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{{Short description|Streetcar system in Memphis, Tennessee}}
{{About|Memphis Area Transit Authority heritage streetcar|the heritage streetcar in Dallas, Texas|M-Line Trolley}}
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| name                          = MATA Trolley
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| caption                       = Former [[Porto]] trolley on the [[Main Street Line (MATA Trolley)|Main Street line]] in 2002 or 2003; its trolley pole was replaced by a pantograph soon after.
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| locale                        = [[Memphis, Tennessee]]
| open                          = {{Start date|1993|4|29}}<ref name="MATA-history" /><ref name="PTJ-Nov93" />
| close                         =
| status                        = Suspended<ref name="suspends 2024"/>
| routes                        = 3 (of which two have been temporarily suspended, i.e. bus-operated, since 2014,<ref name="flyer-2021may5">{{Cite news |last=Flyer Staff |date=May 5, 2021 |title=The ?s Issue: You had questions. We found answers. – Will the trolleys ever return to the Riverfront Loop or Madison Avenue? |work=[[Memphis Flyer]] |url=https://www.memphisflyer.com/the-s-issue-you-had-questions-we-found-answers |url-status=live |access-date=2021-07-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506020440if_/https://www.memphisflyer.com/the-s-issue-you-had-questions-we-found-answers |archive-date=May 6, 2021}}</ref><ref name="WATN-2022dec1"/> the third since August 2024)
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| operator                      = [[Memphis Area Transit Authority]] (MATA)
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| propulsion_system             = Electric
| el                            = {{600 V DC|conductor=overhead}}<ref name="PTJ-Nov93" /> 
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| stops                         = 25
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| passengers                    = {{American transit ridership|TN Memphis LR annual}} ({{American transit ridership|annualdate}}){{American transit ridership|annualcitation}}
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The '''MATA Trolley''' is a [[heritage streetcar]] transit system in [[Memphis, Tennessee]]. It began operating on April 29, 1993.<ref name="MATA-history">{{Cite web |year=2016 |title=MATA – Memphis Area Transit Authority – Trolley History |url=http://matatransit.com/trolleys/trolley-history/ |access-date=2023-01-31 |publisher=[[Memphis Area Transit Authority]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625185738/http://matatransit.com/trolleys/trolley-history/ |archive-date=June 25, 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Service was suspended in June 2014, following fires on two cars.<ref name="suspension" />  After nearly four years and repeated postponements, the reopening of the [[Main Street Line (MATA Trolley)|Main Street Line]] took place on April 30, 2018,<ref name="return">{{Cite news |last=Dries |first=Bill |date=April 30, 2018 |title=Trolleys Return to Main Street |work=The Daily News |publisher=The Daily News Publishing Co. Inc. |url=https://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2018/apr/30/trolleys-return-to-main-street/ |access-date=2024-10-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180502031414/https://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2018/apr/30/trolleys-return-to-main-street/ |archive-date=2018-05-02 |url-status=live}}</ref> while the system's two other lines remained suspended (still as of 2024), but with reopening of both planned.<ref name="WATN-2022dec1">{{cite news |last1=Reals |first1=Steffen |title=Memphians eagerly waiting for trolleys to return to the Madison and Riverfront lines |url=https://www.localmemphis.com/article/news/community/memphians-wait-for-the-return-of-trolleys-on-madison-and-riverfront/522-1d141098-b707-4876-8b21-f4fdba290674 |access-date=2023-01-31 |publisher=[[WATN-TV]] |date=December 1, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202182724/https://www.localmemphis.com/article/news/community/memphians-wait-for-the-return-of-trolleys-on-madison-and-riverfront/522-1d141098-b707-4876-8b21-f4fdba290674 |archive-date=December 2, 2022}}</ref><ref name="WATN-2024may10">{{cite news |last1=Reals |first1=Steffen |title=After nearly a decade, Memphians look for answers as to why the Madison and Riverfront trolley lines have yet to return |url=https://www.localmemphis.com/article/news/local/a-decade-later-trollies-still-have-not-run-on-the-madison-and-riverside-lines/522-6065fa20-d324-488b-a9a6-c26e020a66b4 |access-date=2024-10-16 |publisher=[[WATN-TV]] |date=May 10, 2024 |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-date=}}</ref> However, all service was suspended again in August 2024 in response to a recommendation by the [[Tennessee Department of Transportation|state department of transportation]] after an issue arose with [[Brake|braking]] of the trolley cars.<ref name="suspends 2024">{{cite news |title=MATA suspends trolley service due to financial constraints after trolley brake issue |url=https://www.masstransitmag.com/rail/vehicles/press-release/55134289/memphis-areas-transit-authority-mata-mata-suspends-trolley-service-due-to-financial-constraints-after-trolley-brake-issue |access-date=2024-10-16 |work=Mass Transit |date=August 20, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240828014041/https://www.masstransitmag.com/rail/vehicles/press-release/55134289/memphis-areas-transit-authority-mata-mata-suspends-trolley-service-due-to-financial-constraints-after-trolley-brake-issue |archive-date=2024-08-28 |url-status=live |issn=2150-413X}}</ref><ref name="suspended-2024-WMC">{{cite news |last1=Williams |first1=Imani |title=Trolley operators fired after trolley service suspended |url=https://www.actionnews5.com/2024/08/19/trolley-operators-fired-after-trolley-service-suspended/ |access-date=2024-10-16 |publisher=[[WMC-TV]] |date=August 18, 2024}}</ref> In {{American transit ridership|annualdate}}, the system had a ridership of {{American transit ridership|TN Memphis LR annual}}.

