Charles Street Trolley

The Charles Street Trolley is a proposed trolley line running through northern portions of Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Kittelson & Associates, a consulting firm hired by trolley advocates, estimates that the line would be likely to carry 2.5 million riders per year ^[1].

The proposal is backed by a public-private group known as the Charles Street Trolley Corporation.^[2] As envisioned, the line would probably use modern, low-floor trolleys (trams), but the use of newly built replica-vintage rail cars is an alternative also being considered.^[3]

Certain portions of the proposed trolley alignment would be similar to area covered by the Maryland Transit Administration's proposed Yellow Line.

While the proposed trolley is not a project of the MTA, the two groups have expressed a willingness to work together on certain elements of a transit plan for the area involved.

See also

• Green Line – a proposed rail line in Baltimore from Johns Hopkins Hospital to Morgan State University.
• Red Line – a proposed rail line from Woodlawn, in Baltimore County (west), to Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore City (east).
• Streetcars in North America

References

1. ^ "A Streetcar Named Conspire" - Urbanite Magazine, June 1, 2009 - Accessed April 10, 2011
2. ^ Charles Street Trolley Corporation
3. ^ "The Charles Street Trolley Frequently Asked Questions" (PDF). Charles StreetTrolley Corp.. December 2008. http://www.charlesstreet.org/trolley/pdfs/FAQ.pdf. Retrieved February 5, 2011.