In the late 19th century, the solution to every transportation problem was “build a railroad.” The narrow gauge Pacific Coast Railway was built in the 1870s between Port Harford, San Luis Obispo and ...

While segments of D.C.’s new streetcar system are expected to become operational by 2013, it is unlikely that routes will ever be expanded to Georgetown. According to John Lisle, a spokesman for the ...

The Steveston Interurban Streetcar once connected downtown Vancouver to Richmond, but its tracks were long thought to be lost—until now. This adventure follows the hidden remnants of the old streetcar ...

It's been more than a decade that several cities got federal funding for downtown streetcars. Some have flourished, others are faltering and at least one is fading out. Cities including Atlanta, ...

Zen Coffee sees a dip in customers, as utility work takes longer due to unexpected challenges. The Metropolitan Utilities District cites old streetcar tracks among obstacles slowing downtown project.

This scene south on Higuera Street at about Chorro Street distributed by the Morning Tribune in postcard size to its readers on Jan 1, 1890. San Luis Street Railway pulled by horse is at right while ...

Cities including Atlanta, Detroit and Kansas City got new streetcars 15 years ago. It was a streetcar revival that has stalled in some places and been successful in others. Steve Harrison from member ...