 1896  
Steam   1887 1894
Electric   1894 1925  
Manhattan City and Interurban Railway Co. Manhattan Electric   1909 1934  
Manhattan ― Fort RileyJunction City Electric Interurban 1914 1922  
  McPherson Horse   1887 1894  
  Newton Horse   1886

1910

1890

?

 
Electric   October 25, 1913 November 1, 1925  
  Ottawa Horse   1887 1892  
  Parsons Electric   ? ?  
  Pittsburg Electric   October 20, 1890 1932 See also: Joplin, Missouri.
  Pratt Horse   1886 1892  
  Salina[69] Horse   1887 1894  
Petrol (gasoline)   1906 1908  
Electric   1909 1933  
  Topeka Horse   June 7, 1881[70] 1896 Various transit companies and horsecar lines operated before being completely phased out by 1896.
Topeka Rapid Transit Railway Co.[71] Steam   October 1, 1887 December 1888  
Topeka Railway Co. Electric   April 9, 1889[70] July 17, 1937[72]  
  Wellington Horse   May 1886[73] December 1890[74]  
Wichita Street Railway Wichita Horse   1887 1890
Wichita Railroad & Light Co. Electric   1890 1933  
Arkansas Valley Interurban Railway WichitaNewtonHutchinson Electric Interurban December 22, 1915 July 31, 1938  
  Winfield Horse   1886 May 17, 1909  
Southwestern Interurban Railway Winfield ― Arkansas City Electric Interurban June 1909 May 24, 1926 Known as Arkansas City, Winfield and Northern Railway beginning 16 January 1923[75]
  • Peschkes (Part Four, 1998, Page 57) states that, although included in some statistics, the following (horse-drawn) streetcar systems were not built:
    • Beloit.
    • Dighton. Peschkes states that one source, dated 1888, states that this town had a streetcar line, but no confirmation was found.
    • El Dorado.
    • Marion. Peschkes states that "there is no more than a rumor" that this town had a horsecar line.

Kentucky

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Name of System Location Traction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicable Date (From) Date (To) Notes
Ohio Valley Electric Railway Ashland Electric Interurban and streetcar 1899 1936 Besides operating local streetcar service in Ashland the Ohio Valley Electric Railway operated an interurban route between Ashland and Huntington, West Virginia.
  Bowling Green Horse   ? ?  
Electric   c. 1890s ?  
  Covington Horse   1867 ?  
Electric   1890 July 3, 1950 Also served Newport and other communities. Operated service across Ohio River to Cincinnati, Ohio.
  Frankfort Electric   March 30, 1894[76] January 6, 1934  
  Georgetown Horse   ? ?  
Electric   c. 1890s ?  
  Henderson Horse   c. 1880s ?  
Electric   February 2, 1895[77] July 17, 1923  
  Lexington Horse   August 26, 1882 September 4, 1890  
Electric   August 24, 1890 April 20, 1938  
  Louisville Steam   1838 1844  
Horse   1844 1901  
Electric   1889 April 30, 1948 See also New Albany and Jeffersonville, Indiana.
  Maysville Horse   1884 ?  
Electric   January 16, 1891[78] ?  
  Middlesboro Horse   c. 1880s ?  
Steam   ? ?  
  Owensboro Horse   c. 1880s ?  
Electric   ? April 14, 1934[79]  
  Paducah Horse   c. 1880s ?  
Electric   ? 1932  
  Somerset Electric   ? ?  
  Winchester Electric   ? ?  
  • Peschkes (Part Four, 1998, Page 59) states that, despite various evidence, the following towns did not have streetcar systems:
    • Barbourville – Peschkes describes "a marvellous picture postcard of a horse tramcar in the main street of Barbourville, with a woman driver," dated 1917. Similar picture postcards exist for U.S. towns that did not have horsecar or streetcar systems.
    • Mount Sterling.

Louisiana

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Name of System Location Traction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicable Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Abita Springs Horse   ? ?  
  Alexandria Horse   June 19, 1891 June 19, 1899  
Electric   April 12, 1906 December 18, 1926  
  Algiers Horse   1884 September 1, 1907  
Electric   September 1, 1907 January 22, 1931  
  Baton Rouge Mule   October 16, 1890 April 5, 1893 Two mule car lines, later connected as a belt line.
Electric   April 6, 1893 April 23, 1936 Three lines at peak in 1924-1932[80]
  Burnside Horse   ? ?  
  Grand Isle Horse   1866 1893  
  Lake Charles Horse   1891 ?  
Steam   1893 1906  
Electric   February 1, 1906 June 29, 1927  
  Monroe Electric   June 15, 1906 August 21, 1938  
  New Orleans Horse   January 1835 ?  
Steam   January 26, 1835 ?  
Electric   February 1, 1893   See Streetcars in New Orleans. Operation suspended 28 Aug 2005 – 18 Dec 2005 because of storm damage (Hurricane Katrina).
  Shreveport Horse   December 31, 1870 October 16, 1893  
Electric   October 4, 1890 December 10, 1939  

Maine

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Name of System Location Traction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicable Date (From) Date (To) Notes
Augusta, Winthrop and Gardiner Street Railway (in German) Augusta Electric   July 26, 1889 July 31, 1932  
  Bangor Electric   April 29, 1889 December 31, 1945  
  Bath Electric   c. 1890s 1932  
  Biddeford Horse   July 4, 1888 May 5, 1892 Connected Biddeford and Saco.
Electric   ? July 5, 1939
  Brunswick Electric   ? ?  
  Calais Electric   July 4, 1894 October 31, 1929 International tramway, connected Calais and St. Stephen (New Brunswick), Canada (q.v.).
  Fairfield[81][82] Electric   ? ?  
Fryeburg Horse Railroad (in German)[83] Fryeburg Horse   May 18, 1888 October 1, 1913  
  Lewiston Horse   September 3, 1881 1896 Connected Lewiston and Auburn.
Electric   ? September 6, 1941  
Electric Portland-Lewiston Interurban[84] July 7, 1914 June 29, 1933 Connected to Portland
The Norway – Paris Street Railway[85] Norway Electric   1895 1918 Connected Norway and South Paris.
  Portland Horse   October 10, 1863 December 17, 1895  
Electric   June 20, 1891 May 4, 1941  
  Rockland Electric   August 1, 1892 April 1, 1931  
  Sanford Electric   c. 1890s April 27, 1947  
  Waterville Horse   June 23, 1888 1892  
Electric   July 20, 1892 October 11, 1937  

Maryland

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Name of System Location Traction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicable Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Annapolis Electric   ? ?  
  Baltimore (first era) Horse   1859 ?  
Cable   May 23, 1891 March 23, 1899  
Electric   ? November 3, 1963  
Baltimore Light Rail Baltimore (second era) Electric Light rail April 1992    
  Buena VistaBuena Vista Springs Horse   ? ?  
  Chesapeake Beach Steam   ? ?  
Electric   ? ?  
Petrol (gasoline)   ? c. 1921  
Cumberland and Westernport Electric Railway Cumberland Horse   ? ?  
Electric   c. 1890s 1932  
Hagerstown & Frederick Railway Frederick Electric   c. 1890s 1937  
Hagerstown Electric   c. 1890s 1939  

Massachusetts

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Name of System Location Traction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicable Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Attleboro Horse   c. 1870s ?  
Electric   ? 1932  
MBTA Green Line
Ashmont–Mattapan High Speed Line
Boston Horse   1856 ?  
Electric Portion (MBTA Green Line) upgraded to light rail in the 1970s January 1, 1889[86]   See Boston-area streetcar lines. The surviving portions are the Mattapan Line and the MBTA Green Line. See also: Category:Streetcars in the Boston area.
  Brockton Horse   July 26, 1881 ?  
Electric   September 5, 1890 July 11, 1937  
  Conway Horse   April 1, 1895 1921  
  Fall River Horse   1880 1891  
Electric   1892 September 20, 1936  
  Fitchburg Horse   July 3, 1886 ?  
Electric   ? 1932 Connected Fitchburg and Leominster.
  Framingham Electric   c. 1880s 1925  
  Gardner Electric   c. 1890s 1924  
  Gloucester Horse   c. 1880s ?  
Electric   ? 1919  
  Greenfield Electric   c. 1890s ?  
  Haverhill Horse   c. 1880s ?  
Electric   ? August 29, 1936  
Holyoke Street Railway Holyoke Horse   1884 1891  
Electric Interurban;
1 funicular line
1891 1937 Included Amherst & Sunderland, Mount Tom, and Hampshire Street Railways; bus service began 1921, became exclusively buses in 1937; served as operator for PVTA from 1977 until 1987 when service ceased, company dissolved 1991.[87]
  Lawrence Horse   c. 1880s ?  
Electric   ? March 1936  
Lowell & Suburban Street Railway Company Lowell
(first era)
Horse   c. 1870s ?  
Electric   ? March 1936
Lowell National Historical Park Trolley Lowell
(second era)
Electric   1984 Resurrected as a 1-mile heritage streetcar line, operational; expansion into commuter interurban proposed and discussed 1999–2016.[88][89][90]
  Lynn Horse   1854 ? Lynn and Boston Railroad
Electric   November 19, 1888[91][92] 1937 The first electric trolley / streetcar in Massachusetts[93][94]
  New Bedford Horse   c. 1870s ?  
Electric   ? 1947  
  Newburyport Horse   ? ?  
Electric   ? August 27, 1930  
  Newton Horse   ? ?  
Electric   ? c. 1930s  
  Northampton Horse   c. 1860s ?  
Electric   ? 1933  
Oak Bluffs Street Railway[95] Oak Bluffs Horse 1873[95]
Electric 1895[95] 1918[95]  
  Pittsfield Horse   ? ?  
Electric   ? 1932  
Plymouth and Brockton Street Railway Plymouth Horse   1888 ? Has operated since 1928 as a bus carrier.
Electric   ? 1928 Has operated since 1928 as a bus carrier.
  Quincy Horse   c. 1880s ?  
Electric   ? 1948  
  Salem Horse   ? ?  
Electric   ? ?  
  Springfield Horse   c. 1860s ?  
Electric   June 6, 1890 1940  
  Stoneham Electric   ? July 27, 1946  
  Taunton Horse   September 23, 1871 ?  
Electric   Sep 3, 1893 July 1932  
  Waltham Horse   ? ?  
Electric   ? c. 1930s  
  Worcester Horse   c. 1860s ?  
Electric   ? December 31, 1945  

Michigan

[edit]
Name of System Location Traction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicable Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Adrian Electric   1889 1924  
  Ann Arbor Horse   ? ?  
Electric   September 28, 1890 January 31, 1925  
  Battle Creek Horse   1865 ?  
Electric   1887

c. 1880s

1887

September 30, 1932

 
  Bay City Electric   ? August 1921  
  Benton Harbor Horse   ? ?  
Electric   1892 September 1935 System also served St. Joseph.
  Cheboygan Horse   1893 1898  
    1896 1898  
Department of Street Railways (The DSR) 1922-1956[96] Detroit (first era) Horse   August 3, 1863 November 9, 1895  
Electric   September 1, 1886 April 8, 1956[96][97] See also: Detroit United Railway (1900-1922). Detroit had a heritage streetcar line, 1976–2003; see Detroit Downtown Trolley.
QLine Detroit (second era) Electric   May 12, 2017   Reintroduction; see QLine.
  Escanaba Electric   1892 1932  
  Fenton Horse   ? ?  
  Flint Horse   ? ?  
Electric   1900 April 4, 1936  
  Grand Haven Electric   ? ?  
  Grand Rapids Horse   1864 ?  
Cable   April 18, 1888 November 12, 1891  
Electric   ? 1935  
  Holland Electric   ? ?  
  Iron River Horse   1913 1921  
  Ishpeming Electric   1893 August 20, 1927  
  Jackson Horse   ? ?  
Electric   September 19, 1891 June 27, 1936  
  Kalamazoo Horse   1885 ?  
Electric   1893 November 2, 1932  
  Lansing Horse   1886 ?  
Electric   August 26, 1890 April 15, 1933  
  Manistee Electric   1892 August 26, 1921  
  Marquette Electric   1891 April 19, 1935  
  Menominee Electric   ? 1928 System also served Marinette, Wisconsin.
  Monroe Electric   ? ?  
  Mount Clemens Horse   1890 ?  
Electric   1900 January 1930  
  Muskegon Horse   November 25, 1882 ?  
Electric   April 1890 October 10, 1929  
  Owosso Electric   1911 1929 Connected Owosso and Corunna.
  Pontiac Electric   1900 1932  
  Port Huron Horse   c. 1860s ?  
Electric   1886 January 28, 1930 See also Sarnia, Ontario, Canada.
  Saginaw Horse   1863 ?  
Electric   1899 October 9, 1931 Operation suspended Aug 1921 – 1 Nov 1923 because of dispute between street railway company and local authority.
  Sault Ste. Marie Electric   1888 July 8, 1931 See also Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada.

Minnesota

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Name of System Location Traction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicable Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Anoka Horse   1884

1908

1897

1908

 
  Brainerd Horse   1887 1889  
Electric   1893 June 2, 1898  
  Breckenridge Electric   August 30, 1910 March 31, 1925 Interstate streetcar line, connecting Breckenridge with Wahpeton, North Dakota. Ranked as the smallest interstate streetcar system (and one of the smallest urban streetcar systems) in the U.S.[citation needed]
Duluth Street Railway Duluth Horse   1882 1890  
Electric   1890 September 9, 1939 System served Duluth and Superior, Wisconsin. Two funiculars operated in Duluth. The 7th Avenue West Incline which operated as part of the streetcar system, and the independent Duluth Belt Line Railway
Mesaba Railway Company[98]: 180  Hibbing Electric Interurban December 11, 1921 April 16, 1927  
American Traction Company[98]: 179  International Falls Electric   1891 October 1895  
Accumulator (storage battery)   1913 1919 Occasional reports, described by Wyatt[99] as "unproven," state that accumulator (storage battery) tramcars operated on the railway bridge to Fort Francis, Ontario, Canada.
Mankato Street Railway Company[98]: 180  Mankato Horse   July 23, 1886 1895  
Electric   May 10, 1908 March 8, 1930  
Twin City Rapid Transit Company Minneapolis (first era) Horse   September 2, 1875 December 23, 1889  
Electric   December 23, 1889 October 31, 1953 See also Como-Harriet Streetcar Line (Heritage streetcar).
METRO Minneapolis (second era) Electric Light rail June 26, 2004   Blue (2004) & Green (2014) lines.
  Moorhead Electric   December 9, 1912 June 30, 1937 Operated as part of Fargo, North Dakota, streetcar system.
Granite City Railway St. Cloud Horse   October 3, 1887 1892  
Electric   June 30, 1892 April 29, 1936  
  St. Paul Horse   July 15, 1872 ?  
Cable   January 21, 1888 June 3, 1898  
Electric   ? July 18, 1954  
Stillwater St. Ry. Stillwater Electric   June 27, 1899 1897  
Minneapolis & St. Paul Suburban Ry. Electric   November 6, 1899 September 10, 1932 The Minneapolis & St. Paul Suburban Ry. was a wholly owned subsidiary of TCRT created for their new line to Stillwater and its local lines, as they were their first lines to extend beyond the boundaries of Minneapolis and St. Paul.
  Winona Horse   December 25, 1883 ?  
Electric   January 22, 1892 July 21, 1938  

Mississippi

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Name of System Location Traction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicable Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Biloxi Electric   c. 1890s 1932  
  Columbus Electric   ? 1920  
  Enterprise Horse   ? ?  
  Greenville Electric   c. 1880s 1929  
  Gulfport Electric   c. 1900s 1932  
  Hattiesburg Electric   c. 1900s ?  
  Jackson Mule   1871 1899  
Electric   1899 1935  
  Laurel Electric   ? 1934  
  Meridian Horse   c. 1880s ?  
Electric   ? ?  
  Natchez Horse   c. 1890s ?  
Electric   ? 1928  
  Pascagoula Electric   ? ?  
  Vicksburg Electric   c. 1890s 1935  
  Yazoo City Electric   1911 1918  

Missouri

[edit]
Name of System Location Traction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicable Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  AvaMansfield Steam   ? ?  
Petrol (gasoline)   ? ?  
Cape Girardeau & Jackson Interurban Railway Cape Girardeau Horse   1893 1905  
Electric   1905 1934  
  Carrollton Steam   1893 ?  
Electric   August 30, 1897 ?  
  Carthage Horse   October 17, 1883 January 24, 1885  
Electric   August 24, 1895 July 21, 1935  
  CarthageCarterville Electric   ? ? See also: Joplin (below).
  Clinton Horse   ? ?  
  FarmingtonDelassus Electric   ? ?  
  FarmingtonSt. Francois Electric   ? ?  
  Hannibal Horse   ? ?  
Electric   c. 1880s ?  
  Independence Horse   1886 ?  
Steam   1886 ?  
Electric   ? 1935  
  Jefferson City Electric   1911 1934  
  Joplin Horse   c. 1880s ?  
Electric   ? 1935  
Petrol (gasoline)   ? ?  
  JoplinDuenwegCarterville Electric   ? ?  
  JoplinGalena, KansasBaxter Springs, KansasPicher, Oklahoma Electric   ? ?  
  JoplinPittsburg, Kansas Electric   ? ? See also: Pittsburg, Kansas.
  JoplinWebb City Horse   ? ?  
Electric   ? ?  
  Kansas City (first era) Horse   April 1869 ?  
Steam   ? ?  
Cable   June 15, 1885 October 13, 1913  
Electric   ? June 23, 1957 See Streetcars in Kansas City.
KC Streetcar Kansas City (second era) Electric   May 6, 2016[100]   Reintroduction; see KC Streetcar.
  Lebanon Electric   ? ?  
  Nevada Horse   ? ?  
Electric   ? ?  
  North Kansas City Horse   ? ?  
Electric   ? ?  
  St. Joseph Horse   c. 1860s ?  
Electric   ? 1939  
  St. Louis (first era) Horse   1859 ?  
Steam   ? ?  
Cable   April 15, 1886 March 14, 1901  
Electric   ? June 20, 1966 See Streetcars in St. Louis.
St. Louis MetroLink St. Louis (second era) Electric Light rail July 31, 1993   Reintroduction, as St. Louis MetroLink light rail.
Loop Trolley   November 16, 2018   New heritage tramway
  Sedalia Horse   ? ?  
Electric   c. 1890s 1931  
Springfield Traction Company Springfield Horse   ? 1929  
Steam   ? ?  
Electric 1929 ? August 17, 1937[101]  
  Trenton Electric   ? ?  
  Webb City Horse   ? ?  
Electric   ? ?  
  Webb CityCarterville Horse   ? ?  
Electric   ? ?  
  • Peschkes (Part Four, 1998, Page 80) states that, despite various evidence, the following towns did not have streetcar systems:

Montana

[edit]
Name of System Location Traction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicable Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Anaconda Electric   September 1, 1890 December 31, 1951  
  Billings Horse   1882 1883  
Accumulator (storage battery)   April 4, 1912 1917  
  Bozeman Electric   July 21, 1892 December 15, 1921  
  Butte Horse   1886 ?  
Cable   March 4, 1889 September 19, 1897  
Electric   August 26, 1890 August 22, 1937  
  Great Falls Electric   August 18, 1891 November 30, 1931  
Horse   1892 1893  
  Helena Horse   September 25, 1886 ?  
Electric   May 25, 1890 January 1, 1928  
  Missoula Horse   1897 ?  
Electric   1892

May 11, 1910

1897

Jan 24, 1932

 

Nebraska

[edit]
Name of System Location Traction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicable Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Beatrice Electric   ? 1897  
  Fremont Horse   ? ?  
  Grand Island Horse   ? 1898  
  Hastings Horse   1887 ?  
  Kearney Electric   ? 1898  
  Lincoln     ? 1945  
  Nebraska City Horse   1889 1910  
  Norfolk Electric   ? 1897  
Omaha Horse Railway Company Omaha Horse   1868 ?  
Omaha Traction Company Cable   December 29, 1887 Jul 7, 1890
Omaha and Council Bluffs Railway and Bridge Company Electric   1886 1955  
Omaha Streetcar[102][circular reference] Electric   2027 ?  
  Plattsmouth Electric   ? 1892  
  Red Cloud Horse   1887 1910  
  Wymore Horse   ? ?  
  York Horse   ? ?  

