Editing Heritage railway (section)

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{{See also|Streetcars in North America#Heritage streetcar systems|Streetcars in North America#Museums}}

[[File:Route 15 PCC.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.0|A [[SEPTA route 15]] PCC trolley in [[Philadelphia]] around 2006]]
Heritage streetcar lines are operating in over 20 U.S. cities, and are in planning or construction stages in others. Several new heritage streetcar lines have been opened since the 1970s; some are stand-alone lines while others make use of a section of a modern [[light rail]] system.

Heritage [[streetcar]] systems operating in [[Little Rock, Arkansas]]; [[Memphis, Tennessee]]; [[Dallas, Texas]]; [[New Orleans, Louisiana]]; [[Boston, Massachusetts]] ([[Mattapan Line|MBTA Mattapan Trolley]]) [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] ([[SEPTA route 15]]); and [[Tampa, Florida]], are among the larger examples. A heritage line operates in [[Charlotte, North Carolina]], and will become a part of the city's new transit system. Another such line, called [[Silver Line (San Diego Trolley)|The Silver Line]], operates in [[San Diego]].
[[File:San Francisco F line streetcars at Jones.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.0|Three PCCs on the [[San Francisco Municipal Railway]]'s [[F Market & Wharves|F-line]] in 2003. Pictured are an example of one [[Bi-directional vehicle|double-ended]] streetcar and two single-ended cars.]]

The [[San Francisco Municipal Railway]], or Muni, runs exclusively historic trolleys on its heavily used [[F Market & Wharves]] line. The line serves Market Street and the tourist areas along the Embarcadero, including [[Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco, California|Fisherman's Wharf]].

Boston's [[Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority]] runs exclusively [[PCC streetcars]] on its [[Mattapan Line]], part of that authority's [[Red Line (MBTA)|Red Line]]. The historic rolling stock is retained because doing so cost less than would a full rebuild of the line to accommodate either a [[Passenger rail terminology#Heavy rail|heavy rail]] line (like the rest of the Red Line or the [[Blue Line (MBTA)|Blue]] or [[Orange Line (MBTA)|Orange]] Lines) or a modern [[light rail]] line (like the [[Green Line (MBTA)|Green Line]]). It is also unique in that it used almost exclusively by commuters and is not particularly popular with tourists (and thus may not really be a true heritage system, despite the historic rolling stock).

[[Dallas]] has the [[M-Line Trolley]]. [[Denver]] has the [[Platte Valley Trolley]], a heritage line recalling the open-sided streetcars of the early 20th century. [[Old Pueblo Trolley]] is a volunteer-run heritage line in [[Tucson, Arizona]]; its popularity inspired, in large part, a modern streetcar system for Tucson currently in the final planning stages, which would incorporate the heritage line. The [[Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority|VTA]] in [[San Jose, California]], also maintains a heritage trolley fleet, for occasional use on the downtown portion of a new [[light rail]] system opened in 1988. Other cities with heritage streetcar lines include [[Galveston, Texas]]; [[Kenosha, Wisconsin]]; and [[San Pedro, Los Angeles, California|San Pedro, California]] (home of the [[port of Los Angeles]]). The [[National Park Service]] operates a system in [[Lowell, Massachusetts]].

Most heritage streetcar lines use overhead [[overhead line|trolley wires]] to power the cars, as was the case with the vast majority of original streetcar lines. However, on the [[Galveston Island Trolley]] heritage line, which opened in 1988, using modern-day replicas of vintage trolleys, the cars were powered by an on-board diesel engine, as local authorities were concerned that overhead wires would be too susceptible to damage from hurricanes.<ref name="Young">Young, Andrew D. (1997). ''Veteran & Vintage Transit'' ({{ISBN|0-9647279-2-7}}). St. Louis: Archway Publishing.</ref> In spite of that precaution, damage in 2008 from [[Hurricane Ike]] was heavy enough to put the line out of service indefinitely, and as of 2021 it has yet to reopen, but three streetcars are being repaired and reopening is planned.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.galvnews.com/news/article_90528b3f-adea-5d13-a69e-7f7bbdf35e78.html|title=Under repair in Iowa, trolleys could roll again in 2019|author=Tony Brooks, John Wayne Ferguson|date=September 16, 2018|work=[[The Daily News (Texas)|Galveston County Daily News]]|access-date=May 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917073049/https://www.galvnews.com/news/article_90528b3f-adea-5d13-a69e-7f7bbdf35e78.html|archive-date=September 17, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Another heritage line lacking trolley wires was [[Savannah, Georgia|Savannah's]] [[River Street Streetcar]] line, which opened in February 2009 and operated until around 2015. It was the first line to use a diesel/electric streetcar whose built-in electricity generator is powered by [[biodiesel]].  In [[El Reno, Oklahoma]], the ''Heritage Express Trolley'' connects Heritage Park with downtown,<ref>[http://www.elreno.org/tour/attractions.asp El Reno Attractions] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090429085539/http://elreno.org/tour/attractions.asp |date=April 29, 2009 }} (El Reno Convention & Visitors Bureau)</ref> using a single streetcar that has been equipped with a propane-powered on-board generator. The car formerly operated on [[SEPTA|SEPTA's]] [[Norristown High Speed Line]], where [[third rail|third-rail]] current collection is used.  The El Reno line is [[single track (rail)|single-track]] and {{convert|0.9|mi|km}} long.<ref>[http://www.jtbell.net/transit/ElReno/ El Reno, Oklahoma: Heritage Express Trolley] (unofficial page)</ref>

