# List of town tramway systems in North America

This is a list of cities and towns in North America that have, or once had, town tramway (urban tramway, or streetcar) systems as part of their public transport system. The use of the diamond (♦) symbol indicates where there were (or are) two or more independent tram systems operating concurrently within a single metropolitan area. Separate lists exist for the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

## Aruba

| Name of System | Location | Traction Type | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
| Oranjestad Streetcar | Oranjestad | Hydrail | 22 Dec 2012 | | working system |

## Barbados

| Name of System | Location | Traction Type | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
| | Bridgetown | Horse | ? | 21 Sep 1925 | |

## Cuba

| Name of System | Location | Traction Type | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
| Havana Electric Railway, División de Camagüey | Camagüey | Horse | 8 Dec 1894 | Mar (?) 1900 | |
| Havana Electric Railway, División de Camagüey | Camagüey | Electric | 1 May 1908 | 23 Feb 1952 | |
| Tranvía Eléctrico de Cárdenas, S.A. | Cárdenas (de Cuba) | Accumulator (storage battery) | 20 May 1915 | Jun (?) 1929 | |
| Cienfuegos, Palmira and Cruces Electric Railway and Power Company | Cienfuegos | Accumulator (storage battery) | 13 Feb 1913 | 1926 | |
| Cienfuegos, Palmira and Cruces Electric Railway and Power Company | Cienfuegos | Electric | 1926 | 1928 (or 1935) | |
| Cienfuegos, Palmira and Cruces Electric Railway and Power Company | Cienfuegos | Petrol (gasoline) | 1928 | 1954 | |
| | ♦ Cienfuegos - Hormiguero | Accumulator (storage battery) | 1917 | 1926 (?) | |
| Havana Electric Railway Company | (San Cristóbal de) La Habana (Havana) | Horse | 20 Sep 1859 | 1902 (?) | |
| Havana Electric Railway Company | (San Cristóbal de) La Habana (Havana) | Electric | 21 Mar 1901 | 29 Apr 1952 | , |
| | ♦ La Habana (calle Zanja / calle Galiano) - Ciénaga (de Zapata) | Accumulator (storage battery) | 8 Jan 1913 | 1913 | |
| | ♦ La Habana (calle Zanja / calle Galiano) - Ciénaga (de Zapata) | Electric | by 1915 | 1940 | Extended to Marianao. |
| | ♦ La Habana - Marianao - Guanajay | Electric | 12 Nov 1906 | 1939 | |
| | ♦ La Habana - Marianao - Guanajay | Steam | 1939 | ? | |
| | ♦♦ Marianao | Electric | by 1915 | by 1940 | |
| | ♦ La Habana - Rincón | Steam | 1861 1940 | 1914 ? | |
| | ♦ La Habana - Rincón | Electric | Jun 1914 | 1940 | Line continues in operation, worked by diesel railcars. |
| | ♦♦ Rincón - San Antonio de los Baños | Accumulator (storage battery) | Oct 1914 | ? | |
| | ♦ La Habana - Güines | Electric | 16 Mar 1907 | 1939 | |
| | ♦ La Habana - Güines | Steam | 1939 | ? | Line continues in operation, worked by diesel railcars. |
| | ♦ La Habana (Regla) - Guanabacoa | Mule | 184_ | 1884 | |
| | ♦ La Habana (Regla) - Guanabacoa | Steam | 1884 | 1900 | |
| | ♦ La Habana (Regla) - Guanabacoa | Electric | 7 Mar 1900 | 15 Jun 1931 | |
| Hershey Electric Railway | ♦ La Habana (Casablanca) - Hershey - Matanzas | Electric | 1 Jan 1922 | | Full operative upon May 2017. As December 2020 only stay in operation the branch between Hershey and Jaruco, awaiting further reparations. 5 |
| | ♦ Matanzas | Accumulator (storage battery) | 17 Dec 1916 | 1920 (?) | |
| | ♦ Matanzas | Electric | 1920 (?) | 29 Oct 1954 | |
| | Holguín | Mule | ? | ? | |
| | Mallarquin | Mule | ? | ? | |
| | Pedro Betancourt | ? | 1907 (?) | ? | |
| | Santiago (de Cuba) | Electric | 12 Jan (or 8 Feb) 1908 | 26 Jan 1952 | |

