TRB Pubsindex
Text Size:
x

« Prev Next »

Return to Results | New Search

Bookmark and Share

Title:

VINTAGE TROLLEYS IN PORTLAND

Accession Number:

00625620

Record Type:

Component

Availability:

Find a library where document is available


Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/0309054001

Abstract:

As plans for a regional light rail transit (LRT) system began to gel in 1978, the local business community developed an interest in resurrecting vintage trolley service in downtown Portland, Oregon. Entrepreneurs envisioned streetcars shuttling between the older, established central downtown area and the Lloyd District, a "second downtown" office and shopping area across the Willamette River. This dream became a reality in late 1991 with a gala opening ceremony for the new/old trolley system. Four replica streetcars operate from the shared downtown terminal over 2 mi of line used jointly with LRT service. Facilities added to the basic system include a separate carbarn and a trolley station at Lloyd Center. Vintage trolley service currently is provided only on weekends and holidays; but the Portland region has plans for expansion that will use streetcars as an easily identifiable, understandable, and entertaining downtown distribution system, complementing line-haul LRT and bus services.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1361, Light Rail Transit: Planning, Design, and Operating Experience (Papers presented at the Sixth National Conference on Light Rail Transit, held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, May 24-27, 1992). Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved

Monograph Accession #:

01405036

Language:

English

Authors:

Farnsworth, Scott R
Schumann, John W

Pagination:

p. 355-359

Publication Date:

1992

Serial:

Transportation Research Record

Issue Number: 1361
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

ISBN:

0309054001

Features:

Tables (2)

Geographic Terms:

Portland (Oregon)

Subject Areas:

Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Dec 22 1993 12:00AM