| The Best Way to See and Enjoy Eureka Springs! |
As early as 1891, we had a mule-drawn trolley system. It started with 10 used cars that the
City bought from Houston, Texas. In 1898 all of the cars were retro-fitted with electric
motors and overhead wires were installed for power. For the next 25 years the clickety-
clack of trolleys could be heard from Basin Park to Harmon Park...in the photos above...
and then up to the Crescent and Thatch Hotels and back.
along with them the demise of Eureka Springs' first mass transit system. It would be
another 55 years before Eureka would see trolleys on her streets again, but on July 31,
1978, a new gasoline-powered trolley was delivered and the modern era of public
transportation in Eureka Springs was born.
Then in 1984 the City, with the financial assistance of the Federal Transit Administration,
secured the funds to buy the properties on which now sit the Visitor Welcome Center and
the Downtown Trolley Depot. In addition the City began using a rubber-tired trolley
manufactured by the Chance
a Trolley. It's easy...it's inexpensive...reservations are not necessary...and you can catch a
trolley at any one of the 115 stops located in town.
colored pennant flying from the front bumper and the matching banner on the side. And in
addition to the trolleys, we have a couple of mini-busses to back up our fleet. They can be
used just like the trolleys.
Razorback Gift Shop (and to Thorncrown Chapel until 4 pm most days between April and
October); north on Highway 23 (also known as Main Street in town) to the Eureka Springs
North Arkansas Railroad; east on Highway 62 to the Alpen Dorf Motel turn-around and
north on Passion Play Road to the entrance of the Great Passion Play; and South on
Highway 23 to the Eureka Springs convalescent center. And, we have a route that will take
you through the largest historic district in Arkansas, the heart of Eureka Springs.
City bought from Houston, Texas. In 1898 all of the cars were retro-fitted with electric
motors and overhead wires were installed for power. For the next 25 years the clickety-
clack of trolleys could be heard from Basin Park to Harmon Park...in the photos above...
and then up to the Crescent and Thatch Hotels and back.
along with them the demise of Eureka Springs' first mass transit system. It would be
another 55 years before Eureka would see trolleys on her streets again, but on July 31,
1978, a new gasoline-powered trolley was delivered and the modern era of public
transportation in Eureka Springs was born.
Then in 1984 the City, with the financial assistance of the Federal Transit Administration,
secured the funds to buy the properties on which now sit the Visitor Welcome Center and
the Downtown Trolley Depot. In addition the City began using a rubber-tired trolley
manufactured by the Chance
a Trolley. It's easy...it's inexpensive...reservations are not necessary...and you can catch a
trolley at any one of the 115 stops located in town.
colored pennant flying from the front bumper and the matching banner on the side. And in
addition to the trolleys, we have a couple of mini-busses to back up our fleet. They can be
used just like the trolleys.
Razorback Gift Shop (and to Thorncrown Chapel until 4 pm most days between April and
October); north on Highway 23 (also known as Main Street in town) to the Eureka Springs
North Arkansas Railroad; east on Highway 62 to the Alpen Dorf Motel turn-around and
north on Passion Play Road to the entrance of the Great Passion Play; and South on
Highway 23 to the Eureka Springs convalescent center. And, we have a route that will take
you through the largest historic district in Arkansas, the heart of Eureka Springs.
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| Eureka Springs Transit System and Visitor Welcome Center |
Eureka Springs Transit System (479) 253-9572 trolleyinfo@eurekatrolley.org
Here are a couple of old photographs taken at what is now the headquarters for the Eureka Springs
Parks Commission at Harmon Park. In the late 19th century, it was the site of the trolley barn and
depot for our earliest transit system.
Parks Commission at Harmon Park. In the late 19th century, it was the site of the trolley barn and
depot for our earliest transit system.
| Our History.... |
Want to know more about the history of Eureka Springs? Check out
this terrific website created by our very own Dan Ellis. He moved to
Eureka Springs after Katrina devastated New Orleans; and he has
become enamoured with all things Eureka, especially her rich and
colorful past.
www.eurekaspringshistory.com
this terrific website created by our very own Dan Ellis. He moved to
Eureka Springs after Katrina devastated New Orleans; and he has
become enamoured with all things Eureka, especially her rich and
colorful past.
www.eurekaspringshistory.com