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2 unusual facts about San Diego Trolley


2011 Southwest blackout

The San Diego Trolley system was shut down as there was no power to operate signal lights and related functions, and trains were stopped in Los Angeles for the same reason.

Metrotranvía Mendoza

The service is provided by eleven Siemens–Duewag U2 light-rail vehicles (LRVs) acquired secondhand from the San Diego Trolley system in San Diego, California.


Light rail

Its capital costs were one-third those of the San Diego Trolley, a comparably sized US system built at the same time, while by 2009 its ridership was approximately three times as high.

One America Plaza

The America Plaza trolley station is located on the ground floor of the building between the main building and the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego.


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