The Charles Street Trolley is a proposed
trolley line running through northern portions of
Baltimore
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United States
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. Kittelson & Associates, Inc., a consulting firm hired by trolley advocates, estimates that the line would be likely to carry 2.5 million riders per year.
The proposal is backed by a public-private group known as the Charles Street Development Corporation. A second group, known as ''Friends of the Trolley'' is also backing the project; it was reported in November 2011 that FotT had hired a community organizer. As envisioned, the line would probably use modern,
low-floor
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light rail cars, but the use of newly-built replica-vintage rail cars is an alternative also being considered.
A website for what appears to be a third group—the Baltimore Streetcar Campaign—is also active in advocating for a Charles Street trolley plan.
Certain portions of the proposed routing would be similar to that covered by the
Maryland Transit Administration
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's proposed
Yellow Line. , the proposed alignment also overlaps significantly with a proposed extension of the
Charm City Circulator
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While the proposed trolley is not a project of the MTA, the two groups have expressed a willingness to work together on certain elements of a transit plan for the area involved.
See also
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Yellow Line - a proposed rail line in Baltimore that shares much of the Charles Street Trolley's route.
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Green Line – a proposed rail line in Baltimore from
Johns Hopkins Hospital
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to
Morgan State University
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.
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Red Line – a proposed rail line from
Woodlawn, in Baltimore County (west), to
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in Baltimore City (east).
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Streetcars in North America
External links
Baltimore Streetcar CampaignCharles Street Trolley
References
Streetcars in Maryland
Transportation in Baltimore
Proposed railway lines in Maryland
Proposed public transportation in Maryland
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