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New York City, June 28, 1938

Dyre Avenue Line (D) of the Union Railway is discontinued.

Tacoma, June 11, 1938

Streetcar operation in Tacoma is discontinued.

Guben, June 8, 1938

Stillgegung der Gubener Straßenbahn • Closure of the Guben tramway system.

Springfield, OH, June 3, 1938

Streetcar operation in Springfield, OH, is discontinued.

Lake Shore Electric, May 30, 1938

Streetcars are for the last time used in passenger service. On Memorial Day several cars provide special service between Sandusky and Oakland Cemetery.

Lake Shore Electric, May 25, 1938

Soldiers Home line in Sandusky, the last rail service of the Lake Shore Electric, is converted to bus.

Lake Shore Electric, May 14, 1938

Last day of the interurban service on the Lake Shore Electric. Cleveland–Toledo line, Fremont–Bellevue–Ceylon Junction (Norwalk) shuttles and Gibsonburg branch are converted to bus the following day.

Lake Shore Electric, May 13, 1938

Norwalk local service is discontinued.

Lorain, May 7, 1938

Lorain–Elyria line is discontinued, ending streetcar service in Lorain.

Lorain, April 30, 1938

West Erie Avenue, Colorado Avenue, Oberlin Avenue lines are discontinued.

Lexington, April 20, 1938

Streetcar operation in Lexington is discontinued.

San Jose, April 10, 1938

Last day of service for the San Jose Railroads. Rails are removed over the next two years along with the electrical trolley wire. Bus service operated by San Jose Railroads sold in 1939 to San Jose City Lines/National City Lines.

Ashton-under-Lyne, March 1, 1938

Последний трамвай покинул терминал на Манчестер. Все маршруты переданы троллейбусному парку.

Napa, February 13, 1938

Passenger service of the San Francisco and Napa Valley Railroad is discontinued.

Jamestown, January 29, 1938

Streetcar operation in Jamestown is discontinued.

Odesa, January 1, 1938

На 01.01.1938 тарифы на проезд в трамвае составляют:

Общий — 15 копеек;
Льготный — 10 копеек.

Ashton-under-Lyne, 1938

Открыт второй троллейбусный маршрут.

Bratislava, 1938

Начало производства моторных вагонов "Päťokeňák" в собственных мастерских BEUS (1938 — 101(31); 1939-40 — 103-105(33-35); 108(38), 109(39); 1942-43 — 40, 41; 1943-44 — 32, 36, 37, 42; 1948 — 43, 44; 1956 — 45).

Krynica-Zdrój, December 8, 1937

Opening of the funicular between Krynica-Zdrój and Góra Parkowa.

Lake Shore Electric, November 15, 1937

Fremont–Ceylon Junction (Norwalk) line is split into two shuttles terminating at Bellevue due to underpass construction at Main Street.

Almaty, November 7, 1937

Открытие трамвайного движения в Алма-Ате.

New York City, October 30, 1937

Streetcar operation of the New York & Queens Transit Company is discontinued.

Lancaster, OH, October 30, 1937

Streetcar operation of the Lancaster Traction & Power Co. is discontinued.

Waterville, October 11, 1937

Streetcar operation in Waterville is discontinued.

Greenville, October 1937

Streetcar operation in Greenville is discontinued.

Lorain, September 5, 1937

31st Street line is converted to bus.

Butte, August 22, 1937

Streetcar operation in Butte is discontinued.

Fargo, August 21, 1937

Streetcar operation in Fargo is discontinued.

Weimar, June 30, 1937

Stilllegung der Weimarer Straßenbahn • Closure of the Weimar tramway system.

Mansfield, June 6, 1937

Streetcar operation in Mansfield is discontinued.