Red Car Trolley, Theme park trolley attraction in Anaheim, California, United States.
The Red Car Trolley is a meter-gauge tramway running through Disney California Adventure. Its two cars, 623 and 717, were built by Brookville Equipment and styled after Pacific Electric's 1920s "Hollywood" class. Car 717, shown in the photograph, is red with a yellow band and stripe, orange double doors and the word PACIFIC ELECTRIC in white. The cars run on batteries, and the overhead wires are decorative.
This attraction opened on June 15, 2012, as part of Disney California Adventure's renovation and was inspired by the Pacific Electric Railway's red streetcars that operated throughout Southern California from the early to mid-20th century.
Car 623's number marks 1923, the year Walt Disney arrived in California; car 717 marks July 17, 1955, Disneyland's opening day. The cars copy Pacific Electric's 1920s "Hollywood" class, and 717 carries the red-and-yellow "wings" livery of the 700-series Brill cars. The trolley poles and overhead wires are decorative only.
The trolley operates at approximately 4 miles per hour along a 1,744-foot route with four main stops, accommodating around twenty guests per trip on sideward-facing benches during approximately five-minute journeys.
Unlike traditional electric trolleys, these vehicles use modern induction charging systems and battery power while maintaining non-conductive overhead lines purely for visual authenticity, and will cease operations on February 8, 2025.
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