1912 Trolley on inagural run from History Park to the Japanese Friendship Garden at Kelley Park
When I started working for History San Jose in 2001, I remember asking, “why doesn’t the trolley run outside History Park?” The answer was obvious if I had looked up, there was no electricity to run the trolley. The tracks were laid for the historic trolleys to run down Senter Road for many years ago, but funds had to be raised to install the electrical wiring. After many years of hard work by CTRC board members and volunteers the wiring was installed this spring. On June 3, 2009, the restored 1912 San Jose Railroad Trolley made the inaugural trip from History Park to the Japanese Friendship Garden.
Ribbon Cutting
While the crowd gathered at the entrance to History Park for the ribbon cutting, drivers slowed down to see what was happening and a few honked when they saw the trolley.
"All aboard!"
The Inaugural Trip
The historic trolley runs on the weekends at History Park open from noon to 5 pm.
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Melissa Johnson
Curator of Interactive Media
3 comments ↓
Thanks for posting this! That’s my brother running the Trolley and I’m in another state so it’s good to see the pictures. He has been working on this for a long time and it’s exciting to see it finally come about.
This is great! Now Phase II: can we get this running down Keyes to First St then to SoFA? It would be awesome to bring people from downtown to Kelley Park (and its various entities), Municipal and Spartan Stadiums and the Ice Centre. How hard could it be?
How great! Congratulations!
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