List of streetcar systems in the United States


This is an all-time list of streetcar, interurban and light rail systems in the United States, by principal city 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 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.
The use of the diamond symbol indicates where there were two or more independent streetcar 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 systems. Interurban and light rail systems are noted in that column for convenience.
For lists of existing systems only, see the following:
Name of SystemLocationTraction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicableDate Date Notes
Alabama Power CompanyAnnistonHorse ??
Alabama Power CompanyAnnistonElectric 188820 Apr 1932Formerly Anniston Electric and Gas Company
Birmingham Railway, Light and Power CompanyBirminghamHorse 24 Jan 188416 Apr 1898
Birmingham Railway, Light and Power CompanyBirminghamSteam 25 May 188526 Feb 1904
Birmingham Railway, Light and Power CompanyBirminghamElectric 10 Oct 189119 Apr 1953
BessemerSteam 14 May 189026 Feb 1904
♦ BessemerElectric 25 Jul 19061915City streetcar service absorbed by interurban services.
♦ Birmingham - Bessemer Steam 14 May 189026 Feb 1904
♦ Birmingham - Bessemer Electric 3 Jun 190214 Jul 1952
South Calera Street RailwayCaleraSteam ??
North Alabama Traction CompanyDecaturHorse ??
North Alabama Traction CompanyDecaturElectric Nov 1903?
EufaulaSteam ??
Peoples RailroadFairhopePetrol ??
Alabama Power CompanyGadsdenMule 18871888
Alabama Power CompanyGadsdenSteam Oct 1888?
Alabama Power CompanyGadsdenElectric Jun 1889Jan 1934
Gadsden, Bellevue and Lookout Mountain RailwayGadsdenElectric Sep 1913?
Alabama Power CompanyHuntsvilleSteam ??
Alabama Power CompanyHuntsvilleElectric ?15 Feb 1931Formerly Huntsville Railway, Light and Power Company
LannettSteam ??Connected Lanett with Bleecker, and West Point, Georgia.
Mobile Light and Railroad CompanyMobileHorse 18771893
Mobile Light and Railroad CompanyMobileSteam 1890?
Mobile Light and Railroad CompanyMobileElectric 18 Jan 18931941
Capital City Street RailwayMontgomeryElectric 15 Apr 18868 Apr 1936
Opelika & Auburn Electric RailwayOpelikaSteam ??Connected Opelika and Auburn.
Selma Electric RailwaySelmaHorse ??
Selma Electric RailwaySelmaSteam ??
Selma Electric RailwaySelmaElectric ?1924
Sheffield CompanySheffieldSteam ??
Sheffield CompanySheffieldElectric ?Feb 1933
Tuscaloosa Railway and Utilities CompanyTuscaloosaHorse ??
Tuscaloosa Railway and Utilities CompanyTuscaloosaSteam ??
Tuscaloosa Railway and Utilities CompanyTuscaloosaElectric 1914Nov 1941
Union Springs Street Car CompanyUnion SpringsHorse ??

[Arkansas]

Name of SystemLocationTraction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicableDate Date Notes
BentonvillePetrol 14 Jun 191411 Jun 1916
Eureka Traction CompanyEureka SpringsHorse 14 Jul 1891Jan 1896
Eureka Traction CompanyEureka SpringsElectric 1896by 1922
Fort SmithOklahoma Light and Traction CompanyFort SmithHorse 2 Aug 18831889
Fort Smith – Oklahoma Light and Traction CompanyFort SmithElectric 189615 Nov 1933System included interstate line to Arkoma, Oklahoma. See also Fort Smith Trolley Museum, which operates non-transit heritage streetcar service along city streets.
Van BurenElectric ??
West Helena Consolidated CompanyHelenaHorse Dec 1894Jan 1910
West Helena Consolidated CompanyHelenaElectric Jan 19105 Aug 1933
Central Arkansas Railway and Light CorporationHot SpringsHorse ??
Central Arkansas Railway and Light CorporationHot SpringsElectric ?1938
Central Power and Light CompanyHoxieWalnut RidgeHorse 18891905
Central Power and Light CompanyHoxie – Walnut RidgeElectric 1 Jul 19041928
Intercity Terminal RailwayLittle Rock Horse 18761895
Intercity Terminal RailwayLittle Rock Steam 3 Jul 18881889
Intercity Terminal RailwayLittle Rock Electric 23 Dec 18911 Sep 1947Also served North Little Rock, which before 1917 was named Argenta.
Metro StreetcarLittle Rock Electric 1 Nov 2004 Heritage streetcar system. Originally called the River Rail Streetcar; renamed Metro Streetcar in 2015. Also serves North Little Rock.
Pine Bluff CompanyPine BluffHorse 4 Nov 18861902
Pine Bluff CompanyPine BluffElectric 19021934
Searcy & West Point RailroadSearcyHorse ??Connected Searcy with West Point.
Stuttgart Improvement CompanyStuttgartHorse ??
Sulphur RockHorse 18851926Believed to be the last town tramway operated by horse traction in the U.S.
Southwestern Gas and Electric CompanyTexarkanaHorse 18941900
Southwestern Gas and Electric CompanyTexarkanaElectric 190031 Dec 1934Interstate streetcar system, also served Texarkana, Texas.
Central Power and Light CompanyWalnut RidgeElectric ??

[California]

Name of SystemLocationTraction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicableDate Date Notes
AlamedaHorse ?1892
♦ AlamedaElectric 7 May 18931930
AnaheimHorse 1 Mar 18871899
Bakersfield and Kern Electric RailwayBakersfieldHorse May 18881900
Bakersfield and Kern Electric RailwayBakersfieldElectric 17 Feb 190128 Feb 1942
BerkeleyHorse 18731875
♦ BerkeleySteam 18751891
♦ BerkeleyElectric 12 May 189128 Nov 1948
Burlingame Electric Railway♦ BurlingameAccumulator 22 Feb 191319 Nov 1917
Sacramento Northern RailroadOroville–Chico–Marysville–SacramentoElectricInterurban12 Aug 190428 Nov 1948
CoronadoHorse 18861886
♦ CoronadoSteam 18861893
♦ CoronadoElectric 6 Oct 189331 May 1947
Humboldt Transit CompanyEurekaHorse 20 Aug 188830 Apr 1897
Humboldt Transit CompanyEurekaElectric 15 Sep 190331 Oct 1940
Visalia Electric RailroadExeterElectricInterurban19041944
Visalia Electric RailroadExeterDiesel 19441992
Fresno Traction CompanyFresnoHorse 25 Jan 1889Sep 1901
Fresno Traction CompanyFresnoElectric 19 Oct 190220 May 1939
Glendale and Montrose Railway♦ GlendaleElectricInterurban13 Mar 190930 Dec 1930
Nevada County Traction CompanyGrass ValleyNevada City, CaliforniaElectricInterurbanc. 19011923
HaywardHorse ?1 Sep 1909
Imperial BeachPetrol 19101913
♦ Imperial BeachAccumulator Apr 19131916
Lake ElsinoreElectric ??Note for Lake Elsinore: Only one source states that an electric tramway was in operation here. No other sources provide confirmation.
Long BeachElectric Sep 190224 Feb 1940Reintroduced 14 Jul 1990 as part of Metro Rail's Blue Line.
Los AngelesHorse 1 Jul 1874?
Los AngelesCable 8 Oct 18852 Oct 1902
Los AngelesSteam 1886ca. 1915
Los Angeles RailwayLos AngelesElectric 19011958Name was changed to Los Angeles Transit Lines in 1945
Pacific ElectricLos AngelesElectricInterurban and streetcar19011958
Los Angeles MTALos AngelesElectric 3 Mar 195831 Mar 1963
Angels FlightLos AngelesFunicular 1901
1996
1969
Reopened in 1996 a few blocks away from the original site.
Metro Rail Los AngelesElectricLight rail14 July 1990Part of Los Angeles' larger Metro Rail network, which also includes the heavy rail Red and Purple lines.
MarysvilleYuba CityHorse 17 Aug 1889?
Marysville – Yuba CityElectric 190715 Feb 1942
MonroviaHorse ?1903
Monterey and Pacific Grove RailwayMonterey – Pacific GroveHorse 5 Aug 18911905
Monterey and Pacific Grove RailwayMonterey – Pacific GroveElectric 1905Dec 1923
National CityHorse ??
Nevada County Traction CompanyNevada City – Grass ValleyElectricInterurban15 Oct 19013 Jan 1924
OaklandHorse 30 Oct 18691883See List of California street railroads
OaklandSteam 1875?See List of California street railroads
OaklandCable 9 Nov 188621 May 1899See List of California street railroads
OaklandElectric 12 May 189128 Nov 1948see also Key System, San Francisco.
Key System♦ Oakland – HaywardElectric 17 May 189210 Mar 1935
Key System♦ Oakland – RichmondElectric 7 Jul 19047 Nov 1933
OntarioUplandHorse 18871895
Pacific Electric♦ Ontario – UplandElectricInterurban18956 Oct 1928Formerly Ontario and San Antonio Heights Railroad
OxnardPetrol 1908Jan 1927
Palo AltoElectric 14 Nov 190627 Sep 1925see also San Jose.
PasadenaHorse 18861895
♦ PasadenaElectric 189319 Jan 1941Reintroduced 26 Jul 2003 as part of Metro Rail's Gold Line.
Paso RoblesHorse ?1903.
PetalumaHorse 18891903
Petaluma and Santa Rosa RailroadPetaluma – Santa RosaElectricInterurban1 March 19051 July 1932Ran from Petaluma to Santa Rosa via Sebastopol and Forestville
PomonaHorse 10 Feb 18881896
♦ PomonaSteam Apr 1888Jun 1909
♦ PomonaElectric 3 Jul 19093 Jul 1924
RedlandsHorse 23 May 189922 Jul 1899
♦ RedlandsSteam 4 Jul 188814 May 1915
♦ RedlandsElectric 23 Dec 189920 Jul 1936
Shipyard Railway♦ RichmondElectric 7 Jul 19047 Nov 1933The Shipyard Railway was operated by the transit company Key System.
RiversideHorse 18871898
♦ RiversideSteam 18871898
♦ RiversideElectric 11 Apr 189910 Jan 1943
Sacramento Horse 20 Aug 1870ca. 1892
Sacramento Accumulator 1887189_
Sacramento Electric, Gas and Railway CompanySacramento Electric 18901915
Pacific Gas and Electric CompanySacramento Electric 19154 Jan 1947Reintroduced 12 Mar 1987.
Sacramento ElectricLight rail12 Mar 1987LRT.
San BernardinoSteam 18851903
♦ San BernardinoElectric ?8 Apr 1942
San Diego Horse 3 Jul 188630 Jun 1896
Coronado Beach Railroad CompanySan Diego Steam 29 Nov 18871892
San Diego Cable RailwaySan Diego Cable 7 Jun 18901 Oct 1892
San Diego Electric RailwaySan Diego Electric 31 Dec 1887
21 Sep 1892
June 1889
24 Apr 1949
See San Diego Electric Railway. Reintroduced as LRT, 19 July 1981.
San Diego TrolleySan Diego ElectricLight rail19 Jul 1981Operated by MTS, via SDTI. Preceded by the San Diego Electric Railway.
♦ San Diego – National CityElectric 1 Dec 190710 Jan 1930
San Francisco Steam ??
San Francisco Horse ??
Clay Street Hill RailroadSan Francisco Cable 1 Sep 187312 Sep 1891The world's first cable car line
Sutter Street RailwaySan Francisco Cable 27 Jan 1877?
California Street Cable RailroadSan Francisco Cable 10 Apr 187831 Jul 1951Purchased by the city of San Francisco in 1952, with one line of the system reopened, and still in service.
Geary Street, Park and Ocean RailwaySan Francisco Cable 16 Feb 18806 May 1912
San FranciscoCable 1878 See: San Francisco cable car system.
Muni MetroSan FranciscoElectricLight rail 29 Jul 1891
1917
Renovated as partially "light rail" in 1980-1982. See: San Francisco Municipal Railway. See also: Key System, Oakland.
San FranciscoElectric 1 Sep 1995 Heritage streetcar operation; see F Market & Wharves and E Embarcadero.
Peninsular RailwaySan Jose Horse ??
Peninsular RailwaySan Jose Steam 1896Sep 1901
Peninsular RailwaySan Jose Electric 16 May 188810 Apr 1938Reintroduced as LRT, 11 Dec 1987.
San Jose ElectricLight rail11 Dec 1987LRT.
San Luis ObispoHorse 18881901
San PedroElectric 190523 Jan 1938Reopened as a Heritage streetcar
Port of Los Angeles Waterfront Red Car Line♦ San PedroElectric 12 Jul 2003Heritage streetcar
Santa AnaOrangeSteam 18971914
♦ Santa Ana – OrangeElectric 10 Feb 190614 Sep 1930
Santa Barbara & Suburban RailwaySanta BarbaraHorse 18751896
Santa Barbara & Suburban RailwaySanta BarbaraElectric 1 Oct 18961 Oct 1929
Union Traction CompanySanta CruzHorse 3 Aug 1875
Oct 1908
1899
Jul 1910
Union Traction CompanySanta CruzElectric ?14 Jan 1926
Santa MariaHorse ??
Santa MonicaHorse 18911906
♦ Santa MonicaElectric 1 Jul 189613 Dec 1929
Santa RosaHorse 18771905
South San FranciscoElectric 190231 Dec 1938
Stockton Electric RailroadStocktonHorse 6 Apr 18741892
Stockton Electric RailroadStocktonElectric 13 Jul 1892Sep 1941
VallejoHorse ??
San Francisco, Napa and Calistoga RailwayVallejo – CalistogaElectricInterurban19051937Ran from Vallejo to Calistoga via Napa, Yountville, Oakville, Rutherford and St. Helena
Watsonville Railway and Navigation CompanyWatsonvilleElectricInterurbanMay 1904
Apr 1911
1907
Oct 1913
WoodlandHorse ??

