Jul 07
2012

The San Diego Blue Line to the Boarder, the Trolley Line which Started it All

The San Diego Trolley Blue Line (originally called south line) is the trolley that began the light rail renaissance in the United States when it opened in 1981 on the extreme cheep using cars built in Germany (the U3s identical to ones running in Dusseldorf), platforms are non existent, you board from concrete directly in the street with slow on-board wheelchair ramps similar to a bus. It also directly serves the busiest International boarder crossing in the world, ending just steps from the bridge across I-5 to reach Mexico for pedestrians: