San Diego Trolleys
San Diego Trolleys

Author: Douglas W. Mengers

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2017-09-04

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 1439662347

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Starting with the first horse-drawn trolleys introduced by the San Diego Streetcar Company in 1886, San Diego's history included the growth and decline of several trolley systems. After electricity arrived, San Diego was the site of early experimentation for electric trolleys on the West Coast and home to a short-lived cable car system. In the 1890s, sugar baron John D. Spreckels purchased these failed lines and consolidated them into the San Diego Electric Railway. This railway expanded rapidly, leading to the development of new trolley suburbs at the turn of the century, including North Park, Normal Heights, and Mission Beach. Ridership waned with the Depression and the introduction of autobuses, and though it temporarily rose during the war years, this decline led to the dismantling of the trolley system in April 1949.

Transportation In San Diego
Transportation In San Diego

Author: Ivory Chenet

Publisher:

Published: 2021-03-22

Total Pages: 72

ISBN-13:

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As the largest public transportation in San Diego County, the Metropolitan Transit System launched service on the initial phase of the San Diego Trolley light-rail system -- a 15.9-mile segment between the U.S.-Mexican border and downtown San Diego. In subsequent years, MTS extended the later-named Blue Line and also built what is now known as the Orange and Green lines, creating today's 53.5-mile, double-tracked system. All station maps are in order for riders to use on the train San Diego Trolley Train Business Directory