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This is a route-map template for the Madison Avenue Line (MATA Trolley), a Memphis, Tennessee, heritage streetcar.. For a key to symbols, see {{railway line legend}}.; For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap.
The Riverfront Loop is a line of the Memphis Area Transit Authority trolley system.It began operation in 1997, as the second line in the system. It runs for 4.1 mi (6.6 km) through downtown Memphis and along the Mississippi riverfront, with 18 stops along the way.
This is a route-map template for the Main Street Line (MATA Trolley), a Memphis, Tennessee, heritage streetcar.. For a key to symbols, see {{railway line legend}}.; For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap.
The Riverfront Line and Madison Line operated buses with 40-minute and 30-minute headways respectively. [69] On August 18, 2024, MATA suspended trolley service indefinitely due to an investigation into issues with brakes and costly upgrades recommended by TDOT. [70] [71] MATA has 5 operable trolleys, but only 4 are operated at a time. [1]
Originally proposed as a 4.9-mile (7.9 km) line along the Mississippi River, the Memphis City Council voted 9-4 in January 1990 to build the 2.5-mile (4 km), $33 million Main Street route. [12] After multiple delays, construction of the line commenced in February 1991 for completion by December 1992. [ 13 ]
Conductors underwent training that month, preparing for the inauguration of the trolley line set for March 28, 1888. Carbondale & Jermyn Street Railway Co. No. 1, pictured likely on opening day ...
Buses have been serving the line since then, but MATA plans to restore trolley operation to the line eventually. [1] [4] In 2020, MATA acquired a Siemens–Duewag U2 "modern streetcar" (built in 1988) secondhand from the San Diego Trolley system, and plans to carry out test runs with it on the Madison Avenue Line in 2022, as a step toward a ...
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