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MAIN STREET TROLLEY MEMPHIS

• The Main street trolley is maintained by Memphis
  Area Transit Authority (MATA)
• The Heritage Trolley lines operate in two routes
• The Main Street (Historic Pinch district on the
  north to Central Station and the Civil
  Rights Museum on the south)
• The River front Loop (comprehensive riverfront
  development project that includes
  residential, commercial,
  recreational, and tourism)
• The Fleet consists of 14 Trolleys imported from
  the Oporto- Portugal and Melbourne -Australia.

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HISTORY
MAIN STREET TROLLEY MEMPHIS

• 1865 Mule-drawn trolleys first carry passengers
  along Main Street.
• 1891 The City Suburban Railway launches
  electric trolleys on seven miles of track.
• 1900 Newly formed Memphis Street Railway Company
  (MSRC) employs 212 electric cars, eventually
  puts 300 trolleys in operation over 13 routes.
• 1947 MSRC makes its final trolley run here. The
  city pulls up tracks that once ran along Main,
  Broad, Jackson, Madison, and other streets.
• 1989 Mayor Plans to bring trolleys back to
  downtown Memphis. Sample car, on loan from Iowa,
  is a hit with riders.
• 1993 Trolleys begin rolling along Main Street
  Mall. "This will be the synergy for a new
  renaissance in Memphis," says Mayor Willie
  Herenton.

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HISTORY
MAIN STREET TROLLEY MEMPHIS

• 1994 MATA adds seventh car, larger version
  holding 100 passengers.
• 1995 Ridership tops 1 million. MATA adds more
  cars.
• 1997 New 2.5-mile Riverfront loop opens.
  Ridership reaches about 500,000 annually, less
  than projected.
• 1998 North End MATA trolley/bus terminal opens.
  Renovation proceeds at Central Station. Total
  cost to system to date 72.9 million.
• 1999 Federal Transportation Administration
  assures 80 percent federal funding of 30.4
  million Medical Center extension, to be completed
  in 2002.

www.memphismagazine.com/backissues/april1999/citys
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Route I (Main Street)
MAIN STREET TROLLEY MEMPHIS

• Opened in 1993
• 2.5 Miles
• Double Track
• 0.8 Miles of track on an exclusive
  trolley/pedestrian mall
• Remaining shared with the street traffic.
• Accessible for the disabled with lifts in the
  station.
• 12 Stations

An ex-Oporto car, southbound on Main Street at
Jefferson.
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Route I (Main Street)
MAIN STREET TROLLEY MEMPHIS

• Project Cost 33 Million.
• 3 Millions for 10 cars.
• 77.2 Federal
• 7.1 State
• 7.1 City
• 8.6 private

Main street Mall
Main street at Beale
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Route II (River Front Loop)
MAIN STREET TROLLEY MEMPHIS

• Opened in 1997
• 2 Miles
• Double Track right of way shared with Amtrak
• One-way loop (Uses the Main St. line loop as one
  leg of the circle)
• Cost 8 Million
• Accessible for the disabled via high-level
  platform
• 6 Stations

R-O-W shared with Illinois Central RR
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RIDERSHIP
MAIN STREET TROLLEY MEMPHIS
First Day of Operation 7000 Riders Ridership
for 1994 468,115 Riders Ridership for
1999 922,475 Riders Ridership for
2000 941,011 Riders Current Weekday
Ridership 2774 Riders Current Weekend
Ridership 1704 Riders
In 1999, the streetcars carried almost three
times more passengers per revenue mile than
Memphis 's buses.
http//www.apta.com/info/online/weyrich.htmmt
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RIDERSHIP
MAIN STREET TROLLEY MEMPHIS
Main Street and Riverfront Trolley Passengers,
1997-1998
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MAIN STREET TROLLEY MEMPHIS
On-board survey of streetcar riders - 1994

• 51 percent were riding for transportation-related
  reasons and 49 percent for entertainment-related
  reasons
• 17 percent "normally get around Memphis" by
  public transit
• 61 percent had "eaten at restaurants along the
  trolley line," and 34 percent had "shopped at
  stores along the trolley line" and
• 36 had incomes over 50,000 a total of 14
  percent had incomes below 20,000.

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Trolley Hours and frequency
MAIN STREET TROLLEY MEMPHIS
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Fares
MAIN STREET TROLLEY MEMPHIS
Cost
Main Street 2.5 mile 34,887,072 14Mi/Mile
(Contains the cost of the cars and the Pedestrian
mall development)
River front Loop 9,428,860 3.8 Mi/mile
(Use of existing right of way along with Amtrak)
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MAIN STREET TROLLEY MEMPHIS
FLEET
Service is provided with 14 rehabilitated (1927
-1940)cars imported primarily from Portugal and
Australia and one replica car. A number of other
cars are also on the property in various stages
of rebuild. There are six single-truck cars from
Oporto, Portugal, seven double-truck cars from
Melbourne Australia, a single- truck Gomaco
replica car, and a double-truck car rebuilt by
MATA from a former Rio de Janeiro open car. All
of the cars are painted in a unique paint scheme.
Controller Cabin
600-volt DC overhead, supplied from two MLGW
rectifiers
 Average speed is 8 miles per hour. Cars are
double-ended for two-way operation
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FLEET
MAIN STREET TROLLEY MEMPHIS
Before Reconstruction
After Reconstruction
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Double Truck Melbourne
MAIN STREET TROLLEY MEMPHIS
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Single Truck Semi-Convertible Enclosed Trolley
MAIN STREET TROLLEY MEMPHIS
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Proposed Extension
MAIN STREET TROLLEY MEMPHIS

• 2.5 Mile extension from the downtown to the
  Medical center.
• Connects the Cities two largest Employment
  Centers.
• Will operate in mixed traffic.
• Construction of one New bridge and reconstruction
  of bridge at I-240.
• Six new Stations (one with park and ride
  facilities)
• To be completed by 2004
• Project Cost 74.6 Million
• Federal 80 (Federal Transit Administration
  FTA)
• City Of Memphis 10
• Tennessee Dept Of Transportation 10