Tram Car 1220 changed the lives of Steveston residents. Explore the timeline wall to see and touch elements of the past. Follow how travel changed, how electricity arrived, and how there has never been a mode of transportation quite like the friendly tram.
If you love to know the nuts and bolts of how things work, explore the interactive reader rails alongside the tram car. You can ring the bell, pull the brake and exchange a coin. Learn the many steps of starting the tram – it is harder than just pressing a gas pedal!
The restoration of the tram back to its original state took countless hours of both conservation specialists and volunteers. Have a behind-the-scenes look through the glass of what it takes to restore a tram car.
The interurban tram system was expansive. Step back and look at our floor to ceiling map and push the buttons to see the routes light up. Which would you take to get home?