Horsecar 76, located in the Shore Line Trolley Museum in Connecticut, dates from 1853 to 1862, and is considered the oldest preserved streetcar in the world.

We live in a new age of trolleys and streetcars. South Lake Union was connected to downtown by rail in December 2007. Soon, the much-delayed First Hill streetcar will begin operating, and plans to ...

The Phoenix Trolley Museum recently acquired a long-missing streetcar.

The tracks were once a part of an extensive system of streetcar track covering more than 200 miles from La Jolla to Chula Vista.

The story of the National Capital Trolley Museum is one of love, patience and quiet diligence. Streetcar service in D.C. ended in 1962. In 1959, knowing the system would soon meet its doom ...

Pittsburgh was on the ropes and riding high when the 1980s got underway. The steel industry and other types of manufacturing ...

Members of Anthracite Trolleys, Inc. stand with Wilkes-Barre trolley car 790 recently at Baut Studios in Swoyersville. The group is continuing with restoration of the car, which was the dream of ...

To manufacture an advanced rail streetcar, sometimes a chain saw is required. The vintage-looking trolley cars produced at TIG/m Modern Street Railways are crammed with high-tech machinery and ...

One of the most popular and recognizable streetcars in the Pittsburgh area has been returned to its full glory. On Tuesday, the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum celebrated the restoration of The ...

Desmond said ridership projections for a lengthened streetcar line would be included in the June 1 report. The trolley, which runs from the Chinatown International District to Pier 70, would have ...

He cited other cost estimates from city transportation officials showing that streetcars cost three to six times as much to build as electric trolley buses. Both are powered by electric wires, but ...

The hope was that the trolley/bus hybrid would generate a similar sort of economic impact as a streetcar or light-rail system — with the permanent route inspiring businesses to make investments ...