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In [[Amsterdam]] in the [[Netherlands]] the Electrisch Museumtramlijn operates historic trams over a {{convert|7|km|1|abbr=on}} length of former railway line.<ref>[http://museumtramlijn.org/ Electrisch Museumtramlijn Amsterdam]</ref> The tram networks of [[Hague]] and [[Rotterdam]] have also their tram museums.<ref>[http://hovm.nl/ Haags Openbaar Vervoer Museum] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150429122747/http://www.hovm.nl/ |date=2015-04-29 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.museumtramlijn.org/ Electrisch Museumtramlijn Amsterdam]</ref><ref>[http://www.trammuseumrotterdam.nl/ Stichting RoMeO] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150210181300/http://www.trammuseumrotterdam.nl/ |date=2015-02-10 }}</ref> The association Tramweg Stichting maintains and operates in every three cities its own vehicles, partly as collection of these museums. In [[Belgium]] there are two tram museums, one in [[Brussels]] - organizing several weekend rides to Tervueren and around the city - and other in [[Antwerpen]]. The 70 km-long [[Kusttram]] (the coastal line between Knokke and De Panne via [[Oostende]]) features also some vehicles of the once extensive interurban network.
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Most heritage streetcar lines use overhead [[overhead line|trolley wires]] to power the cars, as was the case with the vast majority of original streetcar lines. However, on the [[Galveston Island Trolley]] heritage line, which opened in 1988, using modern-day replicas of vintage trolleys, the cars were powered by an on-board diesel engine, as local authorities were concerned that overhead wires would be too susceptible to damage from hurricanes.<ref name="Young"/> In spite of that precaution, damage in 2008 from [[Hurricane Ike]] was heavy enough to put the line out of service indefinitely, and as of 2014 it has yet to reopen.
Another heritage line lacking trolley wires is [[Savannah, Georgia|Savannah, Georgia's]] [[River Street streetcar|River Street Streetcar]] line, which opened in February 2009. It is the first line to use a diesel/electric streetcar whose built-in electricity generator is powered by [[biodiesel]]. In [[El Reno, Oklahoma]], the ''Heritage Express Trolley'' connects Heritage Park with downtown,<ref>[http://www.elreno.org/tour/attractions.asp El Reno Attractions] (El Reno Convention & Visitors Bureau)</ref> using a single streetcar that has been equipped with a propane-powered on-board generator. The car formerly operated on [[SEPTA|SEPTA's]] [[Norristown High Speed Line]], where [[third rail|third-rail]] current collection is used. The El Reno line is [[single track (rail)|single-track]] and {{convert|0.9|mi|km}} long.<ref>[http://web.presby.edu/~jtbell/transit/ElReno/ El Reno Heritage Express Trolley] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130522071245/http://web.presby.edu/~jtbell/transit/ElReno/ |date=2013-05-22 }} (unofficial page)</ref>
In [[Portland, Oregon]], replica-vintage cars provided a heritage streetcar service, named [[Portland Vintage Trolley]], along a section of that city's 1986-operated [[MAX light rail|light rail]] line from 1991 to 2014.<ref name=Kgw2014-03-02>{{cite news
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