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The Norfolk Light Rail System opened on 19th August 2011. Despite being overtime and over budget, the service seems to have been a success, with revenue and ridership higher than expected during the first three months of operation. The route runs from the Eastern Virginia Medical Center, through the streets of downtown Norfolk, then along the old Norfolk Southern track bed to Newtown Road on the Norfolk/Virginia Beach city border. There are eleven stations in total along the route. These photographs were taken in December 2012. |
A west-bound service entering MacArthur Square Station in downtown Norfolk.
A west-bound service leaving Mac Arthur Square Station in downtown Norfolk.
These are the tracks along Plume Street, in the business area of Norfolk.
An east-bound service travelling along Monticello Avenue.
A "Tide" service on Monticello Avenue.
A west-bound service at Monticello Avenue station.
The driver's view of the tracks on a service about to leave Newtown Road Station.
Me in front of a "Tide" light rail car at Newtown Road Station.
For more details and history of the project, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tide_Light_Rail
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