| Eureka Springs Transit System 137 W. Van Buren (Highway 62W) Eureka Springs, AR 72632 (479) 253-9572 |
Public Transit began in Eureka Springs in 1891 when the City acquired 10 streetcars, to be drawn over rails by
mules, 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 the streetcars could be heard all along
lower and upper Spring Street, then up to the Crescent and Thatch Hotels and back.
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, transportation in Eureka Springs was re-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 Corporation.
it's inexpensive...reservations are not necessary...and you can catch a trolley at any one of the 115 stops
located in town.
from the front bumper and the matching banner on the side. And in addition to the trolleys, we have a couple
of mini-buses to back up our fleet. They can be used just like the trolleys.
(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.
mules, 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 the streetcars could be heard all along
lower and upper Spring Street, then up to the Crescent and Thatch Hotels and back.
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, transportation in Eureka Springs was re-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 Corporation.
it's inexpensive...reservations are not necessary...and you can catch a trolley at any one of the 115 stops
located in town.
from the front bumper and the matching banner on the side. And in addition to the trolleys, we have a couple
of mini-buses to back up our fleet. They can be used just like the trolleys.
(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.
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.
Commission at Harmon Park. In the late 19th century, it was the site of the trolley barn and depot for our
earliest transit system.
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