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List of trolleybus systems in the United States

This is a list of trolleybus systems in the United States by state. It includes all trolleybus systems, past and present. About 65 trolleybus systems have existed in the U.S. at one time or another. In this list, boldface type in the "location" column and blue background colored row indicates one of the four U.S. trolleybus systems still in operation.

Alabama

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Georgia

Hawaii

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Missouri

Nevada

New Jersey

New York

North Carolina

Ohio

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Virginia

Washington

Dual-mode (diesel-trolley) buses operated 15 September 1990 – 24 January 2005 on routes using the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel. The overhead wire system in the tunnel was not connected to that used by surface trolleybus services.

Wisconsin

Notes

See also

Sources

References

Books and periodicals

  • Trolleybus Magazine (ISSN 0266-7452). National Trolleybus Association (UK). Bimonthly.

Further reading

  • McKane, John, and Anthony Perles. 1982. "Inside Muni" (). Glendale (CA), US: Interurban Press.
  • Perles, Anthony. 1981. "The People's Railway" (San Francisco) (). Glendale (CA): Interurban Press.
  • Saitta, Joseph P. "Traction Yearbook '81", '82, '83, '84, '85, '86, '87. Merrick (NY): Traction Slides International.
  • Schultz, Russell E. 1980. "A Milwaukee Transport Era: The Trackless Trolley Years" (). Glendale: Interurban Press.
  • Sebree, Mac, and Paul Ward. 1973. Transit's Stepchild, The Trolley Coach (Interurbans Special 58). Los Angeles: Interurbans. LCCN 73-84356.
  • Wonson, Richard L. 1983. "Trackless Trolleys of Rhode Island, The" (). Cambridge (MA): Boston Street Railway Assn., Inc. (Bulletin 18).

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