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Prior to 1959, Montreal, Quebec, Canada had an extensive streetcar system. The streetcar network had its beginnings with the horsecar era of the Montreal City Passenger Railway in 1861. The initial line was along Rue Notre Dame (Notre Dame St) from Rue du Havre (Harbor St) to Rue McGill (McGill St).

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Notre-Dame and Saint Jacques Streets. In 1953, the newly formed public Montreal Transportation Commission replaced streetcars with buses and proposed a single...

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16 and 17 streetcars on the west side. West Allis was served by the 10, 18 and 19 streetcars on the west side. Most of Montreal's streetcar suburbs feature...

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Saint-Sixte Church built. 1951–61 – Montreal's population grows by 35% and Toronto's by 45%. 1952 – Bus service replaces streetcars on Boulevard St-Laurent. Gradually...

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routes, and the McGill Street Terminal served the interurban streetcars of the Montreal and Southern Counties Railway. Making matters worse, the various...

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