In [[Portland, Oregon]], replica-vintage cars provided a heritage streetcar service, named [[Portland Vintage Trolley]], along a section of that city's 1986-operated [[MAX light rail|light rail]] line from 1991 to 2014.<ref name=Kgw2014-03-02>{{cite news
| url         = http://www.kgw.com/news/Portland-vintage-trolley-trimet-streetcar-loses.html
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140305035437/http://www.kgw.com/news/Portland-vintage-trolley-trimet-streetcar-loses.html
| archive-date = March 5, 2014
| title       = TriMet to ship off Portland's iconic trolleys
| publisher   = [[KGW]]
| author      = Cornelius Swart
| date        = March 2, 2014
| location    = [[Portland, Oregon]]
| access-date = 2015-11-01
}}</ref> Elsewhere in Portland, the [[Willamette Shore Trolley]] is a seasonal, volunteer-operated excursion service on a former freight railroad line, to [[Lake Oswego, Oregon]]. This operation uses a diesel-powered generator on a trailer towed or pushed by the streetcar, as the line lacks trolley wires. Similarly, the [[Astoria Riverfront Trolley]] in Astoria, Oregon, is a seasonal heritage-trolley service along a section of former freight railroad and using a diesel-powered generator on a trailer to provide electricity to the streetcar.

Other seasonal or weekends-only heritage streetcar lines operate in [[Yakima, Washington]] ([[Yakima Electric Railway Museum]]); [[Fort Collins Municipal Railway|Fort Collins, Colorado]]; and [[Fort Smith Trolley Museum|Fort Smith, Arkansas]].  The Fort Collins and Fort Smith lines are both operated by an original (as opposed to replica) [[Birney]]-type streetcar, and in both cases the individual car in use is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="fort collins hc">{{cite web|title=Fort Collins Municipal Railway Birney Safety Streetcar #21|year=2009|work=Fort Collins History Connection|publisher=City of Fort Collins|url=http://history.poudrelibraries.org/u?/hd,883 | access-date=2012-06-14}}</ref><ref name=ahpp-birney>{{cite web|title=Birney Safety Streetcar #224 |year=2012 |website=Arkansas Heritage |url=https://www.arkansasheritage.com/search-results?search=Birney+Streetcar |access-date=2012-06-14 }}</ref> In Philadelphia, the Penn's Landing Trolley operated seasonal and weekend service as a volunteer operation with former [[Philadelphia and Western Railroad|P&W]] equipment between September 1982 and December 17, 1995, on the [[Philadelphia Belt Line Railroad|Philadelphia Belt Line]] track on [[Columbus Boulevard (Philadelphia)|Columbus Boulevard]] in the historic [[Penn's Landing]] district.

Over 50 years later, the revival of extended [[Streetcars in New Orleans|streetcar operations]] in [[New Orleans]] is credited by many to the worldwide fame gained by its streetcars built by the [[Perley A. Thomas Car Works]] in 1922–23. These cars were operating on the system's Desire route made famous by [[Tennessee Williams]]' ''[[A Streetcar Named Desire (play)|A Streetcar Named Desire]]''.  Some Perley Thomas cars were maintained in continuous service on the [[St. Charles Streetcar Line]] until [[Hurricane Katrina]] caused major damage to the right-of-way in 2005. The historic streetcars suffered only minor damage and several were transferred to serve on the, then recently rebuilt, Canal Street line while the St. Charles line was being repaired. By June 22, 2008, service was restored to the entire length of the St. Charles Streetcar line. The New Orleans' St. Charles streetcar line is a [[National Historic Landmark]]. Pre-Katrina, New Orleans had plans to reconstruct the Desire line along its original route down St. Claude Avenue. Instead, the Loyola-UPT line was extended by building a spur down [[Rampart Street|North Rampart Street]] to [[Elysian Fields Avenue]].

In [[San Francisco]], parts of the [[San Francisco cable car system|cable car]] and [[San Francisco Municipal Railway|Muni]] streetcar system (specifically the above-mentioned F Market & Wharves line) are heritage lines, although they are also functioning parts of the city's transit system. The cable cars are a National Historic Landmark and are rare examples of vehicles with this distinction. Located east of San Francisco is one of several museums in the U.S. that restore and operate vintage streetcars and [[interurban]]s, the [[Western Railway Museum]].