Nevada

[edit]
Name of System Location Traction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicable Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Reno Electric   November 1904[103] September 1927[103] See Streetcars in Reno.

New Hampshire

[edit]
Name of System Location Traction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicable Date (From) Date (To) Notes
Berlin Street Railway[104] Berlin-Gorham Electric   July 4, 1902 December 1, 1938 Connected Berlin and Gorham through Cascade
Springfield Electric Railway (1897-1921)
Springfield Terminal Railroad (1921-1956)
Charlestown Electric   1897 1956 Connected Charlestown with Springfield, Vermont.
Claremont Railway and Light Company Claremont Electric   1903 1945  
  Concord Horse   1881 1890  
Electric   1890 April 29, 1933  
  Dover Horse   1882 ?  
Electric   August 16, 1889 September 15, 1926  
  Exeter Electric   1897 1924  
Keene Electric Railway Keene Electric   1900 1926  
  Laconia Horse   c. 1880s ?  
Electric   ? 1926  
Manchester Street Railway Manchester[105] Horse   1877 ?  
Electric   1895 May 2, 1940  
  Nashua Horse   1886 ?  
Electric   ? 1932  
Portsmouth Electric Railway[106] Portsmouth Electric   1899 1925  
  Rochester Electric   September 1, 1889 May 6, 1925  

New Jersey

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Name of System Location Traction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicable Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Asbury Park Horse   ? ?  
Electric   September 19, 1897 1931  
  Atlantic City Horse   ? ?  
Electric   ? December 27, 1955 see also Shore Fast Line.
  Beach Haven Horse   ? ?  
Bridgeton and Millville Traction Company Bridgeton Electric   ? ? see also Millville and Vineland.
  Brigantine Electric   ? ?  
  Camden (first era) Horse   1871 ?  
Electric   ? 1935 Also served Gloucester City and other neighboring towns.
  ♦ Camden-Trenton Electric   c. 1900 1931  
River Line (New Jersey Transit) Camden (second era) Diesel Light rail March 14, 2004    
  Cape May Horse   ? ?  
Steam   ?

1916

1892

1918

 
Electric   1892 1913  
Accumulator (storage battery)   1916 1916  
  Elizabeth Horse   1869 ?  
Coal Gas   ? ? Coal gas is also known as Town gas and is not the same as petrol (gasoline).
Electric   ? February 18, 1931 Newark – Elizabeth tramway line closed 3 Jan 1937.
Fort Lee Public Service Coordinated Transport (Bergen Division) and predecessors 1435 electric April 20, 1896 September 5, 1938  
  GibbsboroLucaston Horse   ? ?  
Steam   ? ?  
  Hackensack Electric   ? 1938  
  Hudson County (first era) Horse   1860 ?  
Electric   ? August 7, 1949 Date refers to abandonment of the last lines using the Hoboken Inclined Elevated viaduct.
Hudson–Bergen Light Rail Hudson County (second era) Electric Light rail April 22, 2000    
  Keansburg Electric   ? ?  
  Keyport Horse   ? ?  
Electric   c. 1890s 1923  
  Long Branch Horse   ? ?  
Electric   ? ?  
  Metuchen Electric   ? ?  
Millville Traction Company Millville Electric   ? ? see also Bridgeton.
  Morristown Electric   ? 1927  
  Mount Holly Horse   ? ?  
  New Brunswick Horse   1867 ?  
Electric   ? August 1, 1931 Suburban tramway line closed 26 Oct 1931.
  Newark Horse   1859 1893  
Cable       Line built and tested, but not placed in service because of technical problems.
Electric Light rail (modern era) October 1890

(May 26, 1935)

See Note. See: Newark Light Rail (aka. Newark City Subway). See also: Note, below.
  Ocean City Electric   ? ? see also Atlantic City
  Ortley Beach Horse   ? ?  
  Passaic Electric   ? ? Newark – Passaic tramway closed 20 Mar 1937.
  Paterson Horse   1863 ?  
Steam   ? ?  
Coal Gas   ? ? Coal gas is also known as Town gas and is not the same as petrol (gasoline).
Accumulator (storage battery)   ? ?  
Electric   ? May 1, 1928 Newark – Paterson tramway line closed 1938.
  Phillipsburg Horse   ? ?  
Electric   1894 October 31, 1931 See also Easton, Pennsylvania.
  Plainfield Electric   1901 1925 Newark – Plainfield tramway line closed 15 Sep 1935.
  Point Pleasant Horse   ? ?  
Electric   ? 1919  
  Red Bank Electric   1896 1921  
  Rutherford Horse   ? ?  
Electric   1896 1921  
  Sea Isle City Electric   ? ?  
  Stone HarborCape May Court House Steam   ? ?  
Petrol (gasoline)   ? ?  
  Trenton (first era) Horse   ? ?  
Electric   ? December 6, 1934  
River Line (New Jersey Transit) Trenton (second era) Diesel Light rail March 14, 2004    
  Vineland Electric   ? ?  
  Wildwood Electric   ? 1946  
  • Note for Newark: The streetcar subway, the Newark City Subway, opened May 26, 1935. Also served East Orange and other neighboring towns. (See also Public Service Railway and Newark-Trenton Fast Line.) Last Newark streecar line not using the subway closed May 1, 1938. Last surface streetcar lines using the subway closed March 30, 1952. Since then, effectively operated as a "light rail" line; line extended in 2002. System expanded to include a second line in 2006.

New Mexico

[edit]
Name of System Location Traction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicable Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Albuquerque Horse   1880 1904  
Electric   c. September 1904 December 31, 1927 Reintroduction planned.
  Las Vegas Horse   c. 1880s ?  
Electric   ? 1928  

New York

[edit]
Name of System Location Traction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicable Date (From) Date (To) Notes
United Traction Co. Albany Horse   February 22, 1864 1921  
Electric   1890 August 1, 1946  
  ♦♦ AlbiaAverill Park Electric   October 5, 1895 March 31, 1925 Albia is a former suburb and current neighborhood of Troy, New York
  Amsterdam Horse   July 4, 1873 ?  
Electric   December 20, 1890 September 1, 1936  
  Auburn Electric   ? ?  
Babylon Rail Road Company Babylon Horse   1871 1909  
Electric   1909 May 15, 1920  
♦♦ BabylonAmityville Electric   1909 May 15, 1920  
  Batavia Electric   September 1903 June 13, 1927  
  Beacon Electric   August 27, 1892 April 20, 1930 Connected Beacon and Fishkill[107]
  Binghamton Horse   1873 1893  
Electric   May 31, 1887 August 1, 1932  
  BinghamtonPort DickinsonJohnson City Horse   c. January 1, 1883 July 1, 1892  
Electric   1892 August 1, 1932  
Paul Smith's Electric Railway[108] Brighton, Franklin County-Saranac Lake, New York Electric   1906 1928  
Petrol (Gasoline)   1928 1930 Connected Brighton, Franklin County and Saranac Lake with Paul Smith's Hotel.
  Bronx Horse   ? ?  
Electric   1892 August 21, 1948  
  Brooklyn Horse   ? ?  
Electric   1890 October 30, 1956  
  Buffalo (first era) Horse   June 11, 1860 1893  
Electric   June 20, 1889 July 1, 1950  
  BuffaloDepew Electric   May 8, 1901 September 23, 1926  
  BuffaloGardenvilleEbenezer Electric   April 18, 1896 December 12, 1931  
  BuffaloHamburg Electric   October 6, 1900 December 12, 1931  
  BuffaloWilliamsville Electric   April 5, 1893 September 18, 1930  
Buffalo Metro Rail Buffalo (second era) Electric Light rail October 9, 1984[109]    
  Canandaigua Horse   September 6, 1887 July 1892  
Electric   August 4, 1894 July 31, 1930  
  Catskill Electric   December 14, 1900 by October 31, 1917  
  CharlotteManitou Beach Electric   June 1, 1891 August 25, 1925  
Pelham Park and City Island Railway ♦♦ City Island Horse   May 20, 1887 1914  
Accumulator (storage battery)   August 17, 1914 August 9, 1919  
  Cohoes Horse   1864 ?  
Electric   1890 February 6, 1934  
  Corning Electric   November 1, 1895 April 1, 1930  
  Cortland Horse   September 14, 1885 ?  
Electric   April 1, 1895 1928  
  CortlandHomerMcGrawPreble Horse   September 14, 1885 ? Connected Cortland and Homer.
Electric   April 1, 1895 February 15, 1931  
  Dunkirk Electric   July 1, 1900