[Colorado]

Name of SystemLocationTraction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicableDate Date Notes
AspenHorse ??
BoulderHorse 18911893
BoulderElectric Jun 18991931
Colorado SpringsHorse 1887?
Colorado SpringsAccumulator 1890?
Colorado SpringsElectric ?30 Apr 1932
♦ Colorado Springs – Manitou SpringsElectric 189030 Apr 1932
Denver Horse 1871?
Denver Cable 22 Dec 18881 Apr 1900
Denver Electric 1888?3 June 1950See Denver Tramway.
RTD Light RailDenver ElectricLight rail7 Oct 1994 Currently operates six light rail lines.
DurangoHorse 1883?
DurangoElectric ?1920
FlorenceElectric 1912 Tramway line built and two cars purchased, but public service was not started.
Fort Collins Municipal RailwayFort CollinsElectric 29 Dec 190730 June 1951Heritage streetcar service opened December 29, 1984, using the same name as the former system ; service was temporarily suspended for maintenance during 2010-2011.
Grand JunctionHorse 18901909
Grand JunctionElectric 19091928
GreeleyElectric 19101923
LeadvilleHorse ??
PuebloHorse 18791890
PuebloElectric 6 Jun 18901948
♦ Manitou SpringsElectric ??
TrinidadHorse 22 Feb 1886?
TrinidadElectric ?1926

Peschkes states that, despite various evidence, the following town did not have a tramway:
Name of SystemLocationTraction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicableDate Date Notes
BridgeportHorse 188_?
BridgeportElectric ?1937
BristolElectric 189_1 Aug 1935
DanburyHorse 188_?
DanburyElectric ?1926
DerbyHorse 188_?
DerbyElectric ?1937
GreenwichElectric 189_1927
GrotonElectric 19041928
Groton and Stonington Street RailwayGroton - Westerly, Rhode IslandElectricInterurban19041928
Connecticut CompanyHartfordHorse 3 May 18631892
Connecticut CompanyHartfordElectric 188827 Jul 1941
MeridenHorse 187_?
MeridenElectric ?1931
MiddletownHorse 187_?
MiddletownElectric ?1929
MilfordElectric 189_27 Nov 1937
MysticHorse 187_?
MysticElectric 190_?
New BritainHorse 188_?
New BritainElectric ?1937
New HavenHorse 6 May 1861?
New HavenElectric 189225 Sep 1948
New LondonHorse 187_?
New LondonElectric ?1934
NorwalkHorse 186_?
NorwalkElectric ?1935
NorwichHorse 187_?
NorwichElectric 188_1936
Norwich and Westerly RailwayNorwich - Westerly, Rhode IslandElectricInterurban18 Aug 190631 Dec 1922Ran from Norwich to Westerly via Preston, Ledyard, North Stonington and Pawcatuck
StamfordHorse 1887?
StamfordElectric 18941933
StratfordHorse 188_?
StratfordElectric ?1934
TorringtonElectric 189_1929
WallingfordElectric ?1937
WaterburyHorse 188_?
WaterburyElectric ?1937
WillimanticHorse 188_?
WillimanticElectric 19031936

[Delaware]

Name of SystemLocationTraction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicableDate Date Notes
Middletown – OdessaSteam 19061909
WilmingtonHorse 30 Jun 1864?
WilmingtonElectric 18881940

District of Columbia">Washington, D.C.">District of Columbia

Name of SystemLocationTraction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicableDate Date Notes
Washington Horse 29 Jul 186226 May 1900
Washington Cable 12 Apr 189023 Jul 1899
Washington Electric 17 Oct 188828 Jan 1962See: Streetcars in Washington, D.C., Northern Virginia trolleys.
See also Notes below.
DC StreetcarWashington Electric 27 Feb 2016 Reintroduction; see DC Streetcar.

Name of systemLocationTraction
type
Interurban or light rail, if applicableDate Date Notes
Altamonte SpringsHorse ??
Arcadia Street Railway and Improvement CompanyArcadiaHorse 1881 ?
Avon ParkHorse ??Connected Avon Park and Pabor Lake.
Bartow Street RailwayBartowHorse 5 August 1885?
Manatee Light & Traction Company:BradentonElectricInterurban between Manatee and Bradenton19031905
Coral Gables Rapid Transit♦ Coral GablesElectric High Speed Interurban 30 Apr 19253 Nov 1935
Central of Florida Railway CompanyDaytona BeachAccumulator ?1918Daytona, Daytona Beach, and Seabreeze were separate cities at this time. The rail company built the original Broadway Bridge for its trolleys.
EvergladesAccumulator ?1929
Fernandina and Amelia Beach RailwayFernandina BeachElectric 19021915
Fernandina Beach Municipal Railway'sFernandina BeachElectric 1916 Summer Season Only1916 Summer Season Only
Fort Meade Street Car CompanyFort MeadeHorse 1 Jan 18871913
Gainesville Street RailwayGainesvilleHorse ??
GAINESVILLE STREETCARGainesvillePantograph Electric PLANNEDPLANNED
Green Cove Street RailwayGreen Cove SpringsHorse 3 Aug 1891?Connected Green Cove Springs and Magnolia Springs, bridging Governors Creek, served all railroad stations and steamboat docks.
Jacksonville Street Railway♦JacksonvilleHorse 1880May 1895Various companies consolidated to create Florida's largest streetcar system.
Jacksonville Street Railway♦JacksonvilleElectric 24 Feb 189312 Dec 1936Various companies consolidated to create Florida's largest streetcar system.
Jacksonville and LaVilla Street Railway♦JacksonvilleHorse 24 Jan 18851895Various companies consolidated to create Florida's largest streetcar system.
Pine Street Railway♦JacksonvilleHorse 1882Name Changed to Main Street Railway when the street name was changed by the City.Various companies consolidated to create Florida's largest streetcar system.
Main Street Railway♦JacksonvilleHorse 18821902Various companies consolidated to create Florida's largest streetcar system.
Main Street Railway♦JacksonvilleElectric 24 Feb 189312 Dec 1936Various companies consolidated to create Florida's largest streetcar system.
North Jacksonville Street Railway, Town and Improvement Company♦JacksonvilleElectric 1 July 190231 Mar 1911 Merged to for Jacksonville Traction Company.Various companies consolidated to create Florida's largest streetcar system.
Jacksonville and Suburban Railway♦JacksonvilleHorse 1 July 18821887Various companies consolidated to create Florida's largest streetcar system.
Jacksonville Electric Company♦JacksonvilleElectric 1902 Formed in merger of the Main Street Ry and the Jacksonville Street Railway31 Mar 1911 Merged to for Jacksonville Traction Company.Various companies consolidated to create Florida's largest streetcar system.
South Jacksonville Municipal Railways♦JacksonvilleElectric 15 May 1924Operated by the Jacksonville Traction Company until its demise 12 Dec 1936.Various companies consolidated to create Florida's largest streetcar system.
Ortega Traction Company♦JacksonvilleElectric May 19051909 Folded into the Jacksonville Traction Company.Various companies consolidated to create Florida's largest streetcar system.
Duval Traction Company♦JacksonvilleElectric 1918 for the Camp Johnston ExtensionOperated by the Jacksonville Traction Company until its demise 12 Dec 1936.Various companies consolidated to create Florida's largest streetcar system.
Jacksonville Traction Company♦JacksonvilleElectricExpress Trolley to Camp Johnston and San Jose along former Interurban route31 Mar 19111932Sold to Motor Transit Corp a subsidiary of the National City Lines/General Motors Cabal, they phased out services until closure on 12 Dec 1936.
Key West Electric CompanyKey WestHorse 1881?
Key West Electric CompanyKey WestElectric ?10 Jun 1926
Leesburg Transfer CompanyLeesburgHorse October 31, 1884?Two miles of 3'gauge wooden strap rail track that connected depots with steamer arrival points via Main and Canal Streets.
Miami Traction CompanyMiamiAccumulator 19151921
Miami Traction CompanyMiamiElectric 1st time: 25 Jul 1906
2nd time: 7 Jan 1922
1st time: 3 Sep 1907
2nd time: 14 Nov 1940
Miami Beach Railway Co.♦ Miami BeachElectric Dec 192017 Oct 1939
MulberryHorse ??
IMC Agrico Phosphates Co.MulberryElectricTrolley Freight only??
Ocala Street and Suburban Railroad♦ OcalaHorse 1888Apron 1900
Silver Springs and Western♦ OcalaHorse and Steam DummyInterurban services between Ocala and Silver Springs??Connected Ocala and Silver Springs.
Orlando Street Railway♦ OrlandoHorse ??
Orlando and Winter Park Railway♦ Orlando – Winter ParkSteam Dummy LineInterurban 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 Ormond BeachHorse ??
Palatka and Heights Street RailwayPalatkaHorse ??
Florida East Coast Palm BeachHorse Approx. 1896Approx. 1928
PanaceaHorse ??Connected Panacea and Sopchoppy.
Pensacola Electric Terminal CompanyPensacolaElectricCity and Interurban to Warrington and Navy Yard?Jun 1932
St Augustine and South Beach Railway♦St. AugustineHorse ??
St Augustine and South Beach Railway♦St. AugustineSteam ??
St Augustine and South Beach Railway♦St. AugustineElectricEarly Interurban through Salt Marshes??
St. Augustine Light and Power♦St. AugustineElectricInterurban with freight to Anastasia Island and Beaches?1930
St. Petersburg Municipal RailwaysSt. PetersburgElectric ?1949
Sanford Traction CompanySanfordPetrol Interurban to Beck Hammock and Cameron City1908?Under the same ownership as the Sanford and Everglades Railroad
TallahasseeHorse ??
Tampa Street Railway♦ Tampa Horse and Steam 18851892
Tampa Street Railway and Power Company♦TampaElectric 18931894
The Consumers Electric Light and Street Railway Company♦TampaElectric 189s1899
Tampa Electric Company TECO♦ TampaElectric 18991946
TECO Line StreetcarTampa Electric 21 Oct 2002 Heritage streetcar system operated by the Hillsborough Transit Authority.
Winter Park Company♦ Winter ParkMule 6 Feb 18851903

