streetcar

Repetitive imagery of freeways, streetcar tracks, even horses seem to torture the main characters for feeling stuck.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

When the next streetcar rolls in, the upper deck fills with a gaggle of schoolgirls, squabbling over who gets the window seat closest to the sea breeze.

From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026

The commuters in “Le Métro” hark back to his early streetcar scenes but now there’s an air of mystery to the straphangers, with the central figure’s face obscured and bisected by a subway pole.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025

An-My, you chose Robert Frank’s picture of a streetcar in New Orleans, taken that year.

From New York Times ● Jun. 3, 2024

I steady my suitcase against the backseat as the car thumps over the streetcar tracks.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz

That happened in the 1914 storms, to the bridges criss-crossed by streetcars and railroads, and to the famous pigeon farm that stood at the Y where the Arroyo Seco joined the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

He notes that New York’s unexpectedly low turnout in the November 1872 presidential election may have reflected voters’ inability to catch horse-drawn omnibuses or streetcars to reach polling stations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

Now, Egyptians young and old have flocked for farewell rides, before the streetcars come to a halt in April.

From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026

Scranton’s nickname, “Electric City,” stems from its being one of the first places in the U.S. to have electric streetcars.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2025

The streetcars, packed a few minutes before, were almost empty.

From "The Stranger" by Albert Camus