I don't know about U.S. cities quitting the use of streetcars, but up here in Toronto, Canada we still have lots of them. Several routes cross the whole city from East to West and there are a few shorter routes that run North and South. They all tie together at numerous places.
We also have several Subway routes. The main ones go from Union Station (the main Railway Station in the city) and runs North to the top end of the city. This is the Yonge St. Line. The original section was built in 1954. The other main route is the Bloor St/Danforth Line which runs from Kipling Ave. in the West end of the city to Kennedy Road and Eglinton Ave. in the East end. From there you can take the LRT (Light Rapid Transit) several miles with stops along the way to the Scarborough Town Centre at Highway 401 and Brimley Road.
When you pay your fare, I think it is $2.50 now, you can get a transfer and you can board any of the intersecting lines, whether they be Streetcar, Bus or Subway and travel from one end of the city to the other or anywhere in between. Your Transfer just has to be within a reasonable time frame for the distance that you have travelled. You just cannot get off, do a bit of shopping or go for lunch and then get back on the same route that you got off. Our Toronto Transit Commission or TTC as it is know here is a very clean, SAFE, efficient and reasonable way to travel around the city. If you are ever in Toronto, try it. Even the Subway has some parts that run above ground, so you are not stuck in a tunnel for your whole ride.
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