Georgia">Georgia (U.S. state)">Georgia

Name of SystemLocationTraction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicableDate Date Notes
AlbanyHorse ??
Albany Transit CompanyAlbanyElectric 19121920
AmericusElectric 18911893
AthensHorse ??
AthensElectric ?1930
Atlanta Horse 8 Sep 1871?See Streetcars in Atlanta.
Atlanta Steam 1887?See Streetcars in Atlanta.
Atlanta Electric 23 Aug 188917 Apr 1949See Streetcars in Atlanta.
Atlanta StreetcarAtlanta Electric 30 Dec 2014 Modern streetcar line – Downtown Loop: construction began early 2012, with line opening December 30, 2014.
AugustaHorse ??
AugustaElectric ?1937
BrunswickHorse ??
BrunswickSteam ??
BrunswickElectric 19091924
CedartownHorse ??
ClarkesvilleHorse ?1918
ColumbusHorse ??
ColumbusSteam ??
ColumbusElectric ?1935System included interstate line to Phenix City, Alabama.
CovingtonHorse ?1918
Cumberland IslandHorse ??
FairburnPetrol ?1925
GainesvilleHorse ??
GainesvilleElectric ?4 Apr 1925
GriffinHorse ??
MaconHorse ??
MaconElectric ?1935
MilledgevilleHorse ??
MilledgevilleSteam ??
MilledgevilleAccumulator ?13 Jun 1914
RomeHorse ??
RomeSteam ??
RomeElectric ?1931
St. MarysHorse ??
St. SimonsHorse ??
St. SimonsSteam ??
St. SimonsPetrol ??
SavannahHorse 1869?
SavannahSteam ?1892
SavannahElectric 18901946Heritage streetcar service with limited days and hours of operation opened 11 February 2009.
TalapoosaHorse ??
TalapoosaAccumulator ??
ValdostaHorse ??
ValdostaElectric ?1934
WashingtonHorse ?1916
WaycrossHorse ??
WaycrossElectric ?1917

Peschkes states that, despite the assumption of another historian, there is no evidence for tramways in the following towns:
Name of SystemLocationTraction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicableDate Date Notes
HonoluluHorse 28 December 1888?
HonoluluElectric 19001 July 1941Note: New light rail line under construction.

[Idaho]

Name of SystemLocationTraction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicableDate Date Notes
BoiseHorse 1887?
BoiseElectric 18911928
CaldwellElectric 19071928
LewistonElectric 3 May 19153 Aug 1929Interstate tramway, extended between Lewiston and Clarkston, Washington.
SandpointElectric Apr 19101917

[Illinois]

Name of SystemLocationTraction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicableDate Date Notes
Alton Granite & St. LouisAltonHorse ??
Alton Granite & St. LouisAltonElectric ?1932
AnnaJonesboroElectric 19071925
Aurora, Elgin and Fox River ElectricAuroraHorse 1884?
Aurora, Elgin and Fox River ElectricAuroraElectric 189117 Nov 1934
BellevilleHorse ??
♦ BellevilleElectric ?1932Reintroduced 2001.
Elgin and Belvidere Electric Company BelvidereElectric 189530 Jun 1915
BloomingtonNormalHorse 1888?
Bloomington – NormalElectric ?1936
Blue IslandElectric ??
CairoHorse 1880?
CairoElectric ?1933
Illinois Central Electric RailwayCantonGas ??"Gas" refers to town gas, not petrol.
Illinois Central Electric RailwayCantonElectric 190725 Jul 1928
CentraliaHorse ??
CentraliaElectric 18921929
ChampaignUrbanaHorse 1863?
Champaign – UrbanaElectric 18901936
CharlestonElectric 19041925
Chicago Transit AuthorityChicagoHorse 18581906
Chicago Transit AuthorityChicagoCable 28 Jan 188221 Oct 1906
Chicago Transit AuthorityChicagoElectric 21 Oct 189021 Jun 1958See Chicago Surface Lines.
See also Hammond, Indiana
Chicago HeightsElectric ??
ChillicotheHorse ??
Chicago and West Towns RailwayCiceroBerwynHorse ??Also experimental operation with steam and gas traction.
Chicago and West Towns Railway♦ Cicero – BerwynElectric ?10 Apr 1948
DanvilleHorse ??
DanvilleElectric 18911936
DecaturHorse 1876?
DecaturElectric ?1936
DeKalbElectric ??
DixonElectric May 190417 Sep 1925
Du QuoinHorse ??Connected Du Quoin and St. Johns.
East St. Louis & SuburbanEast St. LouisElectric ?1935System operated interstate tramway services to St. Louis, Missouri. Reintroduced 1993.
Aurora, Elgin and Fox River ElectricElginHorse1884?
Aurora, Elgin and Fox River ElectricElginElectric??
Evanston Railway Company♦ EvanstonElectric ?1935
Freeport Railway Light & PowerFreeportHorse ??
Freeport Railway Light & PowerFreeportElectric 18911933
Galesburg Railway CompanyGalesburgHorse 1885?
Galesburg Railway CompanyGalesburgElectric ?1931
Granite CityElectric ?1958Interstate suburban line from St. Louis, Missouri.
HarrisburgElectric 19131933
HarveyElectric 1892189_
HillsboroElectric 1906?Interurban served Hillsboro & Litchfield
JacksonvilleHorse 1867?
JacksonvilleElectric ?1930
JolietHorse ??
JolietElectric ?1934
Kankakee Electric RailwayKankakeeElectric 18911931
KewaneeElectric ?Feb 1936
LaSallePeruSteam ??
LaSalle – PeruElectric 18911926
LincolnElectric 25 Dec 18911929
Mattoon Street RailwayMattoonElectric 19041927
MechanicsburgBuffaloHorse ??
Mechanicsburg – BuffaloElectric ??
Tri City Railway and LightMolineElectric ?1936
Mount VernonElectric ?1917
MurphysboroElectric 19031927
OttawaElectric 18891934
ParisElectric ?1928
Pekin Municipal RailwayPekinHorse ??
Pekin Municipal RailwayPekinElectric ?11 Nov 1935
Illinois Power CompanyPeoriaHorse 1870?
Illinois Power CompanyPeoriaElectric ?1946
PontiacElectric 23 Apr 190524 Nov 1925
PrincetonElectric 19061929
Quincy RailwayQuincyHorse 1867?
Quincy RailwayQuincyElectric ?1930
Rockford Public ServiceRockfordHorse 18811889
Rockford Public ServiceRockfordElectric 18893 Sep 1936
Tri City Railway and LightRock IslandHorse 1866?
Tri City Railway and LightRock IslandElectric ?1940Operated as part of Davenport, Iowa, system. Operated interstate service to Davenport, Iowa.
Illinois Power CompanySpringfieldHorse 1865?
Illinois Power CompanySpringfieldElectric 189327 Dec 1937
SterlingElectric May 190417 Sep 1925
StreatorElectric 1891
1898
1896
1912
TaylorvilleElectric ?1925
Bluff City Electric RailwayWaukeganElectric 18911947See the Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad in which the Bluff City Electric Railway was a subsidiare.
Chicago, Elgin, and Aurora Wheaton, IlElectric

[Indiana]

Name of SystemLocationTraction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicableDate Date Notes
AndersonHorse ?14 Aug 1892
AndersonElectric ?13 Nov 1937
AngolaElectric 19041918
BrazilElectric ??
BrownstownHorse ??
ColumbusHorse ??
ColumbusElectric 189228 Jul 1929
CrawfordsvilleElectric ?31 Oct 1922
Hammond, Whiting and East Chicago Railway♦ East ChicagoElectric 15 May 18931940Also served Whiting.
Northern Indiana RailwayElkhartHorse ??
Northern Indiana RailwayElkhartElectric 1891
15 May 1894
1891
2 Jun 1934
ElwoodElectric 6 Sep 18931 Aug 1924
EvansvilleHorse 18861894
EvansvilleElectric 15 Sep 18921939
Fort WayneHorse 6 Jan 18729 Aug 1894
Fort WayneElectric 7 August 189227 June 1947
French LickWest Baden SpringsElectric 9 Nov 190318 Jul 1919
Gary RailwaysGaryElectric 20 May 19081947Also served Hobart
GoshenElectric 4 Jul 18961920
GreencastleHorse ??
Hammond, Whiting and East Chicago RailwayHammondElectric 15 May 18931946Operated interstate service to Chicago, Illinois.
HuntingtonElectric 19021910
IndianapolisHorse 3 Oct 18641894
IndianapolisElectric 18 Jun 189011 Jan 1953
JeffersonvilleElectric 18881934
KokomoElectric 15 Dec 189117 Apr 1932
La PorteElectric 1 Jul 19021918
LafayetteHorse 1868
1884
187_
1889
LafayetteElectric 30 Oct 188814 Mar 1940
LogansportHorse 18821896
LogansportElectric 1 Oct 189129 Apr 1932
MadisonHorse 188_?
MadisonElectric 20 Jun 189830 Jun 1918
MarionHorse 188_?
MarionElectric 1 Aug 189326 Jun 1947
Northern Indiana RailwayMichigan CityElectric 189_1932
Mount VernonHorse ??
MuncieSteam ??
MuncieElectric 1 Sep 18921932
New AlbanyElectric 189121 Jan 1946See also Louisville, Kentucky.
New CastleElectric ?31 Oct 1922
PeruElectric 3 Aug 190130 Sep 1934
RichmondHorse ??
RichmondElectric 6 Sep 18891938
Northern Indiana RailwaySouth BendHorse 27 May 1885?
Northern Indiana Railway♦ South BendElectric 15 Jan 1885
1889
?
15 Jun 1940
Experimental operation in 1882. System also served Mishawaka.
Terre HauteHorse ??
Terre HauteElectric ?6 Jan 1940
VincennesHorse 1881?
VincennesElectric 8 September 18911 Jul 1938
WabashElectric 3 Aug 19011 Aug 1931
WarsawElectric ?1938
WashingtonHorse ??
WashingtonElectric 189431 Oct 1935

[Iowa]

