Dallas, Texas

Dallas features a heritage trolley line, with a strong volunteer component, serving  a historic downtown district. The city also has an expanding and successful light rail system that connects suburbs to downtown. Further in late 2004 a group proposed a downtown modern streetcar system that would connect with the heritage line and the light rail system. 

Follow this link for an Overview of the Dallas heritage trolley line.

Click on the photos below to enlarge them to full size:

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The following are news notes from Rail Transit Online about developments at Dallas' heritage trolley system:

• February 2001
   
• April 2001
   
• December 2001
  

• April 2002
   
• May 2002
   
• August 2002
   
• February 2003
   
• March 2003
   
• January 2004
   
• August 2004
   
• June 2007
   
• June 2008

These news notes from Rail Transit Online describe the proposal for a modern streetcar system:

• January 2005
   
• October 2007
   
• June 2008

The following references a New Electric Railway Journal article about the McKinney heritage line (reproduced in this site's Articles section):

• The Streetcar Renaissance in Dallas, Summer 1995

Click below for the system's web site:

• Dallas McKinney Avenue Trolley Website

For more on the Dallas heritage line click on:

• Railway Preservation Resources - Dallas page