Do You Know All 50 Tram/Lightrail Systems Across the United States!? Test Your Knowledge!

Many cities across the United States have a light rail or a streetcar (or a combination of both) system. A clip of a tram/lightrail will show: do you know which city this is from (or what agency operates it?)!
This 25 minute video will test your complete knowledge of the streetcar/lightrail/tram systems across the United States! How well did you do?
How well do you know the American system? Did you know that there were this many systems across the US?
While I have filmed a majority of them a few photos rather than videos will be shown taken from Wikipedia and credited to the respective owners in the form Wikipedia requests.
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[@OliversElevators]

45/50 - not bad for me, considering I've never been to many of these cities. This video just goes to show how many cities use the Siemens S70 (both the LRV and streetcar version) on their rail lines. I always get the cities that use the older SD100s and SD160s confused, as they all look the same to me. You should do a version of this video but with commuter railroads!

[@timosha21]

Not a bad idea! :O

[@anonymoussdmtsemployee7770]

Some of them are U2A's just saying

[@roysorensen6131]

Nice timing as I am out the door to celebrate the opening of the Blue Line Mid-Coast extension to UTC today in San Diego.

[@gabkae8067]

Great Greetings from Basel switzerland

[@scottyerkes1867]

I recognized about half of the systems. Glad that so many cities have tram/light rail service😀

[@peterprice6898]

I only been on the cable car in San Francisco going up the steep street which is one of the 50 Tram Monorail systems in the United States that are my favorite!

[@Cupertinorail]

Wow I got them all because I actually see photos of all systems before this video

[@pchenakijatebrat]

same!

[@Muzakman37]

Not familiar with these systems at all so went with foliage & flora (that helps a *lot* in placing the city in the right type of region), city planning/layouts, type of bricks, flat roof/sloped/tiled, what people are wearing, climate/weather, are there mtns in the background etc, proper detective work. Managed to nail a good few, but was disappointed when the tram had the city plastered across it lol. Great compilation Timosha, keep up the good work!

[@zyoninkiro]

I was able to get most of the systems. The ones I had trouble with were mostly newer streetcar systems although telling Newark and Jersey City apart is tough as both use the same equipment and the same operator.

[@TM-lo1im]

33/50. Have never been to the US, but followed the Tram/LRT renaissance there now for 20 years online.

[@timosha21]

Which ones proved to be most challenging!?

[@MMTB616]

Excellent work Tim! I reckon I got 38/50 - not bad for an Aussie eh? Fortunately, I've visited many of the systems and hope to see a few more when the international COVID situation eases.

[@poznanskiszybkowiec_official]

Well, 10/50. Mostly i could remember from vehicles used, for ex. Portland, Washington DC or Seattle because of Skoda and Inekon Trams. But tbh, Tucson's tram system hit me the most because of Skoda tram being present XD

[@centredoorplugsthornton4112]

Several trams trolleys etc have the name of the city where they run right on the cars. Like the first one in Detroit. Left out the PCCs on Girard Avenue in Philadelphia. Look for privately run rail transit in the US. Very few examples outside of major airports. Fort Worth closed the Tandy trolley years ago to expand parking. A monorail connects resort hotels in Las Vegas. Three hospitals in Indianapolis were connected by a 1.4 mile elevated rail line that was limited to persons at the hospitals. It closed in 2019.

[@funi6962]

i live along the riverline! that my favorite lightrail/tram system

[@thedoeguy]

I got them all, except the second Salt Lake video.

[@icoradia5611]

Nice tram systeme in USA : Streetcar and Express Tram (light Rail). But some city, there light Rail is a Urban train

[@jg-7780]

I got almost all of them. My only mistakes: I mistook the Newark Light Rail to be the HBLR I mistook the Charlotte Gold Line Streetcar to be the Charlotte Blue Line Light rail, didn't realize it until the Blue line came up later in the video.

[@SG118P]

The thumbnail is my favorite transportation

[@jmheavymetal]

Cities I recognized: Phoenix (I live here), Cleveland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Denver , Houston, Dallas, Portland, Seattle, st. Louis.

[@adrianwitzburg4140]

Great video! :)

[@shaileshpatel3458]

Very good video

[@samlogan8096]

Ones I've used: Septa/PTC Septa/Red Arrow Septa/P&W SF Muni Boston T New Orleans Tampa

[@andrew_ray]

Did you ride the High Speed Line in Boston or just the Green Line?