The last line of Memphis’ original streetcar network closed on June 15, 1947.<ref name="PTJ-Nov93" />

Since opening the system has been extended twice and by 2004 consisted of three lines, operated by the [[Memphis Area Transit Authority]] (MATA). These lines are the [[Main Street Line (MATA Trolley)|Main Street Line]], the [[Riverfront Loop (MATA Trolley)|Riverfront Loop]] and the [[Madison Avenue Line (MATA Trolley)|Madison Avenue Line]]; however, service on the last two lines remains indefinitely suspended in May 2024.<ref name="WATN-2024may10"/> In the 2011–12 fiscal year, 1.34 million trips were made on the system, a 23.1% year-on-year growth{{spaced ndash}} the highest of any light rail system in the contiguous United States.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Charlier |first=Tom |date=November 4, 2012 |title=Memphis trolleys lead nation in light-rail passenger growth |work=[[The Commercial Appeal]] |url=http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2012/nov/04/memphis-trolleys-lead-nation-in-light-rail/ |access-date=2013-03-18}}</ref>

== History ==
[[File:Main Street Trolley Depot Memphis TN 07 MATA Trolley.jpg|thumb|left|Ex-Porto car 180 on Main St in 2010]]
Originally proposed as a {{convert|4.9|mi|km|adj=on}} line along the [[Mississippi River]], the Memphis City Council voted 9-4 in January 1990 to build the {{convert|2.5|mi|km|0|adj=on}}, $33 million Main Street route.<ref name=" April22" /> After multiple delays, construction of the line commenced in February 1991 for completion by December 1992.<ref name="October15">{{Cite news |last=Huston |first=Jerry |date=October 15, 1992 |title=Trolley, mall work nearing an end |work=The Commercial Appeal}}</ref> However, due to the longer-than-anticipated restoration of the vintage streetcars, the opening of the line was delayed until spring 1993.<ref name="November26">{{Cite news |last=Huston |first=Jerry |date=November 26, 1992 |title=Delays in trolley car restoration move starting date for rail line |work=The Commercial Appeal}}</ref> After further delay, testing of the first of the restored cars began on March 10, 1993,<ref name="March11">{{Cite news |last=Patterson |first=Patti |date=March 11, 1993 |title=Trolley's test launch thrills cheering, wine-sipping fans |work=The Commercial Appeal}}</ref> and the system opened to the public on April 29, 1993.<ref name="PTJ-Nov93">{{Cite news |last=May |first=Jack |date=November 1993 |title=Memphis: Trolleys Roll Again |pages=40–48 |work=[[Passenger Train Journal]] |publisher=[[Interurban Press]] |issn=0160-6913}}</ref><ref name="April22">{{Cite news |last=Huston |first=Jerry |date=April 22, 1993 |title=Trolley rumbles to life in city – Line readied for comeback downtown |work=[[The Commercial Appeal]]}}</ref><ref name=tnerj93>{{cite news|last=Scott|first=Don|title=Metamorphosis on Main Street|date=Summer 1993|magazine=[[The New Electric Railway Journal]]|pages=14–16|via=[[American Public Transportation Association]]|url=http://www.heritagetrolley.org/TNERJMemphis2.htm|access-date=January 31, 2023}}</ref>

