Facts and Figures
Operator	San Diego Trolley Inc.
System Type	Heritage Trolley
Year Opened	2011
# of Lines	1
# of Cars	2
Mileage	2.7 miles
Gauge	Std
Stations	9
Power	Overhead
Data Date	2018
1st Visit	4/2014
Last Visit	7/2022
% Rode	100%

Western US Transit > San Diego

Vintage Trolley (Silver Line)

The silver line is a vintage trolley line in San Diego. It uses 2 PCC cars that circle downtown San Diego on the lifht rail tracks .

The first PCC # 529 came from San Francisco MUNI. The installed a ADA accessible lift at the front door, requiring regular passenger to use the rear door. The sceond car is #530 that entered service in 2015 is from Newark. There ia third car in restoration from Philadelphia that should enter service in a At some point. All cars are using the livery of the former San Diefo Trolley system. Also car 1001, and original San Diego U2 car is a part of the fleet.

The Silver Line operates Tues, Thurs and weekends from 11am-3:30pm. running about every 30 minutes.

There is consideration to restore more PCC service and an line extension to serve tourist friendly Balboa Park. Personally, I think that is a great idea as Balboa Park is not currently served by Light Rail and links downtown to Balboa Park by Rail

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12th And Imperial

7/10/2022

4/1/2014

Gaslamp Quarter

4/1/2014

American Plaza

7/10/2022

Equipment

Car 529
This PCC car was built in 1946 for St. Louis, and was solf to San Francisco MUNI around 1957, It was MUNI #1122. San Diego purchased the car from MUNI in 2005 and entered service in 1981

7/7/2022

4/1/2014

7/7/2022

Car 530
This PCC car was built in 1946 originally for Twin City Rapid Transit in Minneapolis Minnesoty. The car was sold to Newark City Subway in 1953. Newark retired the car in 2001. It was restored with a lift added and entered Silver Line service in 2015.

7/7/2022

Car 1001
This is one of the original Siemen-Dueway U2 cars that opened the San Diego Light system

7/7/2022

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