This is a phantom streetcar. Board at your own risk, because you never know where it could take you. It reminds me of the title of Buñuel &#...

Trams have been operating in Frankfurt since 1872.  The tram system is alive and well and integrated with light rail (U-Bahn), suburban rail...

Electric trams had been around for about five years when Dr. Bine sent this card to his sister Marie. Decades later, I would board a streetc...

Just looking at this gives me vertigo. You may remember Mt. Lowe from a previous post on Echo Mountain that showed a horse-drawn tram on...

I wish the cards I have showed close-ups of the trams in Glasgow. They don't, but they still provide an interesting view. After you look...

This card does not show us the ideal close-up view of the tram, but it's interesting to me because it is an open-air horse-drawn tram. ...

This unassuming card is special in a couple of ways. For one thing it is a very early card, sent in 1899, and showing an electric tram.  Alt...

Belfast, Northern Ireland had horse-drawn trams in 1872, but by 1905 (about the time this photo was taken), they had changed to electric pow...

Today we have another card from René Bine, sent to his sister Marie and parents back in San Francisco in November 1904. I have posted a num...

Durban, South Africa had horse-drawn trams in 1880,  but converted to electricity in 1902. They had some fabulous-looking double-deck cars. ...

Along with the tram, this card has some great little details of High Street in Swansea including the shops of Richard Lewis, Milliner, and J...

I was surprised to learn that  Melbourne, Australia has the largest tram network in the world. That's right, larger than St. Petersburg ...

Schenectady, New York had a streetcar system from 1886 until 1946. General Electric bought the streetcar company in 1896 and then set up a G...