|
Facts and Figures |
| Operator |
|
| System
Type |
Tourist
Trolley |
| Year
Opened |
|
| # of
Lines |
1 |
| # of
Cars |
1 |
| Mileage |
|
| Stations |
8 |
| Gauge |
Std |
| Power |
Generator |
| Fare
Media |
Cash |
| Website |
old300.org |
| Data
Date |
2004 |
| 1st
Visit |
9/2002 |
| Last
Visit |
9/2002 |
| % Rode |
100% |
 |
|
Riverfront Trolley |
Astoria is at the NW corner of Oregon where the
mighty Columbia River meets the Pacific Ocean. It use to be a busy city
with fish canneries, but that is all gone, now its tourists. Astoria has
a neat downtown, and paralleling downtown by the water is a tourist
trolley. It runs on a former BNSF tracks. They have one car in use, San
Antonio streetcar #300. #300 is owned by the San Antonio Art Museum and
is leased to Astoria. The car is powered by a towed generator. The
conductors on the car give a oral tour of the city and the history. This
is a very nice ride!
|
#
300 is nearing its Western Terminal by the Red Lion Inn. That is the
Astoria Bridge in the background. (9/2/02)
Here
the generator cart is in the lead along the waterfront. (9/2/02)
The
car here is on a wooden trestle that also serves pedestrians. (9/2/02)
Last
view of the car, downtown Astoria is merely one block to the car's
right. (9/2/02)