Name of SystemLocationTraction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicableDate Date Notes
AlbiaHorse ??
AlbiaPetrol ??
AlbiaElectric 18 Dec 19071922
AmesSteam ??
AmesElectric 1907Jul 1929
BooneHorse 1883?
BooneElectric 14 Nov 189919 May 1925
BurlingtonHorse 1 Jan 1874?
BurlingtonElectric 30 May 18911929
Cedar FallsElectric 14 Dec 189718 May 1941
Cedar RapidsHorse 188_?
Cedar RapidsElectric 189113 Nov 1937
CentervilleHorse 1887?
CentervilleElectric 190225 Apr 1925
Charles CityElectric 19151921
ClintonHorse 6 Feb 1869?
ClintonElectric 189025 May 1937
Council BluffsHorse 1869?
Council BluffsElectric Dec 188715 Sep 1948Omaha Traction Company
DavenportHorse 2 Mar 1869?
DavenportElectric 6 Aug 188815 Apr 1940Tramway system also served Rock Island and Moline, Illinois.
Des MoinesHorse 11 Jan 1868?
Des MoinesElectric 18886 March 1950
DubuqueHorse 23 May 1868 -
DubuqueElectric 25 Dec 18894 Jul 1932
Fort DodgeElectric 189614 Nov 1925
Fort MadisonHorse Jul 1888?
Fort MadisonElectric 18951929
IndependenceElectric 22 Aug 189214 Aug 1907
Iowa CityElectric 1 Nov 191016 Aug 1930
KeokukHorse 1883?
KeokukElectric 30 Aug 189015 May 1928
MarshalltownHorse 1883?
MarshalltownElectric 31 Dec 189231 Aug 1928
Mason CityElectric 189730 Aug 1936
MuscatineHorse 11 Sep 1883?
MuscatineElectric 30 May 189317 Mar 1929
OskaloosaHorse 1880?
OskaloosaElectric 1898May 1926
OttumwaHorse 1881?
OttumwaElectric 1889 12 Aug 1930
Red OakHorse Apr 18821901
Sioux CityHorse 1 Jul 1881
1885
?
?
Sioux CityCable 1 Jun 188915 May 1894
Sioux CityElectric 6 April 18901948System included interstate tramway to South Sioux City, Nebraska.
TamaToledoElectric 4 Jul 189425 Jun 1925
WaterlooHorse 1885May 1896
WaterlooElectric 1896Aug 1939
♦ Waterloo – Cedar FallsElectric 189731 Jul 1958

[Kansas]

Name of SystemLocationTraction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicableDate Date Notes
AbileneHorse ??
Arkansas CityHorse 18__?
♦ Arkansas CityElectric ?1922
AtchisonHorse ??
AtchisonElectric ?1929
Baxter SpringsHorse ??
ChetopaHorse ??
Clay CenterHorse ??
CoffeyvilleElectric 190_1948
Cottonwood FallsStrong CityHorse 22 Aug 188729 Jan 1918
Cottonwood Falls – Strong CityPetrol 29 Jan 191827 Jun 1919
Council GroveHorse ??
Dighton Horse ??See note.
EmporiaHorse ??
EmporiaElectric 189_1928
Fort ScottHorse ??
Fort ScottElectric 189_1918
GalenaElectric ??See also: Joplin, Missouri.
Garden CityHorse ??
Great BendHorse ??
HutchinsonHorse 188_?
HutchinsonElectric ?1925
IndependenceElectric ?1946
IolaElectric ??
Junction CityElectric 12 Aug 190128 Feb 1934
Kansas CityHorse ??
Kansas CityCable 15 Jun 188513 Oct 1913
Kansas CityElectric ?1957Streetcar system served Kansas City, North Kansas City and Independence, Missouri, and Kansas City, Kansas.
KingmanHorse ??
LarnedHorse ??
LawrenceHorse ??
LawrenceElectric ?1933
LeavenworthHorse ??
LeavenworthElectric 189_1925
Manhattan City and Interurban Railway Co.ManhattanPetrol ??
Manhattan City and Interurban Railway Co.ManhattanElectricInterurban10 Jun 1909Oct 1928Extended to Fort Riley and Junction City
McPhersonHorse ??
NewtonHorse 1886
1910
1890
?
NewtonElectric 25 Oct 19131 Nov 1925
OttawaHorse ??
ParsonsElectric ??
PittsburgElectric 20 Oct 18901932See also: Joplin, Missouri.
PrattHorse ??
SalinaHorse 188_?
SalinaSteam ??
SalinaElectric ?17 Jul 1937
TopekaHorse 18811889?
TopekaElectric 18891937
WellingtonHorse ??
WichitaHorse 188_?
WichitaElectric ?1933
WinfieldHorse 188617 May 1909
WinfieldElectric ?24 May 1926

Name of SystemLocationTraction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicableDate Date Notes
Ohio Valley Electric RailwayAshlandElectricInterurban and streetcar189_1936Besides operating local streetcar service in Ashland the Ohio Valley Electric Railway operated an interurban route between Ashland and Huntington, West Virginia.
Bowling GreenHorse ??
Bowling GreenElectric 189_?
CovingtonHorse 1867?
CovingtonElectric 18903 Jul 1950Also served Newport and other communities. Operated service across Ohio River to Cincinnati, Ohio.
FrankfortElectric ?6 Jan 1934
GeorgetownHorse ??
GeorgetownElectric 189_?
HendersonHorse 188_?
HendersonElectric ?17 Jul 1923
LexingtonHorse 26 Aug 18824 Sep 1890
LexingtonElectric 24 Aug 189020 Apr 1938
LouisvilleSteam 18381844
LouisvilleHorse 18441901
LouisvilleElectric 188930 Apr 1948See also New Albany and Jeffersonville, Indiana.
MaysvilleElectric ??
MiddlesboroHorse 188_?
MiddlesboroSteam ??
OwensboroHorse 188_?
OwensboroElectric ?1934
PaducahHorse 188_?
PaducahElectric ?1932
SomersetElectric ??
WinchesterElectric ??

Name of SystemLocationTraction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicableDate Date Notes
Abita ApringsHorse ??
AlexandriaHorse 19 Jun 189119 Jun 1899
AlexandriaElectric 12 Apr 190618 Dec 1926
AlgiersHorse 18841 Sep 1907
♦ AlgiersElectric 1 Sep 190722 Jan 1931
Baton RougeMule 16 Oct 18905 Apr 1893Two mule car lines, later connected as a belt line.
Baton RougeElectric 6 Apr 189323 Apr 1936Three lines at peak in 1924-1932
BurnsideHorse ??
Grand IsleHorse 18661893
Lake CharlesHorse 1891?
Lake CharlesSteam 18931906
Lake CharlesElectric 1 Feb 190629 Jun 1927
MonroeElectric 15 Jun 190621 Aug 1938
New OrleansHorse Jan 1835?
New OrleansSteam 26 Jan 1835?
New OrleansElectric 1 Feb 1893 See Streetcars in New Orleans. Operation suspended 28 Aug 2005 – 18 Dec 2005 because of storm damage.
ShreveportHorse 31 Dec 187016 Oct 1893
ShreveportElectric 4 Oct 189010 Dec 1939

[Maine]

Name of SystemLocationTraction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicableDate Date Notes
:de:Straßenbahn Augusta|Augusta, Winthrop and Gardiner Street Railway AugustaElectric 26 Jul 188931 Jul 1932
BangorElectric 29 Apr 188931 Dec 1945
BathElectric 189_1932
BiddefordHorse 4 Jul 18885 May 1892Connected Biddeford and Saco.
BiddefordElectric ?5 Jul 1939
BrunswickElectric ??
CalaisElectric 4 Jul 189431 Oct 1929International tramway, connected Calais and St. Stephen, Canada.
FairfieldElectric ??
:de:Pferdebahn Fryeburg|Fryeburg Horse Railroad FryeburgHorse 18. May 18881. Oct 1913
LewistonHorse 3 Sep 18811896Connected Lewiston and Auburn.
LewistonElectric ?6 Sep 1941
LewistonElectricPortland-Lewiston Interurban7 July 191429 June 1933Connected to Portland
The Norway – Paris Street RailwayNorwayElectric 18951918Connected Norway and South Paris.
PortlandHorse 10 Oct 186317 Dec 1895
PortlandElectric 20 Jun 18914 May 1941
RocklandElectric 1 Aug 18921 Apr 1931
SanfordElectric 189_27 Apr 1947
WatervilleHorse 23 Jun 18881892
WatervilleElectric 20 Jul 189211 Oct 1937

[Maryland]

Name of SystemLocationTraction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicableDate Date Notes
AnnapolisElectric ??
Baltimore Horse 1859?
Baltimore Cable 23 May 189123 Mar 1899
Baltimore Electric ?3 Nov 1963
Baltimore Light RailBaltimore ElectricLight railApr 1992
Buena VistaBuena Vista SpringsHorse ??
Chesapeake BeachSteam ??
Chesapeake BeachElectric ??
Chesapeake BeachPetrol ?1921
Cumberland and Westernport Electric RailwayCumberlandHorse ??
Cumberland and Westernport Electric RailwayCumberlandElectric 189_1932
Hagerstown & Frederick RailwayFrederickElectric 189_1937
Hagerstown & Frederick RailwayHagerstownElectric 189_1939

[Massachusetts]

Name of SystemLocationTraction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicableDate Date Notes
AttleboroHorse 187_?
AttleboroElectric ?1932
MBTA Green Line
Ashmont–Mattapan High Speed Line
BostonHorse 1856?
MBTA Green Line
Ashmont–Mattapan High Speed Line
BostonElectricPortion upgraded to light rail in the 1970s1889 January 1 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.
BrocktonHorse 1881 July 26?
BrocktonElectric 1890 Sep 51937 Jul 11
ConwayHorse 1895 April 11921
Fall RiverHorse 18801891
Fall RiverElectric 18921936 Sep 20
FitchburgHorse 1886 July 3?
FitchburgElectric ?1932Connected Fitchburg and Leominster.
FraminghamElectric 188_1925
GardnerElectric 189_1924
GloucesterHorse 188_?
GloucesterElectric ?1919
GreenfieldElectric 189_?
HaverhillHorse 188_?
HaverhillElectric ?1936 Aug 29
Holyoke Street RailwayHolyokeHorse 18841891
Holyoke Street RailwayHolyokeElectricInterurban;
1 funicular line
18911937Included 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.
LawrenceHorse 188_?
LawrenceElectric ?1936 Mar
Lowell & Suburban Street Railway CompanyLowell
Horse 187_?
Lowell & Suburban Street Railway CompanyLowell
Electric ?1936 Mar
Lowell National Historical Park TrolleyLowell
Electric 1984Resurrected as a 1-mile heritage streetcar line, operational; expansion into commuter interurban proposed and discussed 1999-2016.
LynnHorse 1854?Lynn and Boston Street Railway
LynnElectric 1888 November 191937The first electric trolley / streetcar in Massachusetts
New BedfordHorse 187_?
New BedfordElectric ?1947
NewburyportHorse ??
NewburyportElectric ?1930 Aug 27
NewtonHorse ??
NewtonElectric ?193_
NorthamptonHorse 186_?
NorthamptonElectric ?1933
Oak BluffsElectric ??
PittsfieldHorse ??
PittsfieldElectric ?1932
Plymouth and Brockton Street RailwayPlymouthHorse 1888?Has operated since 1928 as a bus carrier.
Plymouth and Brockton Street RailwayPlymouthElectric ?1928Has operated since 1928 as a bus carrier.
QuincyHorse 188_?
QuincyElectric ?1948
SalemHorse ??
SalemElectric ??
SpringfieldHorse 186_?
SpringfieldElectric 1890 Jun 61940
StonehamElectric ?1946 Jul 27
TauntonHorse 1871 Sep 23?
TauntonElectric 1893 Sep 31932 Jul
WalthamHorse ??
WalthamElectric ?193_
WorcesterHorse 186_?
WorcesterElectric ?1945 Dec 31

[Michigan]

Name of SystemLocationTraction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicableDate Date Notes
AdrianElectric 18891924
Ann ArborHorse ??
Ann ArborElectric 28 Sep 189031 Jan 1925
Battle CreekHorse 1865?
Battle CreekElectric 1887
188_
1887
30 Sep 1932
Bay CityElectric ?Aug 1921
Benton HarborHorse ??
Benton HarborElectric 1892Sep 1935System also served St. Joseph.
CheboyganHorse 18931898
Cheboygan 18961898
Department of Street Railways 1922-1956Detroit Horse 3 Aug 18639 Nov 1895
Department of Street Railways 1922-1956Detroit Electric 1 Sep 18868 Apr 1956See also: Detroit United Railway. Detroit had a heritage streetcar line, 20 Sep 1976-Jun 2003.
QLineDetroit Electric 12 May 2017 Reintroduction; see QLine.
EscanabaElectric 18921932
FentonHorse ??
FlintHorse ??
FlintElectric 19004 Apr 1936
Grand HavenElectric ??
Grand RapidsHorse 1864?
Grand RapidsCable 18 Apr 188812 Nov 1891
Grand RapidsElectric ?1935
HollandElectric ??
Iron RIverHorse 19131921
IshpemingElectric 189320 Aug 1927
JacksonHorse ??
JacksonElectric 19 Sep 189127 Jun 1936
KalamazooHorse 1885?
KalamazooElectric 18932 Nov 1932
LansingHorse 1886?
LansingElectric 26 Aug 189015 Apr 1933
ManisteeElectric 189226 Aug 1921
MarquetteElectric 189119 April 1935
MenomineeElectric ?1928System also served Marinette, Wisconsin.
MonroeElectric ??
Mount ClemensHorse 1890?
Mount ClemensElectric 1900Jan 1930
MuskegonHorse 25 Nov 1882?
MuskegonElectric Apr 189010 Oct 1929
OwossoElectric 19111929Connected Owosso and Corunna.
PontiacElectric 19001932
Port HuronHorse 186_?
Port HuronElectric 188628 Jan 1930See also Sarnia, Ontario, Canada.
SaginawHorse 1863?
SaginawElectric 18999 Oct 1931Operation suspended Aug 1921 – 1 Nov 1923 because of dispute between street railway company and local authority.
Sault Ste. MarieElectric 18888 Jul 1931See also Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada.

