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Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) launched the second phase of its vinyl seat retrofit program with the piloting of one light rail vehicle and one…

Detroit’s streetcar system said Tuesday it had more than 1 million riders in 2023, representing a 50% increase over the prior year. The QLINE’s ridership…

New signs of Omaha’s future streetcar are popping up across the metro. “Future boarding zone” signs are now posted along the route. They mark the…

Since 2017, the Kansas City Streetcar Holiday Jam brings live music and local musicians to crowds of tourists and shoppers traveling between Union Station and…

The Kansas City Streetcar resumed operations Friday morning after a rail buckled in the heat on the Fourth of July. Service on the free rail…

Tom Laurenson of the Shore Line Trolley Museum in East Haven, CT brings us the story of Frank Sprague. He invented the modern trolley, developed the system of multiple control for trains, and played a major part of the development of NYC’s Grand Central Terminal. His contributions were especially important in promoting urban development…

Streetcar service on an east Toronto TTC route will return ahead of schedule next week after a period of maintenance. As of Monday, the 506…

The MARTA board of directors unanimously voted July 13 to approve an $11.5 million contract for final design of the Atlanta Streetcar extension from Downtown…

The Hop Milwaukee Streetcar has announced expanded service and extended hours to accommodate guests attending this weekend’s Bastille Days Festival in Cathedral Square Park and the Harley-Davidson Homecoming Festival at Veterans Park.

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) Board of Directors Planning and Capital Programs Committee selected the team led by architecture and engineering firm HDR…

The Omaha Streetcar Authority has selected HDR to deliver the final design for Omaha’s 3.2-mile streetcar project, connecting downtown Omaha to the University of Nebraska Medical Center.

The Toronto Transit Commission’s (TTC) 504A King streetcar between Dundas West Station and Dufferin Street resumed service May 7. From January 2021 until May 2023,…

The El Paso City Council could be making a big change to the streetcar schedule.

An item was placed on the council’s agenda to: “direct the City manager to adjust the operating schedule of the streetcar to be event-driven for optimal use.”

Brookville Equipment Corporation (BROOKVILLE) delivered the first of three new Liberty® NXT Streetcars to Portland Streetcar, expanding the Portland Streetcar fleet and allow for more…

Mesa City Council unanimously approved spending $800,000 toward a $2 million study to identify a locally preferred route to extend Tempe’s new streetcar system into Mesa.

MARTA removed the streetcar vehicles from service on Nov. 29, 2022, after engineers discovered wheel degradation that could pose a safety risk. Four Metropolitan Atlanta…

The D.C. streetcar extension to the Benning Road Metro station would open in 2026 for service under current plans, DDOT officials said Tuesday. Driving the…

Plans to build a streetcar in Omaha will get really serious beginning Tuesday. That’s when an ordinance about how to pay the $360 million price…

The St. Louis Loop Trolley received a funding boost for its operations after the East-West Gateway Council of Governments approved $1.26 million in federal funding…

Eliminating fares was meant to give straphangers “the right to the city.” It ended up giving them a safer ride, too. … Survey data shows…