[@samlogan8096]

@@andrew_ray The Green line -- it was a trolley with track level boarding (no platform). I rode the underground section but I understand it has surface sections too. It was a long time ago.

[@ErelH]

I got 33! Great video (: I thought the 2022 one was HART, but upon further reading it's a light metro, not a tram/LRT. By the way, the El Paso one is beautiful. Too bad you couldn't find a Wikipedia image...

[@tonycoldtrain]

Great video, shoot the same and have fun😃😃💪

[@DCussen]

Forgot Kansas City. Also forgot the St. Louis trolley at the Delmar loop. (But you did get the St. Louis metrolink)

[@timosha21]

That is because those are streetcars...

[@233CFH]

I know the one in the thumbnail, but maybe I shall keep it a secret 🤫

[@shanewalters2565]

I already guessed it was Denver, lol

[@rodgerp.639]

Good video but small note: cable cars (San Francisco) are not trams, streetcars, or trolleys. (They certainly aren't LRVs. LOL)

[@timelessmusicfamilymusic9175]

When I see palm trees🌴 I know it's either Southern California, Florida or maybe Arizona, mountains🏔 somewhere in the Rockies(Denver, Salt Lake City or maybe even Seattle), snow🌨 somewhere up north, & dip hills it must be San Francisco🌁.🤔

[@kailidovas9562]

2:00 it's impossible that this is Oklahoma!

[@timosha21]

Yep - there was a mistake and it has been edited out on YT so it should be gone in a few minutes. :)

[@timosha21]

That clip repeated itself with the correct answer after so the first clip of it should be gone soon.

[@kailidovas9562]

@@timosha21 Ok don't worry mistakes happen! 👍 But good you edited it! 👍😎

[@timosha21]

@@kailidovas9562 Proves that I am human! :P

[@Jeff-uj8xi]

Where is Kenosha, Wisconsin? They operate a fleet of PCC cars.

[@trainglen22]

I think that you got Cleveland and Norfolk mixed up.

[@guinessbeer]

Seattle operates more metro style.

[@paulhiroberts2786]

And As-Salaam-Alaikum to all the beautiful family love from Paul Roberts

[@Marcianoz5]

so the streetcar in the canal photo is the Portland one :0

[@fokusnikfim]

Hello Video super good.... Fim 🚂👮‍♂️✋

[@danesmith3615]

Technically the sprinter in So Cal is considered heavy rail

[@partickdistel6580]

All american downtowns look like each other...

[@moishglukovsky]

Who’s the heavy breather in Norfolk?

[@garyfaison3924]

First one is qline Detroit Michigan because I live in Detroit Michigan

[@E-man5375]

New Jersey has like 3 light rails

[@PhilOutsider]

These things sure make a lot of noise turning.

[@michaelplunkett5124]

How many of them pay their way?

[@trenomanis]

