Recently a missing Phoenix streetcar thought to damaged in a trolley car barn fire in 1947.

When the city’s streetcars were retired from service in 1906, one found its adventuresome life just beginning.

The sleek, smooth-running streetcars that cities like Charlotte are hoping to add to their streets are as different from an old-fashioned San Francisco trolley as buttoned-down, banker-dominated ...

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 ...

7. The trolley lost money. Streetcars might have survived a while longer if they'd made money. They didn't. The transit system was regarded as a public monopoly, and the government set its fares.

The debate over the proposed Milwaukee Streetcar is a reminder of what we had, lost and may regain. Perhaps, one day there will again be an elegant trolley station at Lake Park.

Nelson, BC, is still running their original tramway, while using a 100 year old tram in town. The trolley streetcar is a beautiful tourist ride run by volunteers.

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 ...

There’s little doubt that the Atlanta Streetcar will be a good thing for the city’s tourism business. But what about everyday use?

Visitors to the National Capital Trolley Museum board a streetcar from the Netherlands. The museum will have a special D.C. Transit Day program on Saturday. (Harrison Smith/The Washington Post) ...

When the city's streetcars were retired from service in 1906, one found its adventuresome life just beginning.