1917

1917

by August 1923

 
  DunkirkFredonia Horse   September 1866 1891  
Electric   October 30, 1891 March 25, 1934  
Northport Traction Company East Northport - Northport Electric   April 18, 1902 August 19, 1924  
  Elmira Horse   October 1871 ?  
Steam   July 23, 1889 ?  
Electric   August 30, 1890 March 11, 1939  
Ocean Electric Railway
(originally Far Rockaway Railroad)
♦♦ Far Rockaway Horse   July 2, 1886 1898  
Electric   1898 September 24, 1924  
  FondaFultonville Horse   1875 July 11, 1884  
  FrankfortIlionMohawkHerkimer Horse   July 4, 1871 c. 1895  
Electric   c. 1895 June 30, 1933  
  Fredonia Electric   May 15, 1910 July 1927  
Seashore Municipal Railroad Freeport Electric   1906 1924  
  Fulton Horse   August 15, 1886 by 1908  
Electric   ? September 15, 1927  
  Geneva Electric   March 27, 1895 1925  
  GenevaWaterlooSeneca FallsCayuga Steam   1886 ?  
Electric   July 13, 1890 December 6, 1928 Opened in stages, completed 27 Mar 1895.
  Glens Falls Horse   September 28, 1885 ?  
Electric   1891 June 30, 1928  
Fonda, Johnstown and Gloversville Railroad Gloversville Electric   ? ?  
  GloversvilleMountain Lake Electric   August 23, 1901 September 30, 1917  
  HighlandNew Paltz Electric   August 17, 1897 Jul 7, 1925  
  Hornell Electric   August 6, 1892 July 15, 1926  
  HornellCanisteo Electric   December 30, 1892 July 15, 1926  
Huntington Railroad Huntington Horse   July 19, 1890 1898 Replaced by Huntington Traction Company (1920-1927)
Electric   June 17, 1898 August 15, 1927
♦♦ HuntingtonAmityville Electric   August 26, 1909 September 23, 1919  
  Ithaca Electric   January 2, 1888

January 28, 1893

May 1892

June 22, 1935

 
  Jamestown Horse   June 20, 1884 c. 1892  
Electric   June 11, 1891 January 29, 1938  
Fonda, Johnstown and Gloversville Railroad Johnstown Electric   ? ?  
Kingston City; Colonial City Kingston Horse   1867 ?  
Electric   1894 September 30, 1930 Merged to Kingston Consolidated Railway Co.
  Larchmont Horse   May 1, 1888 ?  
Electric   June 10, 1900 August 16, 1927  
  LimaHoneoye Electric   August 8, 1899 by October 30, 1915  
  Lockport Horse   January 1, 1887 1891  
Electric   August 20, 1895 April 16, 1938  
Long Beach Railway Long Beach Petrol (gasoline)   October 20, 1923 1926  
  Long Island         See also the entries for New York City.
  Manhattan Horse   November 14, 1832 1917  
Cable   August 31, 1885 May 25, 1901  
Accumulator (storage battery)   1910 1932  
Electric   ? June 21, 1947 Last tramway line in New York, which operated on the Queensboro Bridge between Manhattan and Queens, closed 7 Apr 1957.
  Middletown Electric   May 8, 1894 April 9, 1924  
  Middletown- Goshen Electric   November 25, 1895 October 21, 1924  
  Mount Vernon Electric   ? 1950  
  New Rochelle Electric   ? 1950  
  New York City         See also Long Island and Westchester County.
  Newburgh Horse   December 24, 1886 May 1894  
Electric   June 9, 1894 March 31, 1923  
  NewburghOrange LakeWalden Electric   July 1894 1923 See note.
  Niagara Falls Horse   July 2, 1883 ?  
Electric   July 1892 August 22, 1937  
  Ogdensburg Horse   August 14, 1886 1895  
Electric   September 1, 1895 April 1, 1932  
  Oneida Horse   July 4, 1885 July 30, 1902  
Electric   December 14, 1902 December 1930  
  Oneonta Electric   ? ?  
  Ossining Electric   1893

October 1, 1907

October 20, 1906

May 7, 1926

 
  Oswego Horse   August 22, 1885 1892  
Electric   1892 April 21, 1927  
Suffolk Traction Company Patchogue Accumulator (storage battery)   July 1, 1911 October 10, 1919  
PatchogueHoltsville Accumulator (storage battery)   1914 October 10, 1919 Extension HoltsvillePort Jefferson started, not completed.
♦♦ PatchogueSayville Accumulator (storage battery)   by 1914 October 10, 1919  
  Peekskill Electric   June 1899 June 30, 1926  
  ♦♦ PeekskillLake Mohegan Electric   July 30, 1899 1924  
  ♦♦ PeekskillOregon Electric   March 25, 1907 August 29, 1925 Opened in stages, completed 1909.
  ♦♦ PeekskillVerplanck Electric   1902 June 30, 1926  
  Penn YanBranchport Electric   August 15, 1897

January 1, 1927

October 11, 1926

March 13, 1927

 
Plattsburgh Traction Company Plattsburgh Electric   July 25, 1896 November 1, 1929  
Larchmont Horse Railway Port Chester Horse   1888 1901  
Port Chester Street Railway Electric   July 12, 1898 August 16, 1927 Acquired by New York and Stamford Railway in 1901
  Port Jervis Electric   January 15, 1898

July 4, 1910

June 9, 1910

November 15, 1924

 
  Poughkeepsie Horse   1871 1894  
Electric   December 15, 1894 November 25, 1935  
  PoughkeepsieWappingers Falls Electric   1895 November 1928  
  Queens Horse   1869 ?  
Electric   1887 April 26, 1950  
  RedwoodAlexandria Bay Electric   August 18, 1902 October 16, 1916  
  Rensselaer Electric   November 4, 1897 c. 1930s  
  Rochester Horse   July 13, 1863 1893  
Electric   1889 April 1, 1941  
Ocean Electric Railway
(originally Rockaway Village Railroad)
♦♦ Rockaway Park Horse   June 2, 1886

1897

1895

1898

 
Electric   1898 August 26, 1928 See note.
  Rome Horse   July 4, 1887

July 1, 1902

1900

1903

 
Compressed-air   September 22, 1900 June 30, 1902 System returned to horse-drawn after 1902 until electric.
Electric   June 9, 1903 December 7, 1930  
  Saratoga Springs Electric   June 30, 1892 January 20, 1926 Brief periods of operation in 1890 and 1891.
Schenectady Railway Co. Schenectady Horse   ? ?  
Electric   ? 1946  
Nassau County Railway Sea Cliff Electric   July 2, 1902 December 31, 1924 a.k.a.; Sea Cliff Village Trolley
Glen Cove Railroad ♦♦ Sea CliffGlen Cove Electric   November 16, 1905 November 15, 1924  
  Staten Island Horse   September 1868 1896  
Electric   1893 January 26, 1934  
South Shore Traction Company SayvilleBlue Point Horse   1903 1909  
Accumulator (storage battery)   1909 January 1913 Acquired by Suffolk Traction Company
Suffolk Traction Company Accumulator (storage battery)   Jan 1913 October 10, 1919  
  Syracuse Horse   May 11, 1860 ?  
Electric   November 29, 1888 January 4, 1941  
  SyracuseEdwards Falls Electric   June 16, 1898 October 24, 1931  
  Troy Horse   September 1861 ?  
Electric   ? September 26, 1933  
  Utica Horse   September 14, 1863 ?  
Electric   1890 May 13, 1941  
  Watertown Electric   May 20, 1891 August 17, 1937  
Watertown & Carthage Traction Co. (1891-1901)
Black River Traction Co. (1901-1931)
WatertownBrownsvilleDexter Electric   June 30, 1891 March 9, 1931  
  Waverly Electric   June 30, 1896 June 11, 1930  
  WaverlySayre, PAAthens, PA Electric   June 30, 1896 June 11, 1930  
  Westchester County         See also the entries for New York City.
  White Plains Electric   October 1, 1895 November 16, 1929  
Yonkers Railroad Company Yonkers Horse   March 1887 1892  
Electric   May 1892 November 1952  
  • Note for Cortland – Homer – McGraw – Preble: Horse tramway connected Cortland and Homer. Electric tramway, opened April 1, 1895, connected Cortland, Homer and McGraw. Extended to Preble in 1907. McGraw Preble segment closed April 1, 1929. Remainder closed February 15, 1931.
  • Note for Newburgh – Orange Lake – Walden: Opened in stages, to Orange Lake in July 1894, completed June 1, 1895. Newburgh – Orange Lake operated during summer season, 1924 and 1925, petrol (gasoline) traction (?).
  • Note for New York – City Island: Experimental monorail operated Bartow railway station – north end of City Island bridge, July 15–19, 1910, and November 14, 1910 – March 16, 1914.
  • Note for New York – Rockaway Park: Tramcars operated over electrified Long Island Rail Road tracks between Far Rockaway and Hammels, 1905 – September 9, 1926, using overhead current collection to 1912 and third-rail current collection thereafter.

