Washington
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | Electric | 1905 | 31 Jul 1932 | Connected Aberdeen, Hoquiam and Cosmopolis. | |
| Bellingham | Horse | 28 Mar 1891 | ? | ||
| Electric | 1891 | 1 Dec 1938 | |||
| Chehalis | Electric | 1910 | 1929 | Connected Chehalis and Centralia. | |
| Everett | Electric | 3 Jul 1893 | 1923 | ||
| Olympia | Horse | 188_ | 189_ | ||
| Electric | 189_ | 1932 | |||
| Port Townsend | Steam | 18__ | 189__ | ||
| Electric | 1895 | 189_ | |||
| Seattle | Horse | 23 Sep 1884 | ? | ||
| Cable | 29 Sep 1888 | 9 Aug 1940 | |||
| Electric | ? | 12 Apr 1941 | |||
| Electric | 12 Dec 2007 | - | Reintroduced (modern streetcar) 12 Dec 2007 (see South Lake Union Streetcar). LRT system (Central Link) opened 18 Jul 2009. See note below table. | ||
| South Bend | Electric | 1911 | Jun 1930 | Connected South Bend and Raymond. | |
| Spokane | Horse | 188_ | ? | ||
| Cable | 21 Sep 1889 | 22 Jul 1894 | |||
| Electric | ? | 193_ | |||
| Tacoma | Horse | 1888 | ? | ||
| Cable | 4 Aug 1891 | 8 Apr 1938 | |||
| Electric | ?
22 Aug 2003 |
1938
- |
Reintroduced (LRT) 22 August 2003 (see Tacoma Link). | ||
| Vancouver | Electric | ? | 1927 | see also Portland, Oregon. | |
| Walla Walla | Horse | 1890 | 1899 | ||
| Electric | 24 Dec 1906 | 31 Dec 1926 | |||
| ♦ Walla Walla – Milton-Freewater, Oregon | Electric | 16 Apr 1907 | 2 Sep 1931 | A 14-mile (23 km) electric interurban line. | |
| Yakima Valley Transportation Company | Yakima | Electric | 25 Dec 1907 | 1 Feb 1947 | Heritage tramway (Yakima Valley Trolleys) began operation 12 October 1974. |
- Note for Seattle: Heritage tramway (Waterfront Streetcar) opened 29 May 1982; operation suspended 19 Nov 2005; restoration of service was originally planned, but the outlook is now uncertain. However, tram service returned to Seattle again with the opening of the South Lake Union Streetcar line on 12 Dec 2007, followed by the opening of the Central Link LRT system on 18 July 2009.
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