List of town tramway systems in North America explained

This is a list of cities and towns in North America that have, or once had, town tramway (urban tramway, or streetcar) systems as part of their public transport system. The use of the diamond (♦) symbol indicates where there were (or are) two or more independent tram systems operating concurrently within a single metropolitan area. Separate lists exist for the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

Aruba

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Oranjestad StreetcarOranjestadHydrail22 Dec 2012 working system

Barbados

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 BridgetownHorse?21 Sep 1925 

Canada

See main article: List of street railways in Canada.

Cuba

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Havana Electric Railway, División de CamagüeyCamagüeyHorse8 Dec 1894Mar (?) 1900 
Electric1 May 190823 Feb 1952http://www.tramz.com/cu/cm/cm.html
Tranvía Eléctrico de Cárdenas, S.A.Cárdenas (de Cuba)Accumulator (storage battery)20 May 1915Jun (?) 1929http://www.tramz.com/cu/cd/cd.html
Cienfuegos, Palmira and Cruces Electric Railway and Power CompanyCienfuegosAccumulator (storage battery)13 Feb 19131926 
Electric19261928 (or 1935) 
Petrol (gasoline)19281954http://www.tramz.com/cu/cf/cf.html
 ♦ Cienfuegos - HormigueroAccumulator (storage battery)19171926 (?) 
Havana Electric Railway Company(San Cristóbal de) La Habana (Havana)Horse20 Sep 18591902 (?)http://www.tramz.com/cu/hb/hb.html
Electric21 Mar 190129 Apr 1952http://www.tramz.com/cu/hb/hb.html, http://www.tramz.com/cu/hb/hbb.html
 ♦ La Habana (calle Zanja / calle Galiano) - Ciénaga (de Zapata)Accumulator (storage battery)8 Jan 19131913http://www.tramz.com/cu/hp/hp.html
Electricby 19151940http://www.tramz.com/cu/hp/hp.html Extended to Marianao.
 ♦ La Habana - Marianao - GuanajayElectric12 Nov 19061939 
Steam1939?http://www.tramz.com/cu/hp/hp.html
 ♦♦ MarianaoElectricby 1915by 1940http://www.tramz.com/cu/hp/hp.html
 ♦ La Habana - RincónSteam186119401914?http://www.tramz.com/cu/hp/hp.html
ElectricJun 19141940http://www.tramz.com/cu/hp/hp.html Line continues in operation, worked by diesel railcars.
 ♦♦ Rincón - San Antonio de los BañosAccumulator (storage battery)Oct 1914?  
 ♦ La Habana - GüinesElectric16 Mar 19071939http://www.tramz.com/cu/hp/hp.html
Steam1939?http://www.tramz.com/cu/hp/hp.html Line continues in operation, worked by diesel railcars.
 ♦ La Habana (Regla) - GuanabacoaMule184_1884 
Steam18841900 
Electric7 Mar 190015 Jun 1931http://www.tramz.com/cu/gb/gb.html
Hershey Electric Railway♦ La Habana (Casablanca) - Hershey - MatanzasElectric1 Jan 1922 Full operative upon May 2017. As December 2020 only stay in operation the branch between Hershey and Jaruco, awaiting further reparations. http://www.tramz.com/cu/hy/hy.html 5
 MatanzasAccumulator (storage battery)17 Dec 19161920 (?)http://www.tramz.com/cu/mt/mt.html
Electric1920 (?)29 Oct 1954 http://www.tramz.com/cu/mt/mt.html
 HolguínMule?? 
 MallarquinMule?? 
 Pedro Betancourt?1907 (?)?http://www.tramz.com/cu/pb/pb.html
 Santiago (de Cuba)Electric12 Jan (or 8 Feb) 190826 Jan 1952http://www.tramz.com/cu/sc/sc.html

Curaçao (to the Netherlands)

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 WillemstadAnimal?? 
Petrol (gasoline)?1 Nov 1920 

Dominican Republic

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 (San Fernando de) Monte CristiHorse1905? 
 (San Felipe de) Puerto PlataHorse?? 
 Santo Domingo (de Guzmán)Horse?? 

Haiti

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 Les CayesHorse?? 
 Port-au-PrinceHorse17 Jan 1878Apr 1888http://www.tramz.com/ht/ppe.html
Steam18 Apr 1897?http://www.tramz.com/ht/ppe.html
Petrol (gasoline)?1932http://www.tramz.com/ht/ppe.html
 Port-de-PaixHorse?? 

Jamaica

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 KingstonAnimal?? 
Electric31 Mar 1899Aug 1948 

Martinique (to France)

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 Saint-PierreAnimal?8 May 1902Town destroyed by eruption of Mont-Pelée volcano.

Mexico

See main article: List of street railways in Mexico.

Puerto Rico (to U.S.)

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Ferrocarril Urbano de la Villa de MayagüezMayagüez http://www.tramz.com/pr/my.htmlHorse27 Feb 1875 3 Feb 1886The city's first horse-powered tramway was a single line of 1.5 km (0.9 mi) long and used a track gauge of 1450 mm (57 inches).
Sociedad Anónima Tranvía de Mayagüez Horse28 May 1895 1912The city's second horse-powered tramway was a network of 8.6 km (5.3 mi) long with two branches and used a track gauge of 610 mm (24 inches).
Mayagüez Tramway CompanyAccumulator (storage battery)191518 Jan 1927This city's electric battery-powered tramway was 2.4 km (3.3 mi) long and used a track gauge of 1000 mm (39 inches).
Sociedad del Tranvía de Ponce Ponce http://www.tramz.com/pr/pc.htmlHorse17 Jun 188018 Apr 1883Single line of 4 km (2.5 mi) long and a track gauge of 1000 mm (39 inches).
Ponce Railway & Light CompanyElectric29 Apr 190224 Dec 1927Extended to a loop of 7.7 km (4.8 mi) long and a track gauge of 1000 mm (39 inches).
Tranvía de la Capital a Río Piedras (1880–1898) / San Juan & Rio Piedras Railroad (1899) San Juan http://www.tramz.com/pr/sj.htmlSteam18801900Nicknamed as "Tranvía de Ubarri" by its builder, Pablo Ubarri, Count of Santurce. Powered by small steam locomotives that run over a single line between Old San Juan and Rio Piedras of 11.3 km (7 mi) long and a track gauge of 750 mm (29.5 inches).
San Juan Light & Transit Co. (1900–1906) / Porto Rico Railway, Light & Power Co. (1906–1942) / San Juan - Santurce Street Railway Service of Puerto Rico Water Resources Authority (1942–1946)Electric1 Jan 19011 Oct 1946Extended to a network of 23.3 km (14.5 mi) long and refitted to a track gauge of 1435 mm (56.5 inches). From 1928 shortened to a loop of 12.7 km (7.9 mi) from Old San Juan to Santurce.
"Caguas Tramway" - Porto Rico Railways CompanySan Juan - Rio Piedras - CaguasSteam19081928First intended as electric tramway, finally operated as steam railroad of 28 km (17 mi) long and a track gauge of 1000 mm (39 inches). Destroyed by Hurricane San Felipe.[1]

United States

See main article: List of streetcar systems in the United States.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Tramways of Puerto Rico .