Old Pueblo Trolley

The Old Pueblo Trolley is great if you are spending some time knocking around this area. The trolley runs about 6-7 blocks down University from the U of A main gate, then turns south on 4th Ave for another 8 blocks or more and takes you through the restaurants, coffeehouses and shops that are commonly found in the vicinity of a major University. The trolley car itself is cool. I found out from the conductor that it was made in Japan around 1950. They bought it for scrap value but it was costly to move to the US. Much of the signage is in Japanese. The car is well crafted and comprised primarily of wood. The trolley is $1 to ride but Sundays are only .25. You can pretty much hop on or off anywhere along the route which is very convenient. The trolley ride really lends itself to a relaxing afternoon wandering around this neighborhood.

Finally got a ride on the famous Old Pueblo Trolley! Sunday is a great day to do this as it costs only two bits.The car I was on was built in Osaka, Japan in 1953 but was still a beauty to look at.I understand that the trolley will have to shut down after Halloween to allow for construction of the new light rail so you might want to hop on down to 4th Ave. or Old Main and hitch a ride while you can. If you come dressed in a costume on Halloween, you can ride for free.Great for families and kids of all ages!

This is a great little ride for young children but doesn't go that far. They have just extended it and hopefully they will continue to do so as the years go by.

This place is a treasure. The restored-- and not quiet yet restored --- buses and trolleys are great and guests are welcomed to go inside them. The person in charge is a very kind retired bus driver who makes models of the busses in his free time. It's a really neat place.

Most of the reviews here are pretty old, and things have changed. Old Pueblo Trolley used to run a vintage trolley downtown - they don't do that anymore since the new trolley was constructed.Old Pueblo Trolley now operates a museum and restoration garage at 360 E 8th St, in South Tucson. It's a pretty big building, where they have on display a lot of buses and streetcars from our region. I'd guess they have 20 buses and streetcars in total, though I didn't count them. Most of what you'll see are vehicles in 'as-found' condition. There are only a few that have been fully-restored, most of the rest are in various states of repair. They also repair and restore the vehicles on-site, so you'll see their workshop area on the right side of the building, and you'll see some of their work-in-progress.Our tour guide for the day was Mark, who is a retired City of Tucson bus driver. In fact, the exact bus that he drove is also in the museum (I think he drove in the 1960's/1970's). Mark also makes scale models of buses that are all around the museum, and are nicely done. The Bisbee bus is probably the nicest one in their collection, being very nicely restored. They also have some interesting old streetcars, one from Phoenix was from 1917 or so. It's a relic, in pretty rough condition, but still pretty cool. Another bus of interest that they are restoring used two separate engines, one to drive each of the left and right rear wheels.If you like this kind of mechanical and historical stuff, the museum is worth a visit. It's pretty unique. You'll probably spend about an hour there.