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The Kenosha Electric Streetcar is Wisconsin's only public electric transit line.
It opened for service on June 17, 2000.
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CARS
They use five former Toronto PCC cars which have been refurbished and have wheel chair lifts added at the center
doors.
The cars retain their Toronto numbers, and are painted in various schemes to represent cities that operated PCC's.
4606 - Green & Cream w/Red stripe - Chicago
4609 - Red & White - Pittsburgh
4610 - Maroon & Cream - Toronto
4615 - Orange & Cream - Johnstown (were also TMER&L colors)
4616 - Yellow w/Green stripe - Cincinatti
ROUTE
The line is about 2 miles long, in a oval shape loop. It is single track with one short passing (storage) siding at the
end of 56th Street, near the new public museum. Cars run counter-clockwise.
54th Street - Starting at 8th Avenue (new Transit Center and Carbarn) cars run west in the right lane of the street.
11th Avenue - Cars turn south, pass the METRA station and run in the curb lane.
56th Street - Cars turn into the boulevard strip and head east past a park, municipal buildings, post office, stores,
condos, and the new public museum and Civil War Museum.
At the east end of 56th Street, the road and tracks make a wide sweeping curve back to 54th Street. The tracks
cross over to the outside of the roadway and run in the grass between the street and the lake back to 7th Avenue,
where they re-enter the street. The lead track for the carbarn branches off here.
SCHEDULE & FARE
Except for holidays and special events only one car operates per day. They are usually rotated with a different one
operating each day. Days and Hours of operation vary during winter months. Be sure to check before making
plans to ride.
They run about every 1/2 hour, and the ride takes about 15 minutes.
The fare is only $1.00 for adults and 50 cents for kids under 12.
The short, but interesting ride and the cheap fare make it ideal to introduce younger kids to electric transit.
INFO
Official info: Phone (262)653-4287 or check their website - kenosha.org/departments/transportation
For history, questions, and discussions, check the Kenosha Streetcar Society at kenoshastreetcarsociety.org
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With Kenosha's proximity to Chicago, car 4606 is one of the fans
favorites.
It is heading west on 54th St., just before turning south onto 11th
Ave. in front of the METRA station.
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The Johnstown car, number 4615 offers a colorful contrast to
the gray pavement and white snow.
It is heading east through the boulevard of 56th Street.
Orange and Cream were also the colors of TMER&L
streetcars, trackless trolleys and buses, making this car another
of the local fan favorites.
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Heading east in the 56th St. boulevard, car 4616 representing
Cincinnati passes the new public museum, and adjacent Civil
War Museum.
Although weekdays can be busy, Saturdays and Sundays find
little traffic on most area streets.
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Car 4609 in Pittsburgh colors heads west in the grass strip
between 54th Street and the harbor inlet.
While much of the area is being developed with condos and
stores, most of the east end near the lake will remain parkland.
For a short ride, the Kenosha system offers a wide variety of
scenery.
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Car 4610 in Toronto colors, heading east on 56th St. passes
government buildings, the Dinosaur Museum and is crossing
Sheridan Rd.
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