On October 1, 1997, the Riverfront line opened.<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 4, 2009 |title=MATA offers free trolley rides starting Wednesday |work=[[Memphis Business Journal]] |url=http://memphis.bizjournals.com/memphis/stories/2009/04/13/daily12.html |access-date=2009-05-31}}</ref> The system's third line, running east from Main Street along Madison Avenue for about {{convert|2|mi|km}}, opened on March 15, 2004. It was completed at a cost of about $56 million, which was approximately 25 percent below the original budget forecast for the project.<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 11, 2004 |title=Madison rail line to open March 15 |work=[[Memphis Business Journal]] |url=http://memphis.bizjournals.com/memphis/stories/2004/03/08/daily27.html |access-date=2009-05-31}}</ref> The Main Street Line was extended to [[Memphis Central Station]] in February 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-02-24 |title=South Main shop owners ready for new trolley station to open this weekend |url=https://wreg.com/news/south-main-shop-owners-ready-for-new-trolley-station-to-open-this-weekend/ |access-date=2022-08-04 |website=WREG.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

On November 3, 2021, MATA announced a plan to test a modern streetcar from San Diego on the Madison Avenue Line, on which rail service has been suspended since 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Royer |first1=David |last2=Arthur |first2=Shay |date=November 3, 2021 |title=MATA to test 'modern streetcar' on Madison line |url=https://www.wreg.com/news/mata-to-test-modern-streetcar-on-madison-line/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110163557/https://www.wreg.com/news/mata-to-test-modern-streetcar-on-madison-line/ |archive-date=November 10, 2021 |access-date=December 9, 2021 |publisher=[[WREG-TV]]}}</ref> The vehicle is [[light rail]] car 1035 from the [[San Diego Trolley]] light rail system. MATA acquired the 1988-built [[Siemens–Duewag U2]] from San Diego in fall 2020, and the car arrived in Memphis in April 2021.<ref name="T&UT-Sep2021">{{Cite magazine |date=September 2021 |title=Worldwide Review [regular news section] |magazine=[[Tramways & Urban Transit]] |location=UK |publisher=[[Light Rail Transit Association]]/Mainspring Ltd. |pages=389–390 |issn=1460-8324}}</ref>

Trolley operation on all three lines was suspended from 2014 to 2018 following fires in two trolley cars, and in 2018 service resumed on the Main Street Line only.<ref name="return" /> However, on August 18, 2024, all service was suspended again, MATA citing brake problems on the cars.<ref name="suspends 2024"/> A reopening of the system will not occur in the near future, as all trolley operators were laid off the same day.<ref name="suspended-2024-WMC"/>

== Rolling stock ==
[[File:South Main Street Historic District Memphis TN 2012-04-15 011.jpg|thumb|left|Ex-[[Melbourne]] trolley in the South Main St Historic District]]
The trolleys used are almost all restored, vintage streetcars.<ref name=" April22" /> The original three cars in operation on opening day were all formerly used in [[Trams in Porto|Porto, Portugal]], and are Car 187, circa 1927; Car 194, circa 1935; and Car 204, circa 1940.<ref name=" April22" /> These cars are each {{convert|30|ft|6|in|m|1}} long,
{{convert|7|ft|10|in|m|2}} wide and weigh {{convert|25820|lb|kg}} without passengers. The cars were restored by Kerns-Wilcheck Associates of Memphis.<ref name=" April22" /> Three additional ex-Porto cars  (156, 164 and 180) joined them within weeks, and the fleet had six cars (all ex-Porto single-truckers) by May 1993.<ref name="TNERJ96">{{Cite journal |last=Wilkins |first=Van |date=Spring 1996 |title=Heritage Trolleys in Memphis and Galveston |url=http://www.heritagetrolley.org/TNERJMemphGalv.htm |journal=[[The New Electric Railway Journal]] |publisher=Free Congress Foundation |issn=1048-3845 |access-date=2011-05-27}}</ref>

