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Tampa - Ybor City Streetcar

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Tampa - Ybor City Streetcar
Posted by MP57313 on Friday, May 14, 2010 4:44 PM

In April 2010 I was able to ride the local streetcar from the Tampa Waterside to Ybor City; the route is about 4 miles long.  This route operates both "closed" and "open" cars; the 3rd picture would have worked better from an open car but what the hey.  One other unique feature is that this crosses a CSX/Amtrak route on a diamond about a mile or so east of Tampa Union Station.  The streetcars run a brake test each time they approach the diamond.

(1) CSX/Amtrak foute facing east from streetcar diamond

(2) Open streetcar heading west in Ybor City

(3) Streetcar shops

(4) Streetcar route facing north as seen from the northbound Silver Star

 

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Posted by daveklepper on Sunday, May 16, 2010 10:15 AM

THAKS

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