Our Mission
San Diego Vintage Trolley, Inc., a non-profit subsidiary of the Metropolitan Transit System, aims to recapture a piece of a beloved era in public transportation by acquiring and restoring vintage streetcars for operation in San Diego.

 
 
 
 

Photo Gallery

 

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Restored

 
PCC 529 at Seaport Village, photo © Brett Shoaf PCC 529 at America Plaza, photo © Brett Shoaf
PCC 529 at City College, photo © Brett Shoaf PCC 529 at Park & Market, photo © Brett Shoaf
PCC 529 trucks, photo © MTS PCC 529 interior driver mirror, photo © MTS
PCC 529 at Gaslamp, photo © Brett Shoaf PCC 529 interior seats, photo © Brett Shoaf
PCC 529, photo © Brett Shoaf PCC 529 at 12th & Imperial/Bayside, photo © Brett Shoaf
rear of PCC 529 at 12th & Imperial, photo © Brett Shoaf PCC 529 interior seats, photo © Brett Shoaf
 PCC 529, photo © Brett Shoaf PCC 529, photo © Brett Shoaf
 
PCC 529 wheelchair ramp, photo © Brett Shoaf  

Restoration

2005 – unrestored PCC 529 from Lake Tahoe on trailer, photo © MTS 2005 – unrestored PCC from SF Muni on trailer, photo © MTS
2005 – unrestored PCC 529 trolley operator controls, photo © MTS 2005 – unrestored PCC 529 interior, photo © MTS

PCC Cars

1949 – PCC 502 Rt. 2 to Union Depot, photo © Ken Douglas 1949 – PCC 524 on Broadway, photo © Ken Douglas
April 24, 1949 – the last day of streetcar service in San Diego, photo © P. Allen Copeland 1942 – PCC 502, photo © P. Allen Copeland
1948 – PCC 501 on old wooden bridge to Union Depot, photo © Ken Douglas 1942 – PCC 514 in Hillcrest, photo © P. Allen Copeland
1946 – PCC 516 on Broadway, photo © Ken Douglas 1948 – PCC 522 at Union Depot, photo © P. Allen Copeland

Historic Photos

1886 – Horse drawn trolley, photo © San Diego History Center 1890 – Trolley opening day, SD Cable Car south on 6th from Broadway, photo © San Diego History Center
1900 – San Diego Electric Railway trolley at Union Depot, photo © San Diego History Center 1915 – SD&SE Railway trolley at 3rd & Broadway, photo © San Diego History Center
1923 – Trolley on Broadway, photo © San Diego History Center 1943 – San Diego Electric Railway trolley at Horton Plaza, photo © San Diego History Center

 

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