[[File:Memphis car 1979 with trolley pole.jpg|thumb|[[Gomaco Trolley Company|Gomaco]]-built number 1979, with a [[trolley pole]], in its original livery. By 2003 all of the trolley poles were replaced by [[Pantograph (transport)|pantographs]].]]
Between the mid-1990s and 2003, the fleet expanded considerably in both number and capacity with the arrival of ten reconditioned [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]] [[W class Melbourne tram|W2-class]] cars, all but one (Car 417) supplied by [[Gomaco Trolley Company]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Reconditioned Melbourne Trolley |url=http://www.gomacotrolley.com/Resources/pages/melbourne.html |access-date=2018-05-01 |publisher=Gomaco Trolley Co.}}</ref> Other additions were single-truck Car 1979 that was built new by Gomaco in 1993, as a demonstrator;<ref>{{Cite web |title=Single-Truck, Semi-Convertible Enclosed Trolley |url=http://www.gomacotrolley.com/Resources/pages/singletruck.html |access-date=2018-05-01 |publisher=Gomaco Trolley Co.}}</ref> double-truck Car 1794 that was originally an open-sided car from [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Brazil]], but was heavily rebuilt and enclosed before entering service in Memphis, and, in early 2004, a replica [[Birney]] Safety Car – again, manufactured by Gomaco,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Replica Birney Trolley – Memphis, Tennessee |url=http://www.gomacotrolley.com/Resources/pages/birney_memphis.html |access-date=2018-05-01 |publisher=Gomaco Trolley Co.}}</ref> similar to those used on the [[TECO Line Streetcar]] in Tampa, Florida, and the [[Metro Streetcar]] in Little Rock, Arkansas.

The fleet and [[overhead lines|overhead wires]] were converted from [[trolley pole]] to [[Pantograph (rail)|pantograph]] current collection in early 2003, during a three-month suspension of service which started on January 5, 2003.<ref name="T&UT-Apr04">{{Cite magazine |date=April 2004 |title=Worldwide Review [regular news section] |magazine=[[Tramways & Urban Transit]] |location=UK |publisher=[[Light Rail Transit Association]] |page=146 |issn=1460-8324}}</ref>

An eleventh reconditioned Melbourne car, W5-class 799, was purchased in 2006 by MATA with a view toward eventual restarting of trolley service.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sells |first=Toby |date=February 11, 2016 |title=MATA Plans Trolley Return |work=[[Memphis Flyer]] |publisher=Contemporary Media, Inc. |url=https://www.memphisflyer.com/memphis/mata-plans-trolley-return/Content?oid=4452106 |access-date=2018-05-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Hybrid Reconditioned Melbourne Trolley |url=http://www.gomacotrolley.com/Resources/pages/melbourne_hybrid.html |access-date=2018-05-01 |publisher=Gomaco Trolley Co.}}</ref>

In late 2020, MATA acquired three more Gomaco-built replica Birney streetcars, secondhand from the [[Charlotte Area Transit System]], which had used them from 2004 to 2019 on its [[Charlotte Trolley]] System and [[CityLynx Gold Line]].<ref name="T&UT-Sep2021" /> After a planned refurbishment, they are projected to enter service by late 2022.<ref name="T&UT-Sep2021" />

In 2021, MATA acquired one secondhand [[Siemens-Duewag U2]] LRV from [[San Diego Trolley]] to be used for testing on the [[Madison Avenue Line (MATA Trolley)|Madison Avenue Line]].<ref name="T&UT-Sep2021"/> The vehicle began testing on the line in March 2022. At some point the front of the vehicle experienced a fire and the car remains parked today in its significantly damaged state.

