OC Streetcar

OC Streetcar
OC Streetcar
Overview
Status	Under construction
Owner	Orange County Transportation Authority
Locale	Santa Ana and Garden Grove, California
Termini	Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center; Harbor Transit Center;
Stations	10 (1 additional optional)
Website	OC Streetcar
Service
Type	Streetcar
Operator(s)	Herzog Transit Services
Rolling stock	Siemens S700
History
Planned opening	August 2025
Technical
Line length	4.15 mi (7 km)
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification	Overhead lines, 750 V DC
Operating speed	11.3 mph (18.2 km/h) (avg.); 44 mph (71 km/h) (top)
Route map
Route map
	Legend
	Pacific Electric
	West Santa Ana Branch
	Santa Ana Regional
	Transportation Center
	Metrolink &
	Amtrak Pacific Surfliner
	All stations are accessible
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The OC Streetcar is a modern streetcar line currently under construction in Orange County, California, running through the cities of Santa Ana and Garden Grove. The electric-powered streetcar will be operated by the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA), and will serve ten stops in each direction along its 4.15-mile (6.68 km) route.^[4]

With the exception of a short loop in downtown Santa Ana, the line will be double-tracked for its entire length. Most of the route follows the original path of the Pacific Electric Railway "Red Cars" that served Santa Ana in the early 20th century, before being abandoned in 1950. Construction on the streetcar broke ground on November 30, 2018.^[3] As of October 2023, the line's expected revenue service date has been pushed to August 2025, per OCTA staff, despite initial plans for a 2021 start.^[5]

The streetcar will operate between the Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center to a new Harbor Transit Center in Garden Grove, linking the Metrolink station and downtown Santa Ana.^[6]

^ Vantuono, William C. (March 28, 2018). "Siemens selected for OC Streetcar". Railway Age. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
^ "Siemens rebadges North American low-floor cars". Tramways & Urban Transit. No. 993. UK: Mainspring Enterprises Ltd. September 2020. p. 336. ISSN 1460-8324.
^ ^a ^b "OC And Federal Officials Celebrate Groundbreaking For Streetcar Project". KCAL9. November 30, 2018. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
^ "OC Streetcar". Orange County Transportation Authority. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
^ OC Streetcar Project Quarterly Update (Report). October 12, 2023. p. 5. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
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[1] Vantuono, William C. (March 28, 2018). "Siemens selected for OC Streetcar". Railway Age. Retrieved March 29, 2018.

[taut-2020sep-2] "Siemens rebadges North American low-floor cars". Tramways & Urban Transit. No. 993. UK: Mainspring Enterprises Ltd. September 2020. p. 336. ISSN 1460-8324.

[Groundbreaking-4] "OC And Federal Officials Celebrate Groundbreaking For Streetcar Project". KCAL9. November 30, 2018. Retrieved December 3, 2018.

[OCTA-5] "OC Streetcar". Orange County Transportation Authority. Retrieved August 6, 2017.

[:0-6] OC Streetcar Project Quarterly Update (Report). October 12, 2023. p. 5. Retrieved October 31, 2023.

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