The McKinney Avenue Transit Authority is a private, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization operating under a City of Dallas, Texas, franchise. Almost all of MATA's staff consists of a team of dedicated volunteers who are responsible to our Chairman and a Board of Directors comprised of prominent members of the local business community.

MATA, a heritage or historical trolley system rather than a museum, attempts to recreate how a real trolley system of the early to mid-twentieth century looked and operated. You can experience riding a vintage streetcar down a busy city avenue "serenaded" by the singing of the wire, the clang of the bell, the toot of the whistle, the whine of the motors, the thump of the air compressor, and the hiss of the air brakes releasing. These are real working streetcars in an urban environment that have logged thousands of miles rumbling up and down the line since its opening in 1989.

We invite you to take a virtual tour of our system, then after your appetite has been whetted, please visit us in person. There's a warm Texas-sized "Welcome Aboard!" waiting for you at the McKinney Avenue Trolley line.