Rio De Janeiro
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barra do Piraí | Mule | ? | ? | ||
| Campos (dos Goytacazes) | Mule | 19 September 1875 | 1916 | ||
| Electric | 14 October 1916
1923 |
15 November 1918
15 November 1964 |
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| Petrol (gasoline) | 1918 | 1923 | |||
| Macaé | Mule | 29 June 1872 | 1932 | ||
| Magé | Horse | 4 February 1873 | 1 November 1896 | Temporary operation on planned railway route. | |
| Manuel Duarte | Horse | 1883 | 1911 | Connected Paraibuna and Manuel Duarte. Replaced by railway line. | |
| Mendes | Mule | 1889 | ca. 1912 | See note. | |
| Nova Friburgo | Mule | 1883 | 1933 | ||
| Petrópolis | Electric | 13 December 1912 | 15 July 1939 | ||
| Riberão das Lajes | Petrol (gasoline) | 1906 | 1935 | Operated over former dam-construction railway from Nicanor Pereira. | |
| (São Sebastião do) Rio de Janeiro | Horse | 31 January 1859
9 October 1868 |
Sep 1862
26 March 1910 |
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| Steam | Sep 1862
1882 |
28 November 1866
? |
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| Electric | 8 October 1892 | 21 December 1967 | |||
| ♦ Madureira | Horse | 28 September 1911 | 1928 | ||
| Electric | 12 October 1928 | ? | |||
| Santa Teresa Tram | ♦ Santa Teresa | Horse | 25 May 1875 | Jun 1897 | , |
| Electric | 1 September 1896 | ||||
| ♦ Campo Grande | Electric | 17 May 1917 | 31 October 1967 | ||
| ♦ Ilha do Governador | Electric | 4 October 1922 | 10 April 1965 | ||
| ♦ Santa Cruz | Horse | 1880 | 1911 | ||
| ♦ Niterói | Horse | 9 October 1871 | 15 August 1908 | ||
| Accumulator (storage battery) | 7 October 1883 | after Feb 1885 | |||
| Electric | 31 October 1906 | 31 July 1964 | |||
| ♦♦ São Gonçalo | Steam | 5 August 1899 | Feb 1917 | Connected Niterói (Neves) and Alcântara. | |
| Petrol (gasoline) | 15 February 1917 | Jul 1925 | Connected Niterói (Neves) and Alcântara. | ||
| Electric | 25 August 1910 | 31 July 1964 | Connected Niterói and Alcântara. See note. | ||
| Teresópolis | Horse | ? | ? | ||
| Vassouras | Mule | 11 July 1883 | 1914 |
- Barra do Piraí - Peschkes (Part 1, 1980, page 45) lists a tramway (using animal traction) in this town. Morrison (1989, page 120) states that an 1888 government report describes three concessions for tramway construction, and a 1922 publication includes two photographs showing track and overhead wire in streets. However, he adds that a visit to the city "failed to produce any information about the existence of a passenger tramway."
- Note for Mendes: Tramway extended from Humberto Antunes railway station. Electric traction (for goods) and petrol traction (for passengers), ca. 1912 - 1952. Unconnected line extended from Mendes railway station, horse traction, 1900 - 1932.
- Note for Niterói: Niterói tramway undertaking extended to São Gonçalo from 25 August 1910 (electric traction). São Gonçalo tramway absorbed by Niterói undertaking from 1921.
- Notes for Rio de Janeiro: Period of no tramway operation following closure of first line (to Tijuca, in 1866) and opening of the second line (to Largo do Machado) on 9 October 1868 (later extended to Jardim Botânico). Tijuca line reopened (by a new undertaking) on 19 January 1870. First tramway line in Zona Norte opened 29 November 1873.
- Experiments with accumulator (storage battery) traction on 2 July 1887 and 16 July 1887.
- Electric traction inaugurated in Zona Sul on 8 October 1892, and in Zona Norte on 1 July 1905. Last line in Zona Norte closed 21 May 1963. Only one line (in Zona Sul) remained in operation after 17 May 1965.
- Alto da Boa Vista line retained as tourist line, but operation suspended because of storm damage 10 January 1966 - May 1966. Operation again suspended because of storm daage, 22 January 1967 - Mar 1967. Following a period of intermittent operation, the line was declared closed on 21 December 1967.
- Note for Santa Cruz: Connected Santa Cruz and Itaguaí (1880 - 1907, replaced by railway branch), and Santa Cruz and Sepetiba (27 June 1884 - 1911).
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