[Minnesota]

Name of SystemLocationTraction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicableDate Date Notes
AnokaHorse 1884
1908
1897
1908
BrainerdHorse 18871889
BrainerdElectric 18932 Jun 1898
BreckenridgeElectric 30 Aug 191031 Mar 1925Interstate streetcar line, connecting Breckenridge with Wahpeton, North Dakota. Ranked as the smallest interstate streetcar system in the U.S.
Duluth Street RailwayDuluthHorse 18821890
Duluth Street RailwayDuluthElectric 18909 Sep 1939System 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 CompanyHibbingElectricInterurban11 Dec 192116 Apr 1927
American Traction CompanyInternational FallsElectric 1891Oct 1895
American Traction CompanyInternational FallsAccumulator 19131919Occasional reports, described by Wyatt as "unproven," state that accumulator tramcars operated on the railway bridge to Fort Francis, Ontario, Canada.
Mankato Street Railway CompanyMankatoHorse 23 Jul 18861895
Mankato Street Railway CompanyMankatoElectric 10 May 19088 Mar 1930
Twin City Rapid Transit CompanyMinneapolis Horse 2 Sep 187523 Dec 1889
Twin City Rapid Transit CompanyMinneapolis Electric 23 Dec 188931 Oct 1953See also Como-Harriet Streetcar Line.
METROMinneapolis ElectricLight rail26 Jun 2004 Blue & Green lines.
MoorheadElectric 9 Dec 191230 Jun 1937Operated as part of Fargo, North Dakota, streetcar system.
Granite City RailwaySt. CloudHorse 3 Oct 18871892
Granite City RailwaySt. CloudElectric 30 Jun 189229 Apr 1936
♦ St. PaulHorse 15 Jul 1872?
♦ St. PaulCable 21 Jan 18883 Jun 1898
♦ St. PaulElectric ?18 Jul 1954
StillwaterElectric 6 Nov 1899
27 Jun 1899
1897
10 Sep 1932
WinonaHorse 25 Dec 1883?
WinonaElectric 22 Jan 189221 Jul 1938

[Mississippi]

Name of SystemLocationTraction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicableDate Date Notes
BiloxiElectric 189_1932
ColumbusElectric ?1920
EnterpriseHorse ??
GreenvilleElectric 188_1929
GulfportElectric 190_1932
HattiesburgElectric 190_?
JacksonMule 18711899
JacksonElectric 18991935
LaurelElectric ?1934
MeridianHorse 188_?
MeridianElectric ??
NatchezHorse 188_?
NatchezElectric ?1928
PascagoulaElectric ??
VicksburgElectric 189_1935
Yazoo CityElectric 19111918

[Missouri]

Name of SystemLocationTraction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicableDate Date Notes
AvaMansfieldSteam ??
Ava – MansfieldPetrol ??
Cape Girardeau & Jackson Interurban RailwayCape GirardeauHorse 18931905
Cape Girardeau & Jackson Interurban RailwayCape GirardeauElectric 19051934
CarrolltonSteam 1893?
CarrolltonElectric 30 Aug 1897?
CarthageHorse 17 Oct 188324 Jan 1885
CarthageElectric 24 Aug 189521 Jul 1935
♦ Carthage – CartervilleElectric ??See also: Joplin.
ClintonHorse ??
FarmingtonDelassusElectric ??
♦ Farmington – St. FrancoisElectric ??
HannibalHorse ??
HannibalElectric 188_?
♦ IndependenceHorse 1886?
♦ IndependenceSteam 1886?
♦ IndependenceElectric ?1935
Jefferson CityElectric 19111934
JoplinHorse 188_?
JoplinElectric ?1935
JoplinPetrol ??
♦ Joplin – Duenweg – CartervilleElectric ??
♦ Joplin – Galena, KansasBaxter Springs, KansasPicher, OklahomaElectric ??
♦ Joplin – Pittsburg, KansasElectric ??See also: Pittsburg, Kansas.
♦ Joplin – Webb CityHorse ??
♦ Joplin – Webb CityElectric ??
Kansas City Horse Apr 1869?
Kansas City Steam ??
Kansas City Cable 15 Jun 188513 Oct 1913
Kansas City Electric ?23 Jun 1957See Streetcars in Kansas City.
KC StreetcarKansas City Electric 6 May 2016 Reintroduction; see KC Streetcar.
LebanonElectric ??
NevadaHorse ??
NevadaElectric ??
♦ North Kansas CityHorse ??
♦ North Kansas CityElectric ??
St. JosephHorse 186_?
St. JosephElectric ?1939
St. Louis Horse 1859?
St. Louis Steam ??
St. Louis Cable 15 Apr 188614 Mar 1901
St. Louis Electric ?20 Jun 1966See Streetcars in St. Louis.
St. Louis MetroLinkSt. Louis ElectricLight rail31 Jul 1993 Reintroduction, as St. Louis MetroLink light rail.
Loop TrolleySt. Louis Electric 16 Nov 2018 New heritage tramway
SedaliaHorse ??
SedaliaElectric 189_1931
Springfield Traction CompanySpringfieldHorse ?1929
Springfield Traction CompanySpringfieldSteam ??
Springfield Traction CompanySpringfieldElectric1929?17 August 1937
TrentonElectric ??
♦ Webb CityHorse ??
♦ Webb CityElectric ??
♦Webb City – CartervilleHorse ??
♦Webb City – CartervilleElectric ??

Name of SystemLocationTraction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicableDate Date Notes
AnacondaElectric 1 Sep 189031 Dec 1951
BillingsHorse 18821883
BillingsAccumulator 4 Apr 19121917
BozemanElectric 21 Jul 189215 Dec 1921
ButteHorse 1886?
ButteCable 4 Mar 188919 Sep 1897
ButteElectric 26 Aug 189022 Aug 1937
Great FallsElectric 18 Aug 189130 Nov 1931
Great FallsHorse 18921893
HelenaHorse 25 Sep 1886?
HelenaElectric 25 May 18901 Jan 1928
MissoulaHorse 1897?
MissoulaElectric 1892
11 May 1910
1897
24 Jan 1932

[Nebraska]

Name of SystemLocationTraction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicableDate Date Notes
BeatriceElectric 18__1897
FremontHorse ??
Grand IslandHorse ?1898
HastingsHorse 1887?
KearneyElectric 18__1898
Lincoln 18__1945
Nebraska CityHorse 18891910
NorfolkElectric 18__1897
Omaha Horse Railway CompanyOmahaHorse 1868?
Omaha Traction CompanyOmahaCable 29 Dec 18877 Jul 1890
Omaha and Council Bluffs Railway and Bridge CompanyOmahaElectric ?1955
PlattsmouthElectric 18__1892
Red CloudHorse 18871910
WymoreHorse ??
YorkHorse ??

[Nevada]

Name of SystemLocationTraction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicableDate Date Notes
RenoElectric Nov 1904Sep 1927See Streetcars in Reno.

[New Hampshire]

Name of SystemLocationTraction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicableDate Date Notes
BerlinElectric 4 Jul 19021 Dec 1928
ClaremontElectric 190_1918
ConcordHorse 1881?
ConcordElectric ?29 Apr 1933
DoverHorse 1882?
DoverElectric 16 Aug 188915 Sep 1926
ExeterElectric 189_1924
KeeneElectric 190_?
LaconiaHorse 188_?
LaconiaElectric ?1926
ManchesterHorse 1877?
ManchesterElectric 18952 May 1940
NashuaHorse 188_?
NashuaElectric ?1932
PortsmouthElectric 189_1925
RochesterElectric 1 Sep 18896 May 1925

[New Jersey]

Name of SystemLocationTraction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicableDate Date Notes
Asbury ParkHorse ??
Asbury ParkElectric 19 Sep 18971931
Atlantic CityHorse ??
Atlantic CityElectric ?27 Dec 1955see also Shore Fast Line.
Beach HavenHorse ??
Bridgeton and Millville Traction CompanyBridgetonElectric ??see also Millville and Vineland.
BrigantineElectric ??
Camden Horse 1871?
Camden Electric ?1935Also served Gloucester City and other neighboring towns.
♦ Camden-TrentonElectric 190_1931
River Line Camden DieselLight rail14 Mar 2004
Cape MayHorse ??
Cape MaySteam ?
1916
1892
1918
Cape MayElectric 18921913
Cape MayAccumulator 19161916
ElizabethHorse 1869?
ElizabethCoal Gas ??Coal gas is also known as Town gas and is not the same as petrol.
ElizabethElectric ?18 Feb 1931Newark – Elizabeth tramway line closed 3 Jan 1937.
Fort LeePublic Service Coordinated Transport and predecessors1435electric20 Apr 18965 Sep 1938
GibbsboroLucastonHorse ??
Gibbsboro – LucastonSteam ??
HackensackElectric ?1938
Hudson County Horse 1860?
Hudson County Electric ?7 Aug 1949Date refers to abandonment of the last lines using the Hoboken Inclined Elevated viaduct.
Hudson–Bergen Light RailHudson County ElectricLight rail22 Apr 2000
KeansburgElectric ??
KeyportHorse ??
KeyportElectric 189_1923
Long BranchHorse ??
Long BranchElectric ??
MetuchenElectric ??
Millville Traction CompanyMillvilleElectric ??see also Bridgeton.
MorristownElectric ?1927
Mount HollyHorse ??
New BrunswickHorse 1867?
New BrunswickElectric ?1 Aug 1931Suburban tramway line closed 26 Oct 1931.
NewarkHorse 18591893
NewarkCable Line built and tested, but not placed in service because of technical problems.
NewarkElectricLight rail Oct 1890
See Note.See: Newark Light Rail. See also: Note, below.
Ocean CityElectric ??see also Atlantic City
Ortley BeachHorse ??
PassaicElectric ??Newark – Passaic tramway closed 20 Mar 1937.
PatersonHorse 1863?
PatersonSteam ??
PatersonCoal Gas ??Coal gas is also known as Town gas and is not the same as petrol.
PatersonAccumulator ??
PatersonElectric ?1 May 1928Newark – Paterson tramway line closed 1938.
PhillipsburgHorse ??
PhillipsburgElectric 189431 Oct 1931See also Easton, Pennsylvania.
PlainfieldElectric 19011925Newark – Plainfield tramway line closed 15 Sep 1935.
Point PleasantHorse ??
Point PleasantElectric ?1919
Red BankElectric 18961921
RutherfordHorse ??
RutherfordElectric 18961921
Sea Isle CityElectric ??
Stone HarborCape May Court HouseSteam ??
Stone Harbor – Cape May Court HousePetrol ??
Trenton Horse ??
Trenton Electric ?6 Dec 1934
River Line Trenton DieselLight rail14 Mar 2004
VinelandElectric ??
WildwoodElectric ?1946