## Curaçao (to the Netherlands)

| Name of System | Location | Traction Type | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
| | Willemstad | Animal | ? | ? | |
| | Willemstad | Petrol (gasoline) | ? | 1 Nov 1920 | |

## Dominican Republic

| Location | Traction Type | Date (From) | Date (To) |
| (San Fernando de) Monte Cristi | Horse | 1905 | ? |
| (San Felipe de) Puerto Plata | Horse | ? | ? |
| Santo Domingo (de Guzmán) | Horse | ? | ? |

## Haiti

| Location | Traction Type | Date (From) | Date (To) |
| Les Cayes | Horse | ? | ? |
| Port-au-Prince | Horse | 17 Jan 1878 | Apr 1888 |
| Port-au-Prince | Steam | 18 Apr 1897 | ? |
| Port-au-Prince | Petrol (gasoline) | ? | 1932 |
| Port-de-Paix | Horse | ? | ? |

## Jamaica

| Name of System | Location | Traction Type | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
| | Kingston | Animal | ? | ? | |
| | Kingston | Electric | 31 Mar 1899 | Aug 1948 | |

## Martinique (to France)

| Name of System | Location | Traction Type | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
| | Saint-Pierre | Animal | ? | 8 May 1902 | Town destroyed by eruption of Mont-Pelée volcano. |

## Puerto Rico (to U.S.)

| Name of System | Location | Traction Type | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
| Ferrocarril Urbano de la Villa de Mayagüez | Mayagüez | Horse | 27 Feb 1875 | 3 Feb 1886 | The city's first horse-powered tramway was a single line of 1.5 km (0.9 mi) long and used a track gauge of 1450 mm (57 inches). |
| Sociedad Anónima Tranvía de Mayagüez | Mayagüez | Horse | 28 May 1895 | 1912 | The city's second horse-powered tramway was a network of 8.6 km (5.3 mi) long with two branches and used a track gauge of 610 mm (24 inches). |
| Mayagüez Tramway Company | Mayagüez | Accumulator (storage battery) | 1915 | 18 Jan 1927 | This city's electric battery-powered tramway was 2.4 km (3.3 mi) long and used a track gauge of 1000 mm (39 inches). |
| Sociedad del Tranvía de Ponce | Ponce | Horse | 17 Jun 1880 | 18 Apr 1883 | Single line of 4 km (2.5 mi) long and a track gauge of 1000 mm (39 inches). |
| Ponce Railway & Light Company | Ponce | Electric | 29 Apr 1902 | 24 Dec 1927 | Extended to a loop of 7.7 km (4.8 mi) long and a track gauge of 1000 mm (39 inches). |
| Tranvía de la Capital a Río Piedras (1880–1898) / San Juan & Rio Piedras Railroad (1899) | San Juan | Steam | 1880 | 1900 | Nicknamed as "Tranvía de Ubarri" by its builder, Pablo Ubarri, Count of Santurce. Powered by small steam locomotives that run over a single line between Old San Juan and Rio Piedras of 11.3 km (7 mi) long and a track gauge of 750 mm (29.5 inches). |
| San Juan Light & Transit Co. (1900–1906) / Porto Rico Railway, Light & Power Co. (1906–1942) / San Juan - Santurce Street Railway Service of Puerto Rico Water Resources Authority (1942–1946) | San Juan | Electric | 1 Jan 1901 | 1 Oct 1946 | Extended to a network of 23.3 km (14.5 mi) long and refitted to a track gauge of 1435 mm (56.5 inches). From 1928 shortened to a loop of 12.7 km (7.9 mi) from Old San Juan to Santurce. |
| "Caguas Tramway" - Porto Rico Railways Company | San Juan - Rio Piedras - Caguas | Steam | 1908 | 1928 | First intended as electric tramway, finally operated as steam railroad of 28 km (17 mi) long and a track gauge of 1000 mm (39 inches). Destroyed by Hurricane San Felipe. |