Since May 1999, the Astoria
Riverfront Trolley has been providing service with one car on an old railroad
line along city's
Columbia River frontage. Volunteers donated nearly 3,000 hours to restore the
trolley, built in 1913 by American Car Co. of St. Louis and operated until 1933
in San Antonio, Texas. The car was moved to Astoria under a long-term loan from
the San Antonio Museum of Art in exchange for the extensive restoration.
Volunteers operate the line Monday through Friday, 3 p.m. to 9 p.m., and
weekends, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. A motor-generator set in a trailer is pushed
eastbound and pulled westbound. Consulting Editor Ed Stauss recently visited
the property and photographed the car leaving a station.
city's
Columbia River frontage. Volunteers donated nearly 3,000 hours to restore the
trolley, built in 1913 by American Car Co. of St. Louis and operated until 1933
in San Antonio, Texas. The car was moved to Astoria under a long-term loan from
the San Antonio Museum of Art in exchange for the extensive restoration.
Volunteers operate the line Monday through Friday, 3 p.m. to 9 p.m., and
weekends, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. A motor-generator set in a trailer is pushed
eastbound and pulled westbound. Consulting Editor Ed Stauss recently visited
the property and photographed the car leaving a station.