Name of SystemLocationTraction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicableDate Date Notes
AlbuquerqueHorse 18801904
AlbuquerqueElectric Sep 190431 Dec 1927Reintroduction planned.
Las VegasHorse 188_?
Las VegasElectric ?1928

New York">New York (state)">New York

Name of SystemLocationTraction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicableDate Date Notes
United Traction Co.♦ AlbanyHorse 22 Feb 18641921
United Traction Co.♦ AlbanyElectric 18901 Aug 1946
♦♦ Albia – Averill ParkElectric 5 Oct 189531 Mar 1925Albia is a former suburb and current neighborhood of Troy, New York
AmsterdamHorse 4 Jul 1873?
AmsterdamElectric 20 Dec 18901 Sep 1936
AuburnElectric ??
Babylon Rail Road CompanyBabylonHorse 18711909
Babylon Rail Road Company♦ BabylonElectric 190915 May 1920
Babylon Rail Road Company♦♦ Babylon – AmityvilleElectric 190915 May 1920
BataviaElectric Sep 190313 Jun 1927
BeaconElectric 27 Aug 189220 Apr 1930Connected Beacon and Fishkill
BinghamtonHorse 18731893
BinghamtonElectric 31 May 18871 Aug 1932
♦ Binghamton – Port DickinsonJohnson CityHorse 1 Jan 1883 1 Jul 1892
♦ Binghamton – Port Dickinson – Johnson CityElectric 18921 Aug 1932
BronxHorse ??
♦ BronxElectric 189221 Aug 1948
BrooklynHorse ??
♦ BrooklynElectric 189030 Oct 1956
Buffalo Horse 11 Jun 18601893
Buffalo Electric 20 Jun 18891 Jul 1950
♦ Buffalo – DepewElectric 8 May 190123 Sep 1926
♦ Buffalo – GardenvilleEbenezerElectric 18 Apr 189612 Dec 1931
♦ Buffalo – HamburgElectric 6 Oct 190012 Dec 1931
♦ Buffalo – WilliamsvilleElectric 5 April 189318 September 1930
Buffalo Metro RailBuffalo ElectricLight rail9 Oct 1984
CanandaiguaHorse 6 Sep 1887Jul 1892
CanandaiguaElectric 4 Aug 189431 Jul 1930
CatskillElectric 14 Dec 1900by 31 Oct 1917
CharlotteManitou BeachElectric 1 Jun 189125 Aug 1925
Pelham Park and City Island Railway♦♦ City IslandHorse 20 May 18871914
Pelham Park and City Island Railway♦♦ City IslandAccumulator 17 Aug 19149 Aug 1919
CohoesHorse 1864?
♦ CohoesElectric 18906 Feb 1934
CorningElectric 1 Nov 18951 Apr 1930
CortlandHorse 14 Sep 1885?
CortlandElectric 1 Apr 18951928
♦ Cortland – HomerMcGrawPrebleHorse 14 Sep 1885?Connected Cortland and Homer.
♦ Cortland – Homer – McGraw – PrebleElectric 1 Apr 189515 Feb 1931
DunkirkElectric 1 Jul 1900
1917
1917
by Aug 1923
♦ Dunkirk – FredoniaHorse Sep 18661891
♦ Dunkirk – FredoniaElectric 30 Oct 189125 Mar 1934
Northport Traction CompanyEast Northport - NorthportElectric 18 Apr 190219 Aug 1924
ElmiraHorse Oct 1871?
ElmiraSteam 23 Jul 1889?
ElmiraElectric 30 Aug 189011 Mar 1939
Ocean Electric Railway
♦♦ Far RockawayHorse 2 Jul 18861898
Ocean Electric Railway
♦♦ Far RockawayElectric 189824 Sep 1924
FondaFultonvilleHorse 187511 Jul 1884
Frankfort – IlionMohawkHerkimerHorse 4 Jul 18711895
Frankfort – Ilion – Mohawk – HerkimerElectric 1895 30 Jun 1933
♦ FredoniaElectric 15 May 1910Jul 1927
Seashore Municipal Railroad♦ FreeportElectric 19061924
FultonHorse 15 Aug 1886by 1908
FultonElectric ?15 Sep 1927
GenevaElectric 27 Mar 18951925
♦ Geneva – Waterloo – Seneca FallsCayugaSteam 1886?
♦ Geneva – Waterloo – Seneca Falls – CayugaElectric 13 Jul 18906 Dec 1928Opened in stages, completed 27 Mar 1895.
Glens FallsHorse 28 Sep 1885?
Glens FallsElectric 189130 Jun 1928
Fonda, Johnstown and Gloversville RailroadGloversvilleElectric ??
♦ Gloversville – Mountain LakeElectric 23 Aug 190130 Sep 1917
HighlandNew PaltzElectric 17 Aug 18977 Jul 1925
HornellElectric 6 Aug 189215 Jul 1926
♦ Hornell – CanisteoElectric 30 Dec 189215 Jul 1926
Huntington Railroad♦ HuntingtonHorse 19 Jul 18901898Replaced by Huntington Traction Company
Huntington Railroad♦ HuntingtonElectric 17 Jun 189815 Aug 1927Replaced by Huntington Traction Company
Huntington Railroad♦♦ Huntington – AmityvilleElectric 26 Aug 190923 Sep 1919
IthacaElectric 2 Jan 1888
28 Jan 1893
May 1892
22 Jun 1935
JamestownHorse 20 Jun 18841892
JamestownElectric 11 Jun 189129 Jan 1938
Fonda, Johnstown and Gloversville RailroadJohnstownElectric ??
Kingston City; Colonial City♦ KingstonHorse 1867?
Kingston City; Colonial City♦ KingstonElectric 189430 Sep 1930Merged to Kingston Consolidated Railway Co.
LarchmontHorse 1 May 1888?
♦ LarchmontElectric 10 Jun 190016 Aug 1927
LimaHoneoyeElectric 8 Aug 1899by 30 Oct 1915
LockportHorse 1 Jan 18871891
LockportElectric 20 Aug 189516 Apr 1938
Long Beach Railway♦ Long BeachPetrol 20 Oct 19231926
Long Island See also the entries for New York City.
♦ ManhattanHorse 14 Nov 18321917
♦ ManhattanCable 31 Aug 188525 May 1901
♦ ManhattanAccumulator 19101932
♦ ManhattanElectric ?21 Jun 1947Last tramway line in New York, which operated on the Queensboro Bridge between Manhattan and Queens, closed 7 Apr 1957.
MiddletownElectric 8 May 18949 Apr 1924
♦ Middletown- GoshenElectric 25 Nov 189521 Oct 1924
♦ Mount VernonElectric ?1950
New RochelleElectric ?1950
New York City See also Long Island and Westchester County.
NewburghHorse 24 Dec 1886May 1894
NewburghElectric 9 Jun 189431 Mar 1923
♦ Newburgh – Orange LakeWaldenElectric July 18941923See note.
Niagara FallsHorse 2 Jul 1883?
♦ Niagara FallsElectric July 189222 Aug 1937
OgdensburgHorse 14 Aug 18861895
OgdensburgElectric 1 Sep 18951 Apr 1932
OneidaHorse 4 Jul 188530 Jul 1902
OneidaElectric 14 Dec 1902Dec 1930
OneontaElectric ??
OssiningElectric 1893
1 Oct 1907
20 Oct 1906
7 May 1926
OswegoHorse 22 Aug 18851892
OswegoElectric 189221 Apr 1927
Suffolk Traction CompanyPatchogueAccumulator 1 Jul 191110 Oct 1919
Suffolk Traction Company♦ Patchogue – HoltsvilleAccumulator 191410 Oct 1919Extension Holtsville – Port Jefferson started, not completed.
Suffolk Traction Company♦♦ Patchogue – SayvilleAccumulator by 191410 Oct 1919
PeekskillElectric Jun 189930 Jun 1926.
♦♦ Peekskill – Lake MoheganElectric 30 Jul 18991924
♦♦ Peekskill – OregonElectric 25 Mar 190729 Aug 1925Opened in stages, completed 1909.
♦♦ Peekskill – VerplanckElectric 190230 Jun 1926
Penn YanBranchportElectric 15 Aug 1897
1 Jan 1927
11 Oct 1926
13 Mar 1927
PlattsburghElectric 25 Jul 18961 Nov 1929
Larchmont Horse RailwayPort ChesterHorse 18881901
Port Chester Street Railway♦ Port ChesterElectric 12 Jul 189816 Aug 1927.Acquired by New York and Stamford Railway in 1901
Port JervisElectric 15 Jan 1898
4 Jul 1910
9 Jun 1910
15 Nov 1924
PoughkeepsieHorse 18711894
PoughkeepsieElectric 15 Dec 189425 Nov 1935
♦ Poughkeepsie – Wappingers FallsElectric 1895Nov 1928
♦ QueensHorse 1869?
♦ QueensElectric 188726 Apr 1950
RedwoodAlexandria BayElectric 18 Aug 190216 Oct 1916
RensselaerElectric 4 Nov 1897193_
RochesterHorse 13 Jul 18631893
RochesterElectric 18891 Apr 1941
Ocean Electric Railway
♦♦ Rockaway ParkHorse 2 Jun 1886
1897
1895
1898
Ocean Electric Railway
♦♦ Rockaway ParkElectric 189826 Aug 1928See note.
RomeHorse 4 Jul 1887
1 Jul 1902
1900
1903
RomeCompressed-air 22 Sep 190030 Jun 1902System returned to horse-drawn after 1902 until electric.
RomeElectric 9 Jun 19037 Dec 1930
Saratoga SpringsElectric 30 Jun 189220 Jan 1926Brief periods of operation in 1890 and 1891.
Schenectady Railway Co.♦ SchenectadyHorse ??
Schenectady Railway Co.♦ SchenectadyElectric ?1946
Nassau County RailwaySea CliffElectric 2 Jul 190231 Dec 1924a.k.a.; Sea Cliff Village Trolley
Glen Cove Railroad♦♦ Sea Cliff – Glen CoveElectric 16 Nov 190515 Nov 1924
Staten IslandHorse Sep 18681896
♦ Staten IslandElectric 189326 Jan 1934
South Shore Traction Company♦ Sayville – Blue PointHorse 19031909
South Shore Traction Company♦ Sayville – Blue PointAccumulator 1909Jan 1913Acquired by Suffolk Traction Company
Suffolk Traction Company♦ Sayville – Blue PointAccumulator Jan 191310 Oct 1919
SyracuseHorse 11 May 1860?
SyracuseElectric 29 Nov 18884 Jan 1941
♦ Syracuse – Edwards FallsElectric 16 Jun 189824 Oct 1931
TroyHorse Sep 1861?
♦ TroyElectric ?26 Sep 1933
UticaHorse 14 Sep 1863?
UticaElectric 189013 May 1941
WatertownElectric 20 May 189117 Aug 1937
♦ Watertown – BrownsvilleDexterElectric 30 Jun 18919 Mar 1931
WaverlyElectric 30 Jun 189611 Jun 1930
♦ Waverly – Sayre, PAAthens, PAElectric 30 Jun 189611 Jun 1930
Westchester County See also the entries for New York City.
White PlainsElectric 1 Oct 189516 Nov 1929
Yonkers Railroad Company♦ YonkersHorse Mar 18871892
Yonkers Railroad Company♦ YonkersElectric May 1892Nov 1952

