Trolley Trouble in Tennessee - Memphis' MATA: Episode 116
Update: 2025-11-20
Description
Today, we're taking a brief vacation from our British vacation to head south to beautiful Memphis, Tennessee, which is home to the MATA trolley, a barely-extant-anymore historic streetcar. We’ll talk the Blues, BBQs, and Trolley Shoes after The News!
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References & notes
- [1]Mass Transit: BART sustainability report reveals nearly all its contracted energy is greenhouse gas-free
- [2]The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: A Message From The Frog Resistance
- [3]Google Maps: Memphis, TN
- [4]Wikipedia: MATA Trolley
- [5]Wikipedia: Memphis Area Transit Authority
- [6]Wikipedia: Memphis, Tennessee § Demographics
- [7]Wikipedia: Memphis Street Railway Company
- [8]WMC Memphis: 5 Star Stories: Memphis' beloved vintage trolley cars a worthy labor of love
- [9]Commercial Appeal: MATA hopes trolleys can return this summer; Memphis City Council skeptical of more funding
- [10]Memphis Travel: Ride the Downtown Memphis Trolley
- [11]Nicolas Henderson: Bass Pro Shop, Memphis, TN
- [12]McGraw Electric Railway Manual Maps (1913): Lines of the Memphis Street Railway Co.
- [13]Memphis Area Transit Authority: MATA Trolley Map (Mar. 19, 2021)
- [14]Memphis Area Transit Authority: MATA Trolley Map - Main Street Line
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