North Carolina

[edit]
Name of System Location Traction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicable Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Asheville Horse   ? ?  
Electric   February 1, 1889 1934  
  Belmont Electric   ? ?  
  Burlington Electric   1912 1922 Connected Burlington and Haw River.
  Charlotte (first era) Horse   ? ?  
Accumulator (storage battery)   ? ?  
Electric   May 18, 1891 March 14, 1938  
Charlotte Trolley Charlotte (second era) Electric   August 30, 1996 June 28, 2010 Heritage streetcar service opened in 1996, though with only limited days and hours, but ended in 2010.
Lynx Electric Light rail November 24, 2007    
CityLynx Gold Line Electric   July 14, 2015   Planned to be a modern-streetcar service, but is initially, temporarily operated by the replica-vintage cars formerly used on the Charlotte Trolley heritage service
Concord Horse   ?  
Steam   c. 1889 ?  
Accumulator (storage battery)   1911 ?  
Electric   1923 c. 1929  
  Durham Horse   ? ?  
Electric   1902 1934  
  Fayetteville Horse   ? ?  
Steam   c. 1908 1909  
Petrol (gasoline)   ? ?  
Electric   ? ?  
  Gastonia Electric   ? September 21, 1948  
  Goldsboro Electric   1910

1915

1912

c. 1920

 
  Greensboro Horse   ? ?  
Electric   June 11, 1902 1934  
  Hendersonville Horse   ? ?  
Steam   ? ?  
Petrol (gasoline)   ? ?  
Electric   1911 c. 1920  
  High Point Accumulator (storage battery)   c. 1906 ?  
Electric   1912 1935  
  New Bern Accumulator (storage battery)   1913 ?  
Electric   c. 1913 1929  
  Pinehurst Electric   1896 1907  
  Raleigh Horse   December 25, 1886 ?  
Electric   September 1, 1891 1934  
  Salisbury Electric   1905 1938  
  Wilmington Horse   ? ?  
Electric   1892 April 18, 1939  
  ♦ Wilmington – Wrightsville Beach Steam   ? ?  
Electric   c. 1900 1939  
  Winston-Salem Electric   July 14, 1890 1936  

North Dakota

[edit]
Name of System Location Traction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicable Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Bismarck Electric   February 16, 1904 February 28, 1931 Only US town tramway owned by a (federal) state authority.
  Fargo Horse   1879

July 7, 1882

1879

September 18, 1882

 
Electric   February 16, 1904 August 21, 1937 Tramway system also served Moorhead, MN.
  Grand Forks Electric   November 20, 1904 February 1, 1934 System included an interstate line to East Grand Forks, Minnesota.
Valley City Street & Interurban Railway Valley City Electric   December 18, 1905 c. 1940s  
  Wahpeton         See Breckenridge, MN.

Ohio

[edit]
Name of System Location Traction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicable Date (From) Date (To) Notes
Akron Street Railway Co. Akron Horse   August 18, 1883 ?  
Electric   October 2, 1888 March 26, 1947  
  Alliance Electric   1888 July 15, 1939  
  Ashtabula Horse   1883 ?  
Electric   April 9, 1892 January 30, 1939  
  Bellaire Horse   October 16, 1865 ?  
  Bellefontaine Electric   ? ?  
  Berea Horse   ? ?  
  Cambridge Electric   c. 1900 1929  
  Canton Horse   1884 ?  
Electric   March 1890 April 18, 1931  
  Chillicothe Electric   c. 1890s 1930  
Cincinnati Street Railway Cincinnati (first era) Horse   1859 1904  
Cable   July 8, 1885 July 19, 1902  
Steam   1866 1897 Mt. Lookout dummy.
Electric   1889 April 29, 1951[110] See Streetcars in Cincinnati, and in this list see also Covington, Kentucky.
Cincinnati Bell Connector Cincinnati (second era) Electric   September 9, 2016[111]  
  Cleveland Horse   1860 1901  
Cable   December 17, 1890 January 28, 1901  
Electric Interurban (Light rail) ?   See Streetcars in Cleveland.
Last in-street trolley/tram lines closed in 1954, but Shaker light rail lines survived (see Blue and Green Lines).
  Columbus Horse   1863 1892  
Electric   1891 September 5, 1948  
  Conneaut Electric   ? ?  
  Coshocton Electric   ? 1927  
  Dayton Horse   1870 1895  
Accumulator (storage battery)   May 1893 ?  
Steam   1872 1886  
Electric   1888 1947. See Note.
  Defiance Electric   December 12, 1891 1913  
  Delaware Electric   c. 1890s August 19, 1926  
  East Liverpool Electric   1892 April 1939  
  Elyria Electric   c. 1890s 1931  
  Findlay Horse   1887 1894  
Electric   1891 January 31, 1932  
  Fremont Electric   c. 1900 1932  
  Gallipolis Electric   c. 1890s 1932  
  Hamilton Electric   1890 1933  
Ohio Valley Electric Railway Ironton Electric   ? 1930  
  Lancaster Electric   c. 1890s October 30, 1937  
  Lima Electric   July 19, 1886

c. 1890s

?

May 13, 1939

 
  Lorain Electric   c. 1890s May 7, 1938  
  Mansfield Electric   August 7, 1887 June 6, 1937  
  Marietta Horse   1888 ?  
Electric   1896 1934  
  Marion Electric   c. 1890s 1933  
  Massillon Electric   1892 June 2, 1929  
  Middletown Horse   1879 May 4, 1918 Replaced by motorbus.
  Mount Vernon Electric   c. 1890s 1917  
  New PhiladelphiaDover Electric   July 4, 1889 January 26, 1926  
  Newark Electric   c. 1890s August 10, 1926  
  Niles Electric   1894 1927  
  Norwalk Electric   ? May 14, 1938  
  Painesville Electric   1893 1926  
  Piqua Electric   c. 1890s ?  
  Pomeroy Electric   November 1900 1929  
  Portsmouth Electric   c. 1890s 1939  
  Put-in-Bay Electric   1891

1913

1910

1914

Brief period of operation in 1915, to 30 Jun 1915.
  Salem Electric   May 23, 1890 December 9, 1911  
  Sandusky Horse   August 3, 1883 ?  
Electric   November 27, 1890 May 25, 1938  
  Springfield Electric   1891 December 9, 1932 Town tramway service on interurban line, Dec 1929 – 3 Jun 1938.
  Steubenville Electric   1888 December 1938  
  Tiffin Electric   c. 1890s 1919  
  Toledo Horse   1860 1890  
Electric   1890 December 31, 1949  
  Toronto Electric   ? ?  
  UhrichsvilleDennison Electric   1901 January 1922  
  Warren Electric   1894 1931  
  Youngstown Horse   1873 ?  
Electric   ? December 8, 1940 See also Sharon, Pennsylvania.
  Zanesville Horse   November 13, 1875 ?  
Electric   December 27, 1890 December 31, 1930  
  • Note for Dayton: Town streetcar services were provided by a single undertaking in most U.S. towns. Such undertakings were often organized by consolidation ("unification") of predecessor undertakings. In most cases, such consolidations were completed before the First World War. Dayton was a notable exception. In this town, five undertakings operated town streetcar services from 1909 to 1933. Conversions to trolleybus began in 1933; remarkably, all five undertakings operated trolleybuses for several months in 1940, before the beginning of consolidations. See Trolleybuses in Dayton for further information.

Oklahoma

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Name of System Location Traction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicable Date (From) Date (To) Notes
Ardmore Traction Co.[65]: 73  Ardmore Electric   January 1906 1922  
Bartlesville Interurban Co.[65]: 147–149  BartlesvilleDewey Electric Interurban July 14, 1908 July 15, 1920  
Chickasha Street Railway[65]: 69–70  Chickasha Electric   July 12, 1910 August 14, 1927  
Clinton Street Railway[65]: 61  Clinton Petrol (gasoline)   June 1909 1911  
Electric   1912 August 27, 1914  
  El Reno Petrol (gasoline)[65]: 51    ? 1908  
El Reno Interurban Railway[65]: 51  Electric   1908 1911 Acquired by the Oklahoma Railway Co. in 1911 and consolidated into its interurban network.
El Reno Heritage Express El Reno Propane   August 25, 2001[112]   Heritage streetcar
Enid City Railway[65]: 77–80  Enid Electric   June 3, 1907 August 31, 1929  
Guthrie Railway Co.[65]: 55  Guthrie Electric   May 26, 1905 July 19, 1916 Acquired by the Oklahoma Railway Co. in 1916 and consolidated into its interurban network.
Lawton Railway & Light Co.[65]: 63–66  LawtonFort Sill Electric Interurban July 11, 1914 November 11, 1927  
Pittsburg County Railway[65]: 87–89  McAlester Electric   September 15, 1903 1932  
McAlester ― Hartshorne Electric Interurban November 14, 1904 April 27, 1947  
Northeast Oklahoma Railroad[65]: 163–167  MiamiCommerceCardinPicherColumbus (Kan.) Electric Interurban December 20, 1920 December 1939  
Muskogee Electric Traction Company[65]: 97–99  Muskogee Electric   May 15, 1905 March 9, 1933  
Muskogee ― Fort Gibson Electric Interurban 1911 March 9, 1933  
Union Electric Railway[65]: 155–159  NowataCoffeyville (Kan.) Electric Interurban 1915 July 17, 1947  
Oklahoma Railway Company[65]: 11–20  Oklahoma City (first era) Electric   February 7, 1903 April 13, 1947  
Oklahoma City ― El Reno Electric Interurban December 3, 1911 November 9, 1946  
Oklahoma City ― Guthrie Electric Interurban July 20, 1916 November 9, 1946  
Oklahoma City ― Norman Electric Interurban November 1913 September 27, 1947  
Oklahoma City Streetcar Oklahoma City (second era) Electric   December 14, 2018[113]   Reintroduction; see Oklahoma City Streetcar.
Okmulgee Inter-Urban Railway[65]: 93–94  Okmulgee Electric   November 20, 1911 1919  
Tulsa-Sapulpa Union Railway[65]: 135–138  Sapulpa Electric   December 22, 1909 1933  
Shawnee-Tecumseh Traction Co.[65]: 83–84  ShawneeTecumseh Electric Interurban September 1, 1906 January 9, 1927  
Tulsa Street Railway[65]: 123–131  Tulsa Horse   May 27, 1907 July 1907  
Electric   July 1907 February 5, 1936  
Sand Springs Railway[65]: 105–111  ♦ Tulsa ― Sand Springs Electric Interurban 1911 January 2, 1955  
Tulsa-Sapulpa Union Railway[65]: 135–138  ♦ Tulsa ― Sapulpa Electric Interurban October 1918 1933  