Κοίταξε, το καλύτερο είναι το Cable Car του Σαν Φρατζίσκο! Τώρα ποια συστήματα είναι τα καλύτερα; Πρώτα από όλα εκείνα που τροφοδοτούνται από μπαταρίες, καθότι δεν χρειάζεται να έχουν σε όλο το μήκος εναέρια καλώδια. Κατά την προσωπική μου άποψη πρέπει να ενισχύονται και να επιλέγονται τα οχήματα light rails που τροφοδοτούνται από μπαταρίες ώστε να βελτιώνεται η αυτονομία τους. Επίσης πρέπει να υπάρχει σύνδεση με ρεύμα μόνο στους τερματικούς σταθμούς και στο κέντρο της πόλης ενώ περιφερειακά και κλαδικά τα οχήματα πρέπει να κινούνται με μπαταρίες. Με τον τρόπο αυτό επιτυγχάνεται σημαντική οικονομία στην κατασκευή της υποδομής ειδικά των περιφερειακών δικτύων laight rails. Πολύ καλή βρίσκω και την επιλογή ως καυσίμου του diesel. Στην χώρα μου την Ελλάδα είχαμε σημαντικά σιδηροδρομικά δίκτυα light rails στα οποία κυκλοφορούσαν τρένα diesel (Βόλος, Ναύπλιο, Λουτράκι, Μεσολόγγι, Καλαμάτα) και τα οποία σήμερα βρίσκονται εκτός λειτουργίας. Επίσης αυτήν την στιγμή "τρέχει" μελέτη για ανάπτυξη light rail με τρένα Diesel στη Δυτική Θεσσαλονίκη. Επίσης υποστηρίζω τα μονά βαγόνια ή τα διπλά με άρθρωση τα οποία μπορούν να συζευχθούν σε πολλές μονάδες (διπλά, τριπλά, τετραπλά κ.λπ.) αναλόγως με τη ζήτηση σε επιβάτες και τις ώρες αιχμής. Επίσης σε αυτές τις περιπτώσεις υπάρχει η δυνατότητα σε επιλεγμένες στάσεις του δικτύου να "εγκαταλείπονται" οχήματα καθώς οι συρμοί κινούνται προς τις συνοικίες και περιφερειακά και να επανασυζεύγνυνται καθώς κινούνται από την περιφέρεια και τους κλάδους προς το κέντρο. Απορρίπτω τα τεράστια αρθρωτά οχήματα του Dallas στο Τέξας ενώ επικροτώ τα μονά οχήματα ή έστω τα διπλά αρθρωτά εξοπλισμένα με σύνδεσμο Schanferberg. Τέλος είμαι υπέρμαχος των δικτύων light rails μονής γραμμής, ειδικά των περιφερειακών και κλαδικών δικτύων και υπέρ της διπλής γραμμής στο κέντρο. Οι αυτοματισμοί, η αυτόματη σηματοδότηση, η τηλεδιοίκηση επιτρέπει την ανάπτυξη των δικτύων light rails μονής γραμμής, με επιλεγμένα σημεία για τις αναγκαίες διασταυρώσεις οι οποίες θα ήταν δυνατόν να εξοπλίζονται και με ελατηριωτά ψαλίδια ή με τηλεχειριζόμενα ψαλίδια. Αν η κίνηση των συρμών δεν είναι πολύ πυκνή η λύση της μονής γραμμής προβάλλει σοβαρά πλεονεκτήματα οικονομίας στην κατασκευή των δικτύων light rail, ειδικά της επέκτασής στους στα κέντρα των μεγαλουπόλεων προς τις συνοικίες! Στην Ελλάδα από το 1935 έως το 1977 λειτουργούσε με εξαιρετική επιτυχία ηλεκτροκίνητο δίκτυο light rail μονής γραμμής από τον Πειραιά έως το Πέραμα. Εύγε για το βίντεο!

[@freebird285]

Sacramento?

[@amapparatistkwabena]

Just DC and SF.

[@marver7046]

L.A, N.O.,and S.F:but i'm italian !!

[@cameronroberts5612]

4

[@Jeff-uj8xi]

By the way, you forgot the Galveston Trolley, which recently went back in service, after an absence of several years. They just had quite a celebration. And you forgot the St. Louis Loop Trolley, but it isn't currently running. Also, you forgot the PCC cars running in San Diego. Do you need photos and video of them? If you need photos or video of the PCC cars running in El Paso, give me your E-Mail address and I'll send them to you.

[@denali637]

That does not look like Buffalo...

[@FrozenRose816]

Yeah that is definitely not the Metro Rail, I have no idea what that is.

[@HaoweiChen]

23！

[@izakymom]

16:20 THAT IS TORONTO

[@OliversElevators]

Actually, it _is_ San Francisco. MUNI, the transit provider in San Francisco, operates two old streetcar lines, the E & F lines, using mainly PCC streetcars that have been painted in the liveries of several cities that used to operate them. For example, the TTC used to operate PCCs on its streetcar lines, so there's a streetcar in the TTC livery that runs on the E & F lines in San Francisco. I had a feeling that would get someone... :)

[@vincentng2392]

16:09 The police cruiser bears California licence plate so it can't be Toronto.

[@ClankyCloverGaming]

you accidentally swapped Los Angeles and Minneapolis haha

[@timosha21]

Not really haha

[@ClankyCloverGaming]

@@timosha21 oh really? why is it that after the caption "Minneapolis, Minnesota" is shown, I see a Kinkisharyo P3010 LRV heading towards Los Angeles, in service on the Metro Expo Line?

[@ClankyCloverGaming]

@@timosha21 I get it now, it shows the city name after showing the trams, makes sense

[@moishglukovsky]

Who’s the heavy breather in Norfolk?

[@moishglukovsky]

Who’s the heavy breather in Norfolk?