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| Above: YouTubeCA video - The Subway/Metro Red Line in Cleveland, Ohio 2019 - Length: 10:12 mins. | Above: YouTubeCA video - The LightRail in Cleveland, Ohio 2019 - Length: 9:50 mins. |
PHOTOS
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MAP
I created the above map by overlaying an OpenStreetMap (OSM) map with my own data. Copyright on the OSM map is © OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed under a CC-BY-SA (Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 licence).
Please note that the OSM map used as a template for this map corresponds to the situation at the time the map was downloaded and may show features that did not exist at the time the GS Tram Site is supposed to show. In particular, it may show bridges and highways that were built later.
ROUTES
Operator: Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA)
LIGHT RAIL ROUTES
| B | Blue Line | Tower City - E 55th St. - Shaker Sq. - Warrensville |
| G | Green Line | Tower City - E 55th St. - Shaker Sq. - Green Rd. |
| W | Waterfront Line | Tower City - South Harbor |
RAPID TRANSIT ROUTE
| R | Red Line | Airport - West Park - W 65th Lorain - Tower City - E 55th St. - Cedar University - East Cleveland |
The route letters used above are of an indicative nature only, and are not used by the operator.
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SYSTEM
NETWORK LENGTH
- Light rail: 29 km.
- Rapid transit: 31 km.
HISTORY
- Streetcars (traditional): (horse-powered) 5 Sept. 1860 - 1892; (steam): 1 Sept. 1868 - July 1882; (electric) 26 July 1894 - 23 Jan. 1954.
- Light rail: 17 Dec. 1913 - today.
- Cable cars: 17 Dec. 1890 - 15 Dec. 1901.
- Interurbans: 1895 - 15 May 1938.
GAUGE
- Streetcars & interurbans: 1435 mm.
SOURCES
- Canfield, J. (ed.) "Electric railways of Northeastern Ohio" Central Electric Railfans' Association Bulletin 1965 (#108).
- Simons, V. "Cleveland: 1980s confidence justified" Tramways & Urban Transit. July 2010 (73: 87), p.255-257.
WIKIS
- Blue Line (Cleveland)
- Cleveland Railway (Ohio)
- Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
- Green Line (Cleveland)
- Lake Shore Electric Railway
- Red Line (Cleveland)
- RTA Light Rail Historic Route Maps
- RTA Rapid Transit
- Streetcars in Cleveland
- Waterfront Line
WEB SITES
Special thanks to Russell Powers from Denver CO for information on the history of the Cleveland system.
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