Oregon

[edit]
Name of System Location Traction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicable Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Albany Steam   c. 1889 ? May have started as late as 1892.[114]
Horse   August 30, 1889[115] 1909  
Electric   1909 1918[115]  
  Astoria Horse   May 9, 1888[116] 1892  
Electric   1892[116] June 1924[116] Seasonal heritage streetcar line, the Astoria Riverfront Trolley, started 1999.
  Baker Horse   June 4, 1890[117] ?  
  Corvallis Horse   June 19, 1890[118] c. 1898–99[118]  
Eugene Street Railway[119] Eugene Horse   June 26, 1891 1903 Mule-drawn.[114]
Electric   September 26, 1907 October 15, 1927 Renamed "Portland, Eugene and Eastern" 1907-1915[119]
  Forest Grove Electric   c. 1906[120] 1911[120]  
  Klamath Falls Horse   July 4, 1907[121] May 1911[121]  
  Medford Electric   1914[122] 1920[122] First streetcar was delivered on 16 March 1914.
  Portland (first era) Horse   c. December 1872 1896[123] First test run on 7 Dec 1872.[124]
Cable   February 22, 1890 Aug 1904[123]  
Electric   November 1, 1889[125] February 26, 1950[126][127]  
  ♦ Portland – Oregon City, Portland – Bellrose Electric Interurban February 16, 1893 January 25, 1958 Opening date is for Oregon City line; closure date is same for both.
  ♦ Portland – Vancouver, Washington Electric   1917 1940  
MAX Light Rail Portland (second era) Electric Light rail September 5, 1986   Reintroduction, as MAX Light Rail.
Portland Streetcar July 20, 2001   Modern-streetcar system.
  Salem Horse   January 15, 1889[114] ?  
Electric   May 27, 1890[128] August 4, 1927[114][128]  
  Union Steam   1895[129] ?  

Pennsylvania

[edit]
Name of System Location Traction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicable Date (From) Date (To) Notes
Gettysburg Electric Railway Adams County Electric   July 1893 June 1917[citation needed]  
  Aliquippa Electric   c. 1910s 1937 See also Beaver Falls.
  Allentown Horse   May 21, 1868 April 17, 1891 Lehigh Valley Transit Co.
Electric   July 1, 1891 June 18, 1953  
Altoona & Logan Valley Electric Railway Altoona Horse   c. 1880s ?  
Electric   ? 1954  
  Bangor Electric   c. 1900 1933  
  Bethlehem Electric   ? June 18, 1953  
  Beaver FallsNew Brighton Horse   c. 1880s ?  
Electric   ? 1937 See also Aliquippa.
  Berwick Electric   c. 1910s 1924  
  Bloomsburg Electric   c. 1900 1926  
  Bradford Horse   c. 1880s ?  
Electric   ? 1927  
  Butler Electric   c. 1900 1941  
Scranton Railway Company Carbondale Electric   ? ?  
  Carlisle Electric   c. 1900 1938  
  Chambersburg Electric   c. 1900s 1928  
  Charleroi Electric   ? 1953  
  Chester Horse   February 1, 1883 April 1, 1893  
Electric   December 10, 1892 1934  
  Clairton Electric   ? ?  
West Penn Railways, Coke Division: Connellsville Electric   1891 1952  
  Corry Electric   1906 August 27, 1923  
  Danville Electric   c. 1900 1924  
  Donora Electric   December 15, 1901 May 5, 1953  
  DuBois Electric   c. 1890s 1926 See also Punxsutawney.
  Easton Horse   June 20, 1889 December 10, 1892  
Electric   1892 November 5, 1939 See also Phillipsburg, New Jersey.
  Erie Horse   1867 ?  
Electric   June 25, 1889 May 11, 1935  
Springs Horse Railroad Gettysburg Horse    
  Greensburg Electric   1889 January 3, 1937 Interurban (West Penn Railways, Coke Division) service continued to 1952.
  Hanover Electric   1893 1931 See also York.
  Harrisburg Horse   July 4, 1865 1892  
Electric   July 20, 1889 July 16, 1939  
  Hazleton Electric   c. 1890s 1932  
  Hershey Electric   October 15, 1904 December 21, 1946  
  Huntingdon Electric   ? July 20, 1926  
  Indiana Electric   c. 1900 1934  
  Jersey Shore Electric   1903 ?  
  Jim Thorpe Electric   ? 1931  
Mauch Chunk Switchback Railway Jim Thorpe (formerly Mauch Chunk) Gravity        
Johnstown Traction Company Johnstown Horse   c. 1880s ?  
Electric   ? June 11, 1960[130]  
  KittanningFord City Electric   August 1899 November 8, 1936  
Conestoga Traction Company Lancaster Horse   November 1874 ?  
Electric   1890 September 20, 1947  
  Latrobe Electric   1900 1952  
  Lebanon Electric   1891 July 21, 1930  
  LeechburgApollo Electric   March 23, 1906 March 17, 1936  
  Lewisburg Electric   ? ?  
  Lewistown Electric   c. 1900 ?  
  Lock Haven Electric   ? ?  
  McKeesport Electric   1890 June 3, 1938  
  Meadville Electric   c. 1890s 1928  
  Milton Electric   c. 1890s 1928  
  Mount Carmel Electric   c. 1890s 1936  
  New Castle Electric   1889 1940  
  New Kensington Electric   1906 May 22, 1937 See also Pittsburgh.
  Norristown Horse   April 8, 1885 1893 Philadelphia and Western, Lehigh Valley Transit interurban.
Electric   July 21, 1893 September 9, 1933  
  OakdaleMcDonald Electric   1907 October 15, 1927 See also Pittsburgh.
  Oil CityFranklin Electric   c. 1890s June 16, 1928  
  Philadelphia Horse   January 20, 1858 January 14, 1897  
Cable   April 7, 1883 June 20, 1895  
Electric   December 15, 1892 1992 Last non Subway–Surface Trolley lines, Routes 23 and 56, closed in 1992.
See also: Camden, New Jersey.
SEPTA Subway–Surface Trolley Lines Electric   1906   See SEPTA.
Media–Sharon Hill Line Electric Light rail March 15, 1906   See SEPTA.
SEPTA Route 15 Electric   1859

2005

1992

 

Originally opened as a horsecar line in 1859; electrified in 1895; line extensions in 1902–1903. Closed and replaced by buses in 1992. Reopened as a heritage streetcar line in 2005.
  ♦♦ Philadelphia (Upper Darby) – West Chester Horse   December 24, 1858 1892  
Electric   1892 1954 (Now mostly part of SEPTA.)
  Pittsburgh Horse   1859 1924  
Cable   September 1888 June 14, 1891  
Electric converted to Light rail 1888

(1984)

  See: Pittsburgh Railways. Also served many neighboring towns.
Converted to and opened as Pittsburgh Light Rail starting on 15 Apr 1984; first downtown subway opened 3 Jul 1985; further modernizations in 1987; modernized Overbrook Line opened in 2004; subway extension to North Shore opened in 2012.
Light-rail transit (LRT) system incorporates many segments built previously.[131]
Pittsburgh Railways
Interurban Division
♦♦ Pittsburgh – Charleroi Electric   ? 1953  
  ♦♦ Pittsburgh – McKeesport Electric   ? 1963  
Pittsburgh Railways
Interurban Division
♦♦ Pittsburgh – Washington Electric   ? August 29, 1953  
  Port Vue Electric   ? 1919  
  Pottstown Electric   c. 1890s 1937  
  Pottsville Horse   1872 ?  
Electric   1890 1932  
  Punxsutawney Electric   c.1890s 1926 See also Du Bois.
  Reading Horse   1874 ?  
Electric   November 26, 1888 January 17, 1952  
Allenport & Roscoe Street Railway Roscoe Electric   1903 1906 Bought by Pittsburgh Railways
  Sayre Electric   c.1900 1930  
  Scottdale Electric   1891 1952  
  Scranton Horse   July 4, 1867 ?  
Scranton Transit Company Electric   November 30, 1886[132] December 18, 1954 Scranton Transit Company was known as Scranton Railway Company until 1934
Lackawanna and Wyoming Valley Railroad Scranton - Wilkes-Barre Electric        
  Shamokin Electric   c.1890s 1929  
  Sharon Electric   1890 1939 See also: Youngstown, Ohio.
  Shenandoah Electric   ? ?  
  Stroudsburg Horse   c.1870s ?  
Electric   ? 1928  
  Sunbury Horse   1885 1890  
Electric   1885

May 30, 1890

1885

March 11, 1939

 
  Titusville Electric   c.1890s 1924  
  Uniontown Electric   1890 1952  
Washington and Canonsburg Railway Co. Washington Electric   1903 1909 Bought by Pittsburgh Railways.
  Warren Electric   c.1900 1929  
  Waynesboro Electric   ? ?  
  West Chester Electric   c.1890s 1927  
  Wilkes-Barre Horse   July 25, 1866 ?  
Electric   March 1888 October 14, 1950 See also Scranton.
  Williamsport Electric   c.1890s 1933  
  York Horse   ? September 1886  
Electric   1892 February 1939 See also Hanover.

