Ride the Trolleys of Kenosha, Wisconsin

In the late 1990's Kenosha, WI became the first city in Wisconsin in over 50 years to install new trolley tracks in their city.  This was to coincide with a lakefront renovation project the city started.  Currently the city has 5 PCC cars.  Apparently 3 of them are in use.  The other 2 are in disrepair and need to be restored to running order. On Friday Nov 24, 2000 myself and several friends drove to Kenosha to ride the trolley.  The ride is about 15 minutes around a loop of track.  The track runs close to the METRA station in Kenosha then heads east towards the lake.  With a great view of the lake as it heads north the tracks then head west for the homestretch back to the start.  The fare for the trolley is 25 cents.  There is usually only one car running per day.  Except for special events. Below are some photos taken on Nov, 24 2000

Looking east down the right of way at Lake Michigan from our Trolley stop.

The interior of the PCC car.  Our friendly operator chats with departing passenger

Looking at the rear interior of the PCC car we rode in.

Looking down the right-of-way through the front windshield of the trolley

The trolley makes its way westbound after completing a round trip on the loop.

The trolley stops to pick up a couple of passenger at the stop.

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