Name of SystemLocationTraction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicableDate Date Notes
AshevilleHorse ??
AshevilleElectric 1 Feb 18891934
BelmontElectric ??
BurlingtonElectric 19121922Connected Burlington and Haw River.
Charlotte Horse ??
Charlotte Accumulator ??
Charlotte Electric 18 May 189114 Mar 1938
Charlotte TrolleyCharlotte Electric 30 Aug 199628 Jun 2010Heritage streetcar service opened in 1996, though with only limited days and hours, but ended in 2010.
LynxCharlotte ElectricLight rail24 Nov 2007
CityLynx Gold LineCharlotte Electric 14 Jul 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
ConcordHorse ?
ConcordSteam ca. 1889?
ConcordAccumulator 1911?
ConcordElectric 1923ca. 1929
DurhamHorse ??
DurhamElectric 19021934
FayettevilleHorse ??
FayettevilleSteam ca. 19081909
FayettevillePetrol ??
FayettevilleElectric ??
GastoniaElectric ?21 Sep 1948
GoldsboroElectric 1910
1915
1912
ca. 1920
GreensboroHorse ??
GreensboroElectric 11 Jun 19021934
HendersonvilleHorse ??
HendersonvilleSteam ??
HendersonvillePetrol ??
HendersonvilleElectric 1911ca. 1920
High PointAccumulator 1906 ?
High PointElectric 19121935
New BernAccumulator 1913?
New BernElectric ca. 19131929
PinehurstElectric 18961907
RaleighHorse 25 Dec 1886?
RaleighElectric 1 Sep 18911934
SalisburyElectric 19051938
WilmingtonHorse ??
WilmingtonElectric 189218 Apr 1939
♦ Wilmington – Wrightsville BeachSteam ??
♦ Wilmington – Wrightsville BeachElectric 190_1939
Winston-SalemElectric 14 July 18901936

[North Dakota]

Name of SystemLocationTraction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicableDate Date Notes
BismarckElectric 16 Feb 190428 Feb 1931Only US town tramway owned by a state authority.
FargoHorse 1879
7 July 1882
1879
18 Sep 1882
FargoElectric 16 Feb 190421 Aug 1937Tramway system also served Moorhead, MN.
Grand ForksElectric 20 Nov 19041 Feb 1934System included an interstate line to East Grand Forks, Minnesota.
Valley City Street & Interurban RailwayValley CityElectric 18 Dec 1905194_
Wahpeton See Breckenridge, MN.

[Ohio]

Name of SystemLocationTraction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicableDate Date Notes
Akron Street Railway Co.AkronHorse 18 Aug 1883?
Akron Street Railway Co.AkronElectric 2 Oct 188826 Mar 1947
AllianceElectric 188815 Jul 1939
AshtabulaHorse 1883?
AshtabulaElectric 9 Apr 189230 Jan 1939
BellaireHorse 16 Oct 1865?
BellefontaineElectric ??
BereaHorse ??
CambridgeElectric 190_1929
CantonHorse 1884?
CantonElectric Mar 189018 Apr 1931
ChillicotheElectric 189_1930
Cincinnati Street RailwayCincinnati Horse 18591904
Cincinnati Street RailwayCincinnati Cable 8 Jul 188519 Jul 1902
Cincinnati Street RailwayCincinnati Steam 18661897Mt. Lookout dummy.
Cincinnati Street RailwayCincinnati Electric 188929 Apr 1951See Streetcars in Cincinnati, and in this list see also Covington, Kentucky.
Cincinnati Bell ConnectorCincinnati Electric 9 Sep 2016
ClevelandHorse 18601901
ClevelandCable 17 Dec 189028 Jan 1901
ClevelandElectricInterurban ? See Streetcars in Cleveland.
Last in-street trolley/tram lines closed in 1954, but Shaker light rail lines survived.
ColumbusHorse 18631892
ColumbusElectric 18915 Sep 1948
ConneautElectric ??
CoshoctonElectric ?1927
DaytonHorse 18701895
DaytonAccumulator May 1893?
DaytonSteam 18721886
DaytonElectric 18881947.See Note.
DefianceElectric 12 Dec 18911913
DelawareElectric 189_19 Aug 1926
East LiverpoolElectric 1892Apr 1939
ElyriaElectric 189_1931
FindlayHorse 18871894
FindlayElectric 189131 Jan 1932
FremontElectric 190_1932
GallipolisElectric 189_1932
HamiltonElectric 18901933
Ohio Valley Electric RailwayIrontonElectric ?1930
LancasterElectric 189_30 Oct 1937
LimaElectric 19 Jul 1886
189_
?
13 May 1939
LorainElectric 189_7 May 1938
MansfieldElectric 7 Aug 18876 Jun 1937
MariettaHorse 1888?
MariettaElectric 18961934
MarionElectric 189_1933
MassillonElectric 18922 Jun 1929
MiddletownHorse 18794 May 1918Replaced by motorbus.
Mount VernonElectric 189_1917
New Philadelphia – DoverElectric 4 Jul 188926 Jan 1926
NewarkElectric 189_10 Aug 1926
NilesElectric 18941927
NorwalkElectric ?14 May 1938
PainesvilleElectric 18931926
PiquaElectric 189_?
PomeroyElectric Nov 19001929
PortsmouthElectric 189_1939
Put-in-BayElectric 1891
1913
1910
1914
Brief period of operation in 1915, to 30 Jun 1915.
SalemElectric 23 May 18909 Dec 1911
SanduskyHorse 3 Aug 1883?
SanduskyElectric 27 Nov 189025 May 1938
SpringfieldElectric 18919 Dec 1932Town tramway service on interurban line, Dec 1929 – 3 Jun 1938.
SteubenvilleElectric 1888Dec 1938
TiffinElectric 189_1919
ToledoHorse 18601890
ToledoElectric 189031 Dec 1949
TorontoElectric ??
UhrichsvilleDennisonElectric 1901Jan 1922
WarrenElectric 18941931
YoungstownHorse 1873?
YoungstownElectric ?8 Dec 1940See also Sharon, Pennsylvania.
ZanesvilleHorse 13 Nov 1875?
ZanesvilleElectric 27 Dec 189031 Dec 1930

Name of SystemLocationTraction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicableDate Date Notes
ArdmoreElectric Jan 19061922
BartlesvilleElectric 14 Jul 190815 Jul 1920
ChickashaElectric 12 Jul 191014 Aug 1927
ClintonPetrol Jun 19091911
ClintonElectric 191227 Aug 1914
El RenoPetrol ??
♦ El RenoElectric 1908192_
Enid City RailwayEnidElectric 19071929
LawtonElectric 11 Jul 191411 Nov 1927
McAlesterElectric 15 Sep 19031932
♦ McAlester – HartshorneElectric 15 Sep 190327 Apr 1947
Muskogee Electric Traction CompanyMuskogeeElectric 15 May 19059 Mar 1933
Oklahoma City Electric 7 Feb 190313 Apr 1947
GuthrieElectric 26 May 1905193_
ShawneeElectric 19039 Jan 1927
♦ Oklahoma City – El RenoElectricInterurban3 Dec 19119 Nov 1946
♦ Oklahoma City – GuthrieElectricInterurban20 Jul 19169 Nov 1946
♦ Oklahoma City – NormanElectricInterurban1913 Oct 1947
Oklahoma City StreetcarOklahoma City Electric 14 Dec 2018 Reintroduction; see Oklahoma City Streetcar.
OkmulgeeElectric 20 Nov 19111919
SapulpaElectric 1910193_
TulsaMule 27 May 1907Jul 1907
TulsaElectric Jul 19075 Feb 1936
♦ Tulsa – Sand SpringsElectric 19112 Jan 1955
♦ Tulsa – SapulpaElectric Mar 19081933

[Oregon]

Name of SystemLocationTraction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicableDate Date Notes
AlbanySteam 1889 ?May have started as late as 1892.
AlbanyHorse 30 Aug 18891909
AlbanyElectric 19091918
AstoriaHorse 9 May 18881892
AstoriaElectric 1892Jun 1924Seasonal heritage streetcar line, the Astoria Riverfront Trolley, started 1999.
BakerHorse 4 Jun 1890?
CorvallisHorse 19 Jun 1890c. 1898–99
Eugene Street RailwayEugeneHorse 26 Jun 18911903Mule-drawn.
Eugene Street RailwayEugeneElectric 26 Sep 190715 Oct 1927Renamed "Portland, Eugene and Eastern" 1907-1915
Forest GroveElectric c. 19061911
Klamath FallsHorse 4 Jul 1907May 1911
MedfordElectric 19141920First streetcar was delivered on 16 March 1914.
Portland Horse ca. Dec 18721896First test run on 7 Dec 1872.
Portland Cable 22 Feb 1890Aug 1904
Portland Electric 1 Nov 188926 Feb 1950
♦ Portland – Oregon City, Portland – BellroseElectricInterurban16 Feb 189325 Jan 1958Opening date is for Oregon City line; closure date is same for both.
♦ Portland – Vancouver, WashingtonElectric 19171940
MAX Light RailPortland ElectricLight rail5 Sep 1986 Reintroduction, as MAX Light Rail.
Portland StreetcarPortland Electric20 Jul 2001 Modern-streetcar system.
SalemHorse 15 Jan 1889?
SalemElectric 27 May 18904 Aug 1927
UnionSteam 1895?

[Pennsylvania]

