Hope This Happens

Could electric powered trolleys or streetcars return to Louisville? It's possible as plans slowly come together for the return of trolleys to Bardstown Road. While the route isn't yet determined, it's possible that it could run from Downtown, up through Phoenix Hill and into the Highlands. This is part of town is very dense and is perfect for this kind of transit. The tracks would be laid into the concrete and the trolley's would run up and down the street sharing the road with cars. It wasn't all that long ago, actually I guess it was, when trolley cars crisscrossed the city and provided wonderful mass transit. The tracks were paved over around World War II as the automobile took over.

Here's a possible route...


Here's a picture of an old trolley car at Churchill Downs...
Photo courtesy of Daves Rail Pix