![San Diego Electric Railway PCC streetcar on Route 2 travels eastbound on Broadway between 12th Ave. and 13th St. in the late 1940s. (Caption and Photograph Courtesy of San Diego MTS)](https://clone.railwayage.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/lead-315x168.png)
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San Diego MTS: Take a Ride Down Memory Lane
The San Diego Trolley rode the rails for the first time back in 1981. In celebration of the Trolley’s 42nd anniversary, we’re taking a peek back at the history of the Trolley and how it all began.