United Streetcar

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United Streetcar was an American company that manufactured modern streetcars for urban transit systems in the United States.

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instanceOf manufacturing company
rolling stock manufacturer
competedWith foreign streetcar manufacturers
country United States of America
surface form: United States
developedModel United Streetcar 100 NERFINISHED
United Streetcar 200 NERFINISHED
dissolved 2014
floorType 100% low-floor design
focus urban transit systems
foundedBy Oregon Iron Works NERFINISHED
governmentSupport received federal funding support
received local government support
hasLanguage English
hasManufacturingFacilityType railcar assembly plant
headquartersLocation Clackamas, Oregon NERFINISHED
inception 2005
industry rail vehicle manufacturing
licensedDesign Škoda 10 T streetcar NERFINISHED
locatedIn Clackamas County, Oregon NERFINISHED
locatedInTimeZone Pacific Time Zone
market North American transit agencies
notableFor attempt to establish domestic streetcar manufacturing
first modern streetcars manufactured in the United States in decades
notableWork Portland Streetcar vehicles
numberOfCarsBuilt approximately 26
operatedAs subsidiary
operatedIn United States of America
surface form: United States
parentOrganization Oregon Iron Works NERFINISHED
partOf U.S. streetcar revival movement
powerCollectionMethod overhead line
product low-floor streetcar
modern streetcar
reasonForClosure lack of orders
loss of key contracts
servedCity Portland NERFINISHED
Tucson NERFINISHED
Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED
status defunct
suppliedTo City of Portland, Oregon NERFINISHED
City of Tucson, Arizona NERFINISHED
City of Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED
DC Streetcar NERFINISHED
Portland Streetcar NERFINISHED
Sun Link streetcar system NERFINISHED
transportMode light rail / streetcar
usedTechnologyFrom Škoda Transportation NERFINISHED
vehicleType electric streetcar

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