List of Streetcar Systems in The United States - Kansas

Kansas

Name of System Location Traction
Type
Date (From) Date (To) Notes
Abilene Horse ? ?
Arkansas City Horse ? ?
Electric ? ?
Atchison Horse ? ?
Electric ? 1929
Baxter Springs Horse ? ?
Chetopa Horse ? ?
Clay Center Horse ? ?
Coffeyville Electric 190_ 1948
Cottonwood Falls – Strong City Horse 22 Aug 1887 29 Jan 1918
Petrol (gasoline) 29 Jan 1918 27 Jun 1919
Council Grove Horse ? ?
Dighton (?) Horse (?) ? ? see note.
Emporia Horse ? ?
Electric 189_ 1928
Fort Scott Horse ? ?
Electric 189_ 1918
Galena Electric ? ? see also Joplin, Missouri
Garden City Horse ? ?
Great Bend Horse ? ?
Hutchinson Horse 188_ ?
Electric ? 1932
Independence Electric ? 1946
Iola Electric ? ?
Junction City Electric 12 Aug 1901 28 Feb 1934
Kansas City Horse ? ?
Cable 15 Jun 1885 13 Oct 1913
Electric ? 1956 Tramway system served Kansas City, North Kansas City and Independence, Missouri, and Kansas City, Kansas.
Kingman Horse ? ?
Larned Horse ? ?
Lawrence Horse ? ?
Electric ? 1933
Leavenworth Horse ? ?
Electric 189_ 1925
Manhattan City and Interurban Railway Co. Manhattan Petrol (gasoline) ? ?
Electric 10 Jun 1909 Oct 1928
McPherson Horse ? ?
Newton Horse 1886

1910

1890

?

Electric 25 Oct 1913 1 Nov 1925
Ottawa Horse ? ?
Parsons Electric ? ?
Pittsburg Electric 20 Oct 1890 1932 see also Joplin, Missouri
Pratt Horse ? ?
Salina Horse 188_ ?
Steam ? ?
Electric ? 17 Jul 1937
Wellington Horse ? ?
Wichita Horse 188_ ?
Electric ? 1934
♦ Arkansas City Horse 18__ ?
Electric ? 1922
Winfield Horse 1886 17 May 1909
Electric ? 24 May 1926
  • Peschkes (Part Four, 1998, Page 57) states that, although included in some statistics, the following (horse-drawn) tramways were not built:
  • Beloit.
  • Dighton. Peschkes states that one source, dated 1888, states that this town had a tramway, but no confirmation was found.
  • El Dorado.
  • Marion. Peschkes states that "there is no more than a rumor" that this town had a (horse-drawn) tramway.

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