== Lines ==
The MATA Trolley network consists of three lines. There are stations at 24 locations (inbound and outbound stations are counted as a single location), and 35 of the stations are sheltered and [[Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990#Title II—Public entities (and public transportation)|ADA-accessible]].<ref name="MATA-Trolleys">{{Cite web |year=2013 |title=MATA – Memphis Area Transit Authority – Trolleys |url=http://www.matatransit.com/services/trolleys/ |access-date=2013-08-18 |publisher=[[Memphis Area Transit Authority]]}}</ref>

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! Line
! Opened
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! Length<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-07-06 |title=U.S. Streetcar Systems- Tennessee |url=http://www.railwaypreservation.com/vintagetrolley/memphis.htm |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=www.railwaypreservation.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
! Termini
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| [[Main Street Line (MATA Trolley)|Main Street Line]]
| align="center"|1993
| align="center"|14
| {{convert|2.5|mi|km|abbr=on}}
| Central Station – North End Terminal
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| <span style="color:#{{MATA color|Riverfront}};">█</span>
| [[Riverfront Loop]]
|align="center"|1997
| align="center"|18
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| <span style="color:#{{MATA color|Madison}};">█</span>
| [[Madison Avenue Line (MATA Trolley)|Madison Avenue Line]]
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| {{convert|2.5|mi|km|abbr=on}}
| Third Street – Cleveland Station
|}

== Accidents and incidents ==
On June 1, 2011, two trolleys{{spaced ndash}}a Melbourne W2-class and Porto number 194{{spaced ndash}}traveling on Main Street collided due to a power failure.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Phillips |first=Bianca |date=June 1, 2011 |title=Trolleys Collide at Downtown Intersection |work=[[Memphis Flyer]] |url=http://www.memphisflyer.com/NewsBlog/archives/2011/06/01/trolley-collide-at-downtown-intersection |access-date=2013-03-18}}</ref>

Two of the Melbourne cars caught fire, in December 2013 and April 2014. Both incidents occurred along the Madison Avenue line. In May 2014, the line was shut down in order to conduct an investigation, since the speeds along it are higher. On June&nbsp;10, the suspension was expanded to include all MATA trolley lines after it was determined that much of the fleet would need to be renovated. At that time, the suspension was expected to last at least six months until a feasible solution could be found. Options included restoring the existing fleet at a cost of $6&nbsp;million, or replacing them with new heritage streetcars at a cost of $40&nbsp;million.<ref name="suspension">{{Cite news |last=Suriani |first=Mike |date=June 12, 2014 |title=MATA Trolleys off the tracks for expensive safety overhaul |work=[[WREG-TV]] |url=http://wreg.com/2014/06/12/mata-trolleys-off-the-tracks-for-expensive-safety-overhaul/ |access-date=2014-06-13}}</ref>  After thorough inspection of the fleet, MATA decided to overhaul several cars rather than purchase new ones, and to eventually reinstate service using only overhauled cars.<ref name="mata-questions-2014sep">{{Cite press release |title=Critical questions about temporary trolley suspension |date=September 26, 2014 |publisher=MATA |url=http://www.matatransit.com/trolley-suspension-questions/ |access-date=2015-01-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150115035639/http://www.matatransit.com/trolley-suspension-questions/ |archive-date=January 15, 2015}}</ref>  In December 2014, MATA announced that it was not yet able to give an estimated date for the resumption of service.<ref name="mata2014dec">{{Cite press release |title=MATA updates on trolley progress |date=December 11, 2014 |publisher=MATA |url=http://www.matatransit.com/innerContent.aspx?id=2096 |access-date=2015-01-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150115035640/http://www.matatransit.com/innerContent.aspx?id=2096 |archive-date=January 15, 2015}}</ref> In March 2015, it was announced that limited trolley service might be possible in May or June, but there was still no timetable for full restoration of service.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dries |first=Bill |date=March 12, 2015 |title=MATA Head Draws Heat on Trolley Delays |work=[[The Daily News (Memphis)|The Daily News]] |location=[[Memphis, Tennessee]] |url=http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2015/mar/12/mata-head-draws-heat-on-trolley-delays/ |access-date=2015-03-12}}</ref> In October 2016, Memphis Mayor [[Jim Strickland (politician)|Jim Strickland]] said trolleys would not be back in service before 2017.<ref name="status-10-2016">{{Cite news |last=Matthews |first=Mike |date=October 7, 2016 |title=No Memphis Trolleys This Year |work=localmemphis.com |publisher=[[WATN-TV]] |location=[[Memphis, Tennessee]] |url=http://www.localmemphis.com/news/local-news/no-memphis-trolleys-this-year |access-date=2016-10-12}}</ref>