Rhode Island

[edit]
Name of System Location Traction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicable Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Block Island Horse   ? c. 1898  
Newport Street Railway (1889-1900)
Newport & Fall River Street Railway (1900-1920)
Newport Electric Corp. (1920-1929)[133]
Newport Electric   August 7, 1889 1925/1929 In 1925, the Fall River to Newport trolley line was replaced by a bus service. However the Bristol Ferry-Newport Electric Railway would run until 1929, when the Mount Hope Bridge was built.
Pawtucket Street Railway (1864-1894)
Pawtucket Street Railway (Union Traction & Electric Co.) (1894-1902)
Pawtucket Street Railway (Rhode Island Co.) (1902-1921)
United Electric Railways Co. (1921-1940)
Pawtucket Horse   May 26, 1864 ?  
Electric   January 20, 1892 May 11, 1934 Service continued between Providence and Pawtucket to 26 Jun 1940.
Union Railroad of Providence (1864-1894)
Union Railroad of Providence (Union Traction & Electric Co.) (1894-1902)
Union Railroad of Providence (Rhode Island Co.) (1902-1921)
United Electric Railways Co. (1921-1948)[134]
Providence Horse   May 26, 1864 April 26, 1894  
Cable   December 25, 1889 January 26, 1895  
Electric   January 20, 1892 May 14, 1948  
Norwich, Mystic & Westerly Street Railway Company (1903-1905, pre-construction)
Norwich and Westerly Railway (1905-1922)[135]
Westerly Electric   1906 December 31, 1922 The company was first chartered as the Norwich, Mystic & Westerly Street Railway Company on May 11, 1903, before being renamed to the Norwich and Westerly Railway in December 1905. It would open in 1906. The Norwich and Westerly Railway would be acquired by the Shore Line Electric Railway in 1916. It continued operations until December 31, 1922.
Woonsocket Street Railway (1887-1907)
Woonsocket Street Railway (Rhode Island Co.) (1907-1921)
United Electric Railways Co. (1921-1928)
Woonsocket Horse   ? ?  
Electric   September 25, 1888 December 1928  

South Carolina

[edit]
Name of System Location Traction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicable Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Anderson Electric   February 19, 1905 November 14, 1934  
  Charleston Horse   October 15, 1866 1897  
Electric   June 26, 1897 February 10, 1938  
  Columbia Horse   October 12, 1886 1893  
Electric   May 3, 1893 March 11, 1927 Limited service, resumed because of court order, 9 Jan 1931 – 22 Nov 1936.
  Gaffney Steam   1892 1896  
  Greenville Horse   1875 1897  
Electric   1900 October 1937  
Piedmont and Northern Railway Greenwood – Spartanburg Electric Interurban 1914 1954 Ran from Greenwood to Spartanburg via Belton, Greenville and Greer. (Also a Belton – Anderson spur.)
  Orangeburg Horse   ? ?  
  Rock Hill Accumulator (storage battery)   February 24, 1912 1918  
  Spartanburg Horse   ? ?  
Electric   1900 April 27, 1935 Service suspended 30 Dec 1922. Limited service restored (only one car in operation), 13 Jan 1923 – 21 Jul 1923. Full service resumed 1925.

South Dakota

[edit]
Name of System Location Traction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicable Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Aberdeen Electric   November 1910 1922  
  Deadwood Horse   ? ?  
  Hot Springs Electric   ? ?  
  Pierre Horse   ? ?  
  Rapid City Horse   ? ?  
Sioux Falls Street Railroad Sioux Falls Horse   1887[136] 1897  
Sioux Falls Traction System Electric   October 5, 1907[136] August 28, 1929[136]  
South Dakota Rapid Transit ♦ Sioux Falls ― East Sioux Falls Electric   June 13, 1890[137] 1898[137]  
Sioux Falls Terminal Railroad ♦ Sioux Falls — South Sioux Falls Steam   June 18, 1889[137] 1900[138]  
  Watertown Horse   ? ?  

Tennessee

[edit]
Name of System Location Traction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicable Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Athens Horse   ? ?  
  Bristol Horse   ? ?  
Electric   ? ?  
  Chattanooga Horse   c. 1875 1891  
Electric   June 23, 1889 April 10, 1947  
  Clarksville Horse   1888 1896  
Electric   1896 July 16, 1928  
  Cleveland Horse   ? ?  
  Columbia Horse   ? ?  
  Jackson Horse   c. 1880s ?  
Electric   ? 1939  
  Johnson City Electric   c. 1890s 1931  
  Knoxville Horse   April 14, 1876 1894  
Electric   May 1, 1890 August 1, 1947  
  Memphis (first era) Horse   May 1866 ?  
Electric   ? 1947  
MATA Trolley Memphis (second era) Electric   April 29, 1993[139]   Main Street Trolley heritage streetcar system opened in 1993; expansions in 1997 and 2004. Rebuilt system reopened in 2018.
  Nashville Horse   c. 1860s ?  
Electric   ? 1941  

Texas

[edit]
Name of System Location Traction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicable Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Abilene Electric   ? 1931  
  Amarillo Electric   ? 1940  
  Aransas Pass Mule   ? ?  
  Austin Mule   1875 1891  
Electric   1891 1940  
  Beaumont Electric   c. 1900 1937  
  Bonham Electric   ? ?  
  Brownsville Petrol (gasoline)   ? ? Connected Brownsville and San Benito
Electric   1915 1926  
  Cleburne Electric   ? 1917  
  Corpus Christi Mule   ? ?  
Steam   ? ?  
Electric   c. 1890s 1934  
  Corsicana Electric   1902 September 30, 1931  
  Dallas (first era) Mule   c. 1870s ?  
Cable   ? ? Construction started, not completed.
Electric   1890 January 15, 1956  
M-Line Trolley Dallas (second era) Electric   July 22, 1989   Reintroduction, as a heritage streetcar line providing regular transit service.[140]
DART light rail Electric Light rail June 14, 1996    
Dallas Streetcar Electric   April 13, 2015[141]    
  Denison Mule   c. 1880s ?  
Steam   ? ?  
Electric   ? 1931  
  Denton Electric   ? 1918  
  Dublin Mule   ? ?  
  El Paso (first era) Horse   October 1882 1902  
Electric   January 11, 1902 1947 International tramway (see below) continued in operation until 1973.
International tramway El Paso – Ciudad Juárez, Chih., México Mule   October 1882 1902  
Electric   January 11, 1902 July 30, 1973 Operation suspended Aug 1966 – Nov 1967, and Jul 1969 – Nov 1970 because of bridge reconstruction. Operation restored following closure, in El Paso only, 14 Nov 1973 – 4 May 1974.
El Paso Streetcar El Paso (second era) Electric   November 9, 2018[142]   Reintroduction
  Fort Worth Mule   c. 1870s ?  
Electric   ? 1939  
  Gainesville Mule   ? ?  
  Galveston (first era) Mule   1867 ?  
Electric   1891 May 1938  
Galveston Island Trolley Galveston (second era) Diesel-electric   July 23, 1988   Heritage streetcar. Service suspended in 2008 due to damage from Hurricane Ike and reopened on October 1, 2021, limited to three days a week for now.[143]
Galveston–Houston Electric Railway ♦ Galveston - Houston Electric   1911 1936  
  Greenville Mule   ? ?  
Electric   ? December 14, 1918  
  Haskell Petrol (gasoline)   ? ? Connected Haskell and Hemphill Lake.
  Hillsboro Mule   ? 1898  
Electric   ? ?  
  Houston (first era) Mule   January 25, 1868 ?  
Electric   June 14, 1891 June 8, 1940  
METRORail Houston (second era) Electric Light rail January 1, 2004    
  Lampasas Mule   ? ?  
  Laredo Electric   January 27, 1890 1934 First electric town streetcar line in Texas. Also operated international tramway line to Nuevo Laredo, México.
  Lockhart Mule   ? ?  
  Longview Mule   ? ?  
Electric   c. 1880s 1925  
  Marshall Electric   c. 1880s 1925  
  Matador Petrol (gasoline)   1914 1936 Connected Matador and Motley Junction
  McKinney Electric   ? 1926  
  Mineral Wells Petrol (gasoline)   ? ?  
Electric   1908 1920 System included line connecting Mineral Wells and Elmhurst Park.
  Moscow Mule   c. 1846 ? The opening year of 1846, which appears in a list of Texas town streetcar systems published by the Texas Division, Electric Railroaders Association, is believed unlikely.
  Mount Pleasant Mule   ? ?  
  Palestine Mule   1875 1877  
  Paris Mule   c. 1870s ?  
Electric   ? 1926  
  Port Arthur Petrol (gasoline)   ? ?  
Electric   ? 1938  
  Rockport Mule   ? ?  
  Rusk Mule   ? ? Connected Rusk and New Birmingham. New Birmingham was located 2 mi (3 km) south of Rusk.[144]
  San Angelo Electric   1908 ?  
  San Antonio Mule   ? ?  
Petrol (gasoline)   ? ?  
Electric   ? 1933 First large U.S. town to replace all electric town streetcar services with motorbuses.
  Seguin Mule   ? ?  
  Sherman Mule   1877 1901  
Electric   ? 1931  
  Taylor Mule   1891 1899  
Electric   ? ?  
  Temple Electric   c. 1900 1923  
  Texas City Petrol (gasoline)   ? ?  
  Tyler Electric   c. 1890s ?  
  Uvalde Steam   ? ?  
Petrol (gasoline)   ? ?  
  Vernon Mule   ? ?  
  Victoria Mule   1888 1894  
  Waco Mule   1878 ?  
Steam   ? ?  
Electric   ? February 3, 1937  
  Waxahachie Mule   1892 1912  
Electric   1912 February 1928  
  Weatherford Mule   ? ?  
  Wichita Falls Electric   1909 1934 System included line connecting Wichita Falls and Lake Wichita.
  Yubadam Mule   ? ? Located near Tyler.

Utah

[edit]
Name of System Location Traction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicable Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Brigham City Electric   1907 1919  
  Logan Electric   1910 1926  
  Ogden Horse   c. 1880s ?  
Electric   ? December 26, 1935  
  Provo Electric   October 1913 1919  
  Salt Lake City (first era) Horse   c. 1870s ?  
Electric   ?

