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The Kenosha Electric Streetcar opened to the public on June 17, 2000
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CARS
Service began with five former Toronto PCC cars,
which were refurbished and wheelchair lifts added.
Those cars retain their Toronto numbers, but have
been painted in schemes representing other cities
that operated PCC cars.
4606 - Green & Cream with Red stripe - Chicago
4609 - Red & White - Pittsburgh
4610 - Maroon & Cream -Toronto
4615 - Orange & Cream - Johnstown
4616 - Yellow with Green stripe - Cincinatti
Two more cars were added in2012
4617 - Green with White Stripes - San Francisco
2185 - White with Red & Blue trim - SEPTA
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ROUTE
The route is about 2 miles long in an oval shaped loop. It is single track with a
short passing (storage) siding at the end of 56th Street near the Public Museum.
Cars run counter clockwise. Usually only one car operates on a daily rotating basis.
The short scenic ride and nearby attractions are an ideal way to introduce younger
riders to electric transit.
54th Street - Ride begins at 8th Ave. Transit Center and heads west in right lane.
11th Ave. Line turns south past the METRA station and runs in curb lane.
56th Street - Line turns east into median strip. Passes County Buildings, Dinosaur
Museum,
Park, Post Office, Stores, Condos, Public Museum and Civil War Museum.
End of 56th Street - Line makes wide sweeping curve back to 54th Street.
54th Street - Line runs in grassy strip between street and Harbor Inlet to 7th Ave.
where it enters 54th Street. Lead track to Transit Center branches off here.
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Toronto 4610 waits at Transit Center.
Tracks in foreground were from TMER&L
station
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SEPTA 2185 westbound on 54th Street
crossing Sheridan Road
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Chicago 4606 turns off 54th Street onto
11th Ave. outside Metra station
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Cincinatti 4616 coming off 11th Ave
turning into the median of 56th Street.
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Toronto 4610 on 56th Street passes Court
House about to cross Sheridan Road.
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Johnstown 4615 heads east in median of 56th
Street amid winter snow
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San Francisco 4617 picks up passengers in
the business section of 56th Street
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Pittsburgh 4609 heads east through
business section of 56th Street
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Johnstown 4615 in median of 56th Street
passes condo section
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Cincinatti 4616 runs through passing
(storage) siding by Public Museum
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SEPTA 2185 begins the long sweeping
curve back to 54th Street
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Pittsburgh 4609 coming off curve into grassy
strip between 54th Street and harbor inlet
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Schedules, Fare and other info
(262) 653-4287
Joseph McCarthy Transit Center
724 - 54th Street - 53140
kenosha.org/departments/transportation
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Chicago 4606 running west in grassy strip
between 54th Street and Harbor inlet
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San Francisco 4617 has come out of grassy
strip onto 54th Street near the Transit Center.
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