trolley systems
Electric street transit
Trolley systems are networks of electric streetcars that run on tracks embedded in city streets, drawing power from overhead wires.
Once the dominant form of urban transit in American cities, most were dismantled by the mid-20th century in favor of buses and automobiles.
A few historic systems survive, and some cities have built new ones: San Francisco's trolley system is a tourist attraction.
- tramwayRail system for carriages
- streetcarRail-bound urban trolley
- pantographMechanical scaling duplicator
- stopCease all motion
- light railUrban passenger train network
overhead wire · rails · catenary · electric current · wheel · pole · monorail · track · commuter train · wire · fare · conductor · bell · transit line · electric bus · suburbanization · rush hour · public transit
transit mode
trolley systemshighway systems
Interconnected major roads
freeways · taxis · walking · helicopter transport · ferries