Name of SystemLocationTraction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicableDate Date Notes
Gettysburg Electric RailwayAdams CountyElectric Jul 1893Jun 1917
AliquippaElectric 191_1937See also Beaver Falls.
AllentownHorse 21 May 186817 Apr 1891Lehigh Valley Transit Co.
AllentownElectric 1 Jul 189118 Jun 1953
AltoonaHorse 188_?
AltoonaElectric ?1954
BangorElectric 190_1933
BethlehemElectric ?18 Jun 1953
Beaver Falls – New BrightonHorse 188_?
Beaver Falls – New BrightonElectric ?1937See also Aliquippa.
BerwickElectric 191_1924
BloomsburgElectric 190_1926
BradfordHorse 188_?
BradfordElectric ?1927
ButlerElectric 190_1941
Scranton Railway CompanyCarbondaleElectric ??
CarlisleElectric 190_1938
ChambersburgElectric 190_1928
CharleroiElectric ?1953
♦ ChesterHorse 1 Feb 18831 Apr 1893
♦ ChesterElectric 10 Dec 18921934
ClairtonElectric ??
West Penn Railways, Coke Division:ConnellsvilleElectric 18911952
CorryElectric 190627 Aug 1923
DanvilleElectric 190_1924
DonoraElectric 15 Dec 19015 May 1953
DuBoisElectric 189_1926See also Punxsutawney.
EastonHorse 20 Jun 188910 Dec 1892
EastonElectric 18925 Nov 1939See also Phillipsburg, New Jersey.
ErieHorse 1867?
ErieElectric 25 Jun 188911 May 1935
Springs Horse RailroadGettysburgHorse
GreensburgElectric 18893 Jan 1937Interurban service continued to 1952.
HanoverElectric 18931931See also York.
HarrisburgHorse 4 Jul 18651892
HarrisburgElectric 20 Jul 188916 Jul 1939
HazletonElectric 189_1932
HersheyElectric 15 Oct 190421 Dec 1946
HuntingdonElectric ?20 Jul 1926
IndianaElectric 190_1934
Jersey ShoreElectric 1903?
Jim ThorpeElectric ?1931
Mauch Chunk Switchback RailwayJim Thorpe Gravity
Johnstown Traction CompanyJohnstownHorse 188_?
Johnstown Traction CompanyJohnstownElectric ?11 Jun 1960
KittanningFord CityElectric Aug 18998 Nov 1936
Conestoga Traction CompanyLancasterHorse Nov 1874?
Conestoga Traction CompanyLancasterElectric 189020 Sep 1947
LatrobeElectric 19001952
LebanonElectric 189121 Jul 1930
LeechburgApolloElectric 23 Mar 190617 Mar 1936
LewisburgElectric ??
LewistownElectric 190_?
Lock HavenElectric ??
McKeesportElectric 18903 Jun 1938
MeadvilleElectric 189_1928
MiltonElectric 189_1928
Mount CarmelElectric 189_1936
New CastleElectric 18891940
New KensingtonElectric 190622 May 1937See also Pittsburgh.
NorristownHorse 8 Apr 18851893Philadelphia and Western, Lehigh Valley Transit interurban.
♦ NorristownElectric 21 Jul 18939 Sep 1933
OakdaleMcDonaldElectric 190715 Oct 1927See also Pittsburgh.
Oil CityFranklinElectric 189_16 Jun 1928
PhiladelphiaHorse 20 Jan 185814 Jan 1897
PhiladelphiaCable 7 Apr 188320 Jun 1895
PhiladelphiaElectric 15 Dec 18921992Last non Subway–Surface Trolley lines, Routes 23 and 56, closed in 1992.
See also: Camden, New Jersey.
SEPTA Subway–Surface Trolley LinesPhiladelphiaElectric 1906 See SEPTA.
SEPTA Routes 101 and 102PhiladelphiaElectricLight rail15 Mar 1906 See SEPTA.
SEPTA Route 15PhiladelphiaElectric 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 – West ChesterHorse 24 December 18581892
♦♦ Philadelphia – West ChesterElectric 18921954
PittsburghHorse 18591924
PittsburghCable Sep 188814 Jun 1891
PittsburghElectricconverted to Light rail1888
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 system incorporates many segments built previously.
Pittsburgh Railways
Interurban Division
♦♦ Pittsburgh – CharleroiElectric ?1953
♦♦ Pittsburgh – McKeesportElectric ?1963
Pittsburgh Railways
Interurban Division
♦♦ Pittsburgh – WashingtonElectric ?29 Aug 1953
Port VueElectric ?1919
PottstownElectric 189_1937
PottsvilleHorse 1872?
PottsvilleElectric 18901932
PunxsutawneyElectric 189_1926See also Du Bois.
ReadingHorse 1874?
ReadingElectric 26 Nov 188817 Jan 1952
Allenport & Roscoe Street RailwayRoscoeElectric 19031906Bought by Pittsburgh Railways
SayreElectric 190_1930
ScottdaleElectric 18911952
ScrantonHorse 4 Jul 1867?
Scranton Transit CompanyScrantonElectric 30 Nov 188618 Dec 1954Scranton Transit Company was known as Scranton Railway Company until 1934
Lackawanna and Wyoming Valley RailroadScranton - Wilkes-BarreElectric
ShamokinElectric 189_1929
SharonElectric 18901939See also: Youngstown, Ohio.
ShenandoahElectric ??
StroudsburgHorse 187_?
StroudsburgElectric ?1928
SunburyHorse 18851890
SunburyElectric 1885
30 May 1890
1885
11 Mar 1939
TitusvilleElectric 189_1924
UniontownElectric 18901952
Washington and Canonsburg Railway Co.♦ WashingtonElectric 19031909Bought by Pittsburgh Railways.
WarrenElectric 190_1929
WaynesboroElectric ??
♦ West ChesterElectric 189_1927
Wilkes-BarreHorse 25 Jul 1866?
Wilkes-BarreElectric Mar 188814 Oct 1950See also Scranton.
WilliamsportElectric 189_1933
YorkHorse ?Sep 1886
YorkElectric 1892Feb 1939See also Hanover.

[Rhode Island]

Name of SystemLocationTraction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicableDate Date Notes
Block IslandHorse ?c.1898
NewportElectric 7 Aug 18891925
PawtucketHorse 26 May 1864?
♦ PawtucketElectric 20 Jan 189211 May 1934Service continued between Providence and Pawtucket to 26 Jun 1940.
ProvidenceHorse 26 May 186426 Apr 1894
ProvidenceCable 25 Dec 188926 Jan 1895
ProvidenceElectric 20 Jan 189214 May 1948
WesterlyElectric 189_?
WoonsocketHorse ??
WoonsocketElectric 25 Sep
1888
Dec 1887
1928

[South Carolina]

Name of SystemLocationTraction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicableDate Date Notes
AndersonElectric 19 Feb 190514 Nov 1934
CharlestonHorse 15 Oct 18661897
CharlestonElectric 26 Jun 189710 Feb 1938
ColumbiaHorse 12 Oct 18861893
ColumbiaElectric 3 May 189311 Mar 1927Limited service, resumed because of court order, 9 Jan 1931 – 22 Nov 1936.
GaffneySteam 18921896
GreenvilleHorse 18751897
GreenvilleElectric 1900Oct 1937
OrangeburgHorse ??
Rock HillAccumulator 24 Feb 19121918
SpartanburgHorse ??
SpartanburgElectric 190027 Apr 1935Service suspended 30 Dec 1922. Limited service restored, 13 Jan 1923 – 21 Jul 1923. Full service resumed 1925.

[South Dakota]

Name of SystemLocationTraction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicableDate Date Notes
AberdeenElectric Nov 19101922
DeadwoodHorse ??
Hot SpringsElectric ??
PierreHorse ??
Rapid CityHorse ??
Sioux FallsElectric ?1930
WatertownHorse ??

[Tennessee]

Name of SystemLocationTraction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicableDate Date Notes
AthensHorse ??
BristolHorse ??
BristolElectric ??
ChattanoogaHorse ca. 18751891
ChattanoogaElectric 23 Jun 188910 Apr 1947
ClarksvilleHorse 18881896
ClarksvilleElectric 189616 Jul 1928
ClevelandHorse ??
ColumbiaHorse ??
JacksonHorse 188_?
JacksonElectric ?1939
Johnson CityElectric 189_1931
KnoxvilleHorse 187_?
KnoxvilleElectric ?1 Aug 1947
Memphis Horse May 1866?
Memphis Electric ?1947
MATA TrolleyMemphis Electric 29 Apr 1993 Main Street Trolley heritage streetcar system opened in 1993; expansions in 1997 and 2004. Rebuilt system reopened in 2018.
NashvilleHorse 186_?
NashvilleElectric ?1941

[Texas]

Name of SystemLocationTraction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicableDate Date Notes
AbileneElectric ?1931
AmarilloElectric ?1940
Aransas PassMule ??
AustinMule 18751891
AustinElectric 18911940
BeaumontElectric 190_1937
BonhamElectric ??
BrownsvillePetrol ??Connected Brownsville and San Benito
BrownsvilleElectric 19151926
CleburneElectric ?1917
Corpus ChristiMule ??
Corpus ChristiSteam ??
Corpus ChristiElectric 189_1934
CorsicanaElectric 190230 Sep 1931
Dallas Mule 187_?
Dallas Cable ??Construction started, not completed.
Dallas Electric 189015 Jan 1956
McKinney Avenue Transit AuthorityDallas Electric 22 Jul 1989 Reintroduction, as a heritage streetcar line providing regular transit service.
DART Light RailDallas ElectricLight rail14 Jun 1996
Dallas StreetcarDallas Electric 13 Apr 2015
DenisonMule 188_?
DenisonSteam ??
DenisonElectric ?1931
DentonElectric ?1918
DublinMule ??
El Paso Horse Oct 18821902
El Paso Electric 11 Jan 19021947International tramway continued in operation until 1973.
International tramwayEl Paso – Ciudad Juárez, Chih., MéxicoMule Oct 18821902
International tramwayEl Paso – Ciudad Juárez, Chih., MéxicoElectric 11 Jan 190230 Jul 1973Operation 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 StreetcarEl Paso Electric 9 Nov 2018 Reintroduction
Fort WorthMule 187_?
Fort WorthElectric ?1939
GainesvilleMule ??
Galveston Mule 1867?
Galveston Electric 1891May 1938
Galveston Island TrolleyGalveston Diesel-electric 23 Jul 1988 Heritage streetcar. Note: Service has been suspended since 2008, due to damage from Hurricane Ike, but is expected to be restored in 2019.
Galveston–Houston Electric Railway♦ Galveston - HoustonElectric 19111936
GreenvilleMule ??
GreenvilleElectric ?14 Dec 1918
HaskellPetrol ??Connected Haskell and Hemphill Lake.
HillsboroMule ?1898
HillsboroElectric ??
Houston Mule 25 Jan 1868?
Houston Electric 14 Jun 18918 Jun 1940
METRORailHouston ElectricLight rail1 Jan 2004
LampasasMule ??
LaredoElectric 27 Jan 18901934First electric town streetcar line in Texas. Also operated international tramway line to Nuevo Laredo, México.
LockhartMule ??
LongviewMule ??
LongviewElectric 188_1925
MarshallElectric 188_1925
MatadorPetrol 19141936Connected Matador and Motley Junction
McKinneyElectric ?1926
Mineral WellsPetrol ??
Mineral WellsElectric 19081920System included line connecting Mineral Wells and Elmhurst Park.
MoscowMule 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 PleasantMule ??
PalestineMule 18751877
ParisMule 187_?
ParisElectric ?1926
Port ArthurPetrol ??
Port ArthurElectric ?1938
RockportMule ??
RuskMule ??Connected Rusk and New Birmingham. New Birmingham was located south of Rusk.
San AngeloElectric 1908?
San AntonioMule ??
San AntonioPetrol ??
San AntonioElectric ?1933First large U.S. town to replace all electric town streetcar services with motorbuses.
SeguinMule ??
ShermanMule 18771901
ShermanElectric ?1931
TaylorMule 18911899
TaylorElectric ??
TempleElectric 190_1923
Texas CityPetrol ??
TylerElectric 189_?
UvaldeSteam ??
UvaldePetrol ??
VernonMule ??
VictoriaMule 18881894
WacoMule 1878?
WacoSteam ??
WacoElectric ?3 Feb 1937
WaxahachieMule 18921912
WaxahachieElectric 1912Feb 1928
WeatherfordMule ??
Wichita FallsElectric 19091934System included line connecting Wichita Falls and Lake Wichita.
YubadamMule ??Located near Tyler.

Name of SystemLocationTraction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicableDate Date Notes
Brigham CityElectric 19071919
LoganElectric 19101926
OgdenHorse 188_?
OgdenElectric ?26 Dec 1935
ProvoElectric Oct 19131919
Salt Lake City Horse 187_?
Salt Lake City Electric ?
1941
1941
1945
TRAXSalt Lake City ElectricLight rail4 Dec 1999 Reintroduction, as UTA's TRAX.
S Line Salt Lake City Electric 7 Dec 2013 Modern streetcar system, the S Line .

[Vermont]

Name of SystemLocationTraction
Type
Interurban or light rail, if applicableDate Date Notes
BarreElectric ??
Bellows FallsElectric ??
BrattleboroElectric 31 Jul 189529 Aug 1923
BurlingtonHorse 187_Green Mountain Railway
BurlingtonElectric ?3 Aug 1929
MontpelierElectric ?1927Connected Montpelier and Barre.
RutlandHorse 187_?
RutlandElectric ?1924
SpringfieldElectric 18__195_Connected Springfield and Charlestown, New Hampshire.
St. AlbansElectric 190_1921