List of town tramway systems in North America
This is a list of cities and towns in North America that have, or once had, town tramway systems as part of their public transport system. The use of the diamond symbol indicates where there were two or more independent tram systems operating concurrently within a single metropolitan area. Separate lists exist for the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
Other geographic regions:
- Africa
- Asia
- Central America
- Europe
- Oceania
- South America
[Aruba]
[Barbados]
Name of System | Location | Traction Type | Date | Date | Notes |
Bridgetown | Horse | ? | 21 Sep 1925 |
[Canada]
[Cuba]
Name of System | Location | Traction Type | Date | Date | Notes |
Havana Electric Railway, División de Camagüey | Camagüey | Horse | 8 Dec 1894 | Mar 1900 | |
Havana Electric Railway, División de Camagüey | Camagüey | Electric | 1 May 1908 | 23 Feb 1952 | |
Tranvía Eléctrico de Cárdenas, S.A. | Cárdenas | Accumulator | 20 May 1915 | Jun 1929 | |
Cienfuegos, Palmira and Cruces Electric Railway and Power Company | Cienfuegos | Accumulator | 13 Feb 1913 | 1926 | |
Cienfuegos, Palmira and Cruces Electric Railway and Power Company | Cienfuegos | Electric | 1926 | 1928 | |
Cienfuegos, Palmira and Cruces Electric Railway and Power Company | Cienfuegos | Petrol | 1928 | 1954 | |
♦ Cienfuegos - Hormiguero | Accumulator | 1917 | 1926 | ||
Havana Electric Railway Company | La Habana /Havana | Horse | 20 Sep 1859 | 1902 | |
Havana Electric Railway Company | La Habana /Havana | Electric | 21 Mar 1901 | 29 Apr 1952 | , |
♦ La Habana - Ciénaga | Accumulator | 8 Jan 1913 | 1913 | ||
♦ La Habana - Ciénaga | Electric | by 1915 | 1940 | Extended to Marianao. | |
♦ La Habana - Marianao - Guanajay | Electric | 12 Nov 1906 | 1939 | ||
♦ La Habana - Marianao - Guanajay | Steam | 1939 | ? | ||
♦♦ Marianao | Electric | by 1915 | by 1940 | ||
♦ La Habana - Rincón | Steam | 1861 1940 | 1914 ? | ||
♦ La Habana - Rincón | Electric | Jun 1914 | 1940 | Line continues in operation, worked by diesel railcars. | |
♦♦ Rincón - San Antonio de los Baños | Accumulator | Oct 1914 | ? | ||
♦ La Habana - Güines | Electric | 16 Mar 1907 | 1939 | ||
♦ La Habana - Güines | Steam | 1939 | ? | Line continues in operation, worked by diesel railcars. | |
♦ La Habana - Guanabacoa | Mule | 184_ | 1884 | ||
♦ La Habana - Guanabacoa | Steam | 1884 | 1900 | ||
♦ La Habana - Guanabacoa | Electric | 7 Mar 1900 | 15 Jun 1931 | ||
♦ La Habana - Hershey - Matanzas | Electric | 1 Jan 1922 | |||
♦ Matanzas | Accumulator | 17 Dec 1916 | 1920 | ||
♦ Matanzas | Electric | 1920 | 29 Oct 1954 | ||
Holguín | Mule | ? | ? | ||
Mallarquin | Mule | ? | ? | ||
Pedro Betancourt | ? | 1907 | ? | ||
Santiago | Electric | 12 Jan 1908 | 26 Jan 1952 |
[Curaçao] (to the [Netherlands])
Name of System | Location | Traction Type | Date | Date | Notes |
Willemstad | Animal | ? | ? | ||
Willemstad | Petrol | ? | 1 Nov 1920 |
[Dominican Republic]
Name of System | Location | Traction Type | Date | Date | Notes |
Monte Cristi | Horse | 1905 | ? | ||
Puerto Plata | Horse | ? | ? | ||
Santo Domingo | Horse | ? | ? |
[Haiti]
[Jamaica]
Name of System | Location | Traction Type | Date | Date | Notes |
Kingston | Animal | ? | ? | ||
Kingston | Electric | 31 Mar 1899 | Aug 1948 |
[Martinique] (to [France])
Name of System | Location | Traction Type | Date | Date | Notes |
Saint-Pierre | Animal | ? | 8 May 1902 | Town destroyed by eruption of Mont-Pelée volcano. |
[Mexico]
[Puerto Rico] (to U.S.">United States">U.S.)
Name of System | Location | Traction Type | Date | Date | Notes |
Aguadilla | Horse | ? | ? | ||
Mayagüez | Horse | 1872 | ? | ||
Mayagüez | Accumulator | 1915 | 1927 | ||
Ponce | Horse | ? | ? | ||
Ponce | Electric | 29 Apr 1902 | 24 Dec 1927 | ||
San Juan | Electric | 1 Jan 1901 | 1 Oct 1946 | ||
San Juan - Rio Piedras - Caguas | Steam | ? | ? | ||
San Juan - Rio Piedras - Caguas | Electric | ? | ? |