1941

1941

1945

 
TRAX Salt Lake City (second era) Electric Light rail December 4, 1999   Reintroduction, as UTA's TRAX.
S Line (Utah Transit Authority) Electric   December 7, 2013[145]   Modern streetcar system, the S Line (Utah Transit Authority) (originally known as the Sugar House Streetcar project).

Vermont

[edit]
Name of System Location Traction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicable Date (From) Date (To) Notes
Barre & Montpelier Traction Company (1890s-1925)
Vergennes Power Co. (1925-1927)
Barre-Montpelier Electric   c. 1890s 1927 Connected Barre and Montpelier.
Bellows Falls & Saxtons River Street Railway[146] Bellows Falls-Saxtons River Electric   1900 1924 Connected Bellows Falls and Saxtons River through North Westminster.
Bennington & Hoosick Valley Railway (1897-1907)
Bennington & North Adams Street Railway (1907-1910)
Berkshire Street Railway (1910-1927)
Bennington Electric   1897 1927 Connected Bennington with several towns and cities in both Massachusetts and New York State.
Brattleboro Street Railway Brattleboro Electric   July 31, 1895 August 29, 1923  
Winooski & Burlington Horse Railroad Company (1872-1893)
Burlington Traction Company (1893-1929)
Burlington Horse   1872 1893
Electric   1893 August 3, 1929  
Rutland Street Railway Company (1872-1906)
Rutland Railway Light & Power Company (1906-1924)
Rutland Horse   1872 1890s  
Electric   c. 1890s 1924  
Springfield Electric Railway (1897-1921)
Springfield Terminal Railroad (1921-1956)
Springfield Electric   1897 1956 Connected Springfield and Charlestown, New Hampshire.
St. Albans Street Railway St. Albans Electric   1904 1924  
Mount Mansfield Electric Railroad[147] Stowe-Waterbury Electric   1897 1932 Connected Stowe and Waterbury.

Virginia

[edit]
Name of System Location Traction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicable Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Charlottesville Horse   c. 1880s ?  
Electric   ? 1935  
  Danville Horse   1886 1888  
Electric   ? 1938  
  Fredericksburg Horse   ? ?  
  Lynchburg Electric   ? March 2, 1941  
  Norfolk (first era) Horse   c. 1860s ?  
Electric   ? July 11, 1947  
  Newport News Electric   c. 1890s January 1946  
  Portsmouth Electric   ? 1936  
Tide Light Rail Norfolk (second era) Electric Light rail August 19, 2011    
  Petersburg Horse   c. 1880s ?  
Electric   ? 1936  
  Radford Electric   ? ?  
Richmond Union Passenger Railway Richmond Horse   c. 1860s ?  
Electric   February 2, 1888[148] November 25, 1949[148] First successful, reliable, large electrified streetcar system in the world, due to its use of the trolley pole invented by Frank J. Sprague.
  Roanoke Horse   c. 1880s ?  
Electric   ? August 31, 1948  
  Staunton Electric   ? ?  
  Tazewell Electric   ? ?  

Washington

[edit]
Name of System Location Traction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicable Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Aberdeen Electric   1905 July 31, 1932 Connected Aberdeen, Hoquiam and Cosmopolis.
  Bellingham Horse   March 28, 1891 ?  
Electric   1891 December 1, 1938  
 Twin City Railroad Chehalis Electric   1910 1929 Connected Chehalis and Centralia.
  Everett Electric   July 3, 1893 1923  
  Olympia Horse   c. 1880s c. 1890s  
Electric   c. 1890s 1932  
  Port Townsend Steam   ? c. 1890s  
Electric   1895 c. 1890s  
Seattle Street Railway Seattle (first era) Horse   September 23, 1884 ? See: Seattle Street Railway
Cable   September 29, 1888 August 9, 1940
Electric   March 30, 1889[149] 12 Apr 1941
  Seattle (second era) Electric   May 29, 1982 November 18, 2005 Heritage streetcar line called the Waterfront Streetcar. Operation was suspended in 2005, but long-stalled plans to restore service have been dropped, and three of the five cars were sold in 2016.[150]
Seattle Streetcar Electric   December 12, 2007[151]   Reintroduction; see Seattle Streetcar.
Central Link Electric Light rail July 18, 2009   See Link light rail.
  South Bend Electric   1911 June 1930 Connected South Bend and Raymond.
  Spokane Horse   c. 1880s ?  
Cable   September 21, 1889 July 22, 1894  
Electric   ? 1936  
  Stanwood[152] Petrol (gasoline)   1904 1918[153] H. & H. Railroad connected Stanwood and East Stanwood.
Steam   1918 1938[153]
  Tacoma (first era) Horse   May 30, 1888[149] ?  
Cable   August 4, 1891[154] April 8, 1938[154]  
Electric   February 10, 1890[149] June 11, 1938[149] See Streetcars in Tacoma, Washington.
Tacoma Link Tacoma (second era) Electric Light rail August 22, 2003   Reintroduction, as Tacoma Link.
  Vancouver Electric   ? 1927 See also Portland, Oregon.
  Walla Walla Horse   1890 1899  
Electric   December 24, 1906[155] December 31, 1926[155]  
  ♦ Walla Walla – Milton-Freewater, Oregon Electric   April 16, 1907[155] September 2, 1931[155] A 14-mile (23 km) electric interurban line.[155]
Yakima Valley Transportation Company Yakima Electric   December 25, 1907 February 1, 1947 Heritage streetcar service (Yakima Valley Trolleys) began operation October 12, 1974.

West Virginia

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Name of System Location Traction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicable Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Bluefield Electric   c. 1900s 1936  
  Charleston Electric   ? 1939  
  Clarksburg Electric   1899 1939  
  Fairmont Electric   1900 1940  
Ohio Valley Electric Railway Huntington Electric   c. 1880s 1938  
  Martinsburg Electric   c. 1890s c. 1890s  
  Morgantown Electric   1903 1934 Morgantown's modern transit system is the Morgantown Personal Rapid Transit people mover.
  Newell Electric   ? ?  
  Parkersburg Horse   1889 ?  
Electric   1898 May 25, 1947  
  Princeton Electric   ? 1940  
  Wheeling Horse   July 21, 1886 ?  
Electric   March 15, 1888 April 14, 1948  

Wisconsin

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Name of System Location Traction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicable Date (From) Date (To) Notes
Wisconsin Traction Light Heat & Power Appleton Electric   1886 April 6, 1930  
Ashland Light Power & Street Railway Co. Ashland Horse   June 29, 1887 1893  
Electric   January 22, 1893 September 25, 1933  
Beloit Traction Beloit Electric   July 31, 1907 August 12, 1930  
Chippewa Valley Electric Company Chippewa Falls Electric   ? ?  
Chippewa Valley Electric Company Eau Claire Horse   1880 1889  
Electric   November 15, 1889 April 8, 1932  
Eastern Wisconsin Electric Company Fond du Lac Horse   1888 1888  
Electric   October 20, 1893

June 27, 1899

1894

1931

 
Green Bay Traction Green Bay Electric   June 8, 1894 November 17, 1937  
Janesville Traction Janesville Horse   July 24, 1886 November 27, 1891  
Electric   June 24, 1892 July 8, 1929  
  Kaukauna Electric   January 29, 1902 from Appleton. 1904 from Green Bay. May 9, 1928 Served by Wisconsin Traction Light Heat & Power from Appleton and Green Bay Traction. The two systems met in Kaukauna to exchange passengers but did not normally run through despite a physical connection.
Kenosha Electric Streetcar Kenosha Electric   February 1, 1903

June 17, 2000[156]

June 1931

 

Heritage streetcar
  La Crosse Horse   1878 ?  
Electric   1893 November 1945  
Madison Railways Company Madison Horse   November 15, 1884 September 30, 1892  
Electric   1889 February 3, 1935  
Manitowoc & Two Rivers Railway Manitowoc Electric   1902 May 9, 1927 Also served Two Rivers
  Marinette Horse   1889 ?  
Electric   1891 1928 System also served Menominee, Michigan.
  Menasha Electric   ? ? Served by Wisconsin Traction Light Heat & Power from Appleton.
Merrill Railway & Lighting Co. Merrill Electric   1889 1921  
The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company Milwaukee (first era) Horse   August 30, 1860 ?  
Electric   April 3, 1890 March 2, 1958 System also included interurban lines
The Hop Milwaukee (second era) Electric   November 2, 2018[157]   Reintroduction
Eastern Wisconsin Electric Company Neenah Horse   1880 ?  
Electric   ? ?  
Eastern Wisconsin Electric Company Oshkosh Horse   October 18, 1882 1897  
Electric   July 14, 1897 May 21, 1930 Omro was served by a line from Oshkosh
Chicago & Wisconsin Valley Portage Electric   June 1913 1922  
  Racine Horse   October 1883 ?  
Electric   November 1892 October 1, 1940  
Wisconsin Power & Light Sheboygan Horse   1886 1895  
Electric   November 27, 1895 1935  
Duluth Street Railway Superior Horse   August 22, 1887 1890  
Electric   July 1, 1890 June 23, 1935 System also served Duluth, Minnesota.
  Watertown Electric   June 1926 July 1927  
Waupaca Electric Light and Railway Company Waupaca Electric   July 9, 1899 July 4, 1925  
Wisconsin Valley Electric Wausau Electric   1906 October 1, 1940  
Wisconsin Rapids Street Railroad Wisconsin Rapids Electric   November 1, 1910 August 15, 1931  

Wyoming

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Name of System Location Traction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicable Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Cheyenne Horse   ? ?  
Electric   ? August 15, 1924  
Sheridan Railway Company[158] Sheridan Electric Streetcar & Interurban August 11, 1910 April 1926 Consisted of 2 city streetcar lines and 1 interurban line

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