=== Reopening and resuspension ===
Service on the Main Street Line restarted April 30, 2018.<ref name="return" /> At that time, the other two lines were forecast to reopen within two years,<ref name="return2">{{Cite news |last=Dries |first=Bill |date=April 17, 2018 |title=Trolleys Return to Main Street at End of April |work=The Daily News |publisher=The Daily News Publishing Co. Inc. |url=https://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2018/apr/17/trolleys-return-to-main-at-end-of-april/ |access-date=2018-04-25}}</ref> but as of December 2022 they both remained indefinitely suspended (routes served by buses).<ref name="WATN-2022dec1"/> In September 2021, MATA was predicting that the Riverfront Loop would reopen when three used Birney-replica cars acquired from Memphis in late 2020 were ready to enter service, which at the time was forecast for circa late 2022.<ref name="T&UT-Sep2021" /> Service on the Madison Avenue Line was planned to be restored sometime after 2022 after the testing of the [[Siemens-Duewag U2]] LRV on the line is completed and more vehicles are purchased.<ref name="vehicle testing">{{Cite news |last=Brown |first=Jackson |date=March 27, 2022 |title=Memphis' famous trolley cars will soon look very different |work=Local Memphis |publisher=[[WATN-TV]] 
|url=https://www.localmemphis.com/article/news/community/memphis-trolley-cars-different/522-50793080-58d8-44ec-9cc1-9608bc90fa3c |access-date=2022-09-16}}</ref>

On August 18, 2024, MATA announced that all service (on the one operating line, Main Street) was suspended again indefinitely at the request of the [[Tennessee Department of Transportation]] after a braking issue arose, for the second time in nine months, while an investigation into the cause proceeded.<ref name="suspends 2024"/><ref name="suspended-2024-WMC"/> As there was no estimate at that time for when service might be able to resume, all trolley operators were laid off.<ref name="suspended-2024-WMC"/> In October, MATA estimated that service on the Main Street line would resume in summer 2025.<ref name="WMC-2024oct">{{cite web |last1=Coombs |first1=Lydian |last2=Bolden |first2=Bria |title=MATA Board will soon see pitch to bring trolleys back, interim CEO says |url=https://www.actionnews5.com/2024/10/24/mata-board-will-soon-see-pitch-bring-trolleys-back-interim-ceo-says/ |publisher=[[WMC-TV]] |access-date=2025-04-17 |date=October 23, 2024}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Memphis Area Transit Authority]]
* [[Memphis Suspension Railway]]
* [[Memphis Street Railway Company]]
* [[List of heritage railroads in the United States]]
* [[List of rail transit systems in the United States]]
* [[Streetcars in North America]]

== References ==
{{Reflist|2}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category|Trams in Memphis|MATA Trolley}}
{{Attached KML|display=title,inline}}
*[http://www.matatransit.com/services/trolleys/ MATA: Trolley Lines]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160303183046/http://web1.ctaa.org/webmodules/webarticles/articlefiles/Memphis_CHSTP_Plan.pdf A Coordinated Human Services Transportation Plan for the Memphis Area – MATA]
*[http://www.heritagetrolley.org/existMemphis.htm Heritagetrolley.org page on Memphis] ([[American Public Transportation Association|APTA]])
*[http://www.railwaypreservation.com/vintagetrolley/memphis.htm Railwaypreservation.com page on Memphis] (with many photos)
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20030404100306/http://web.presby.edu/~jtbell/transit/Memphis/Trolley/ Memphis Main Street Trolley] (page by Jon Bell)
*[http://www.cityrailtransit.com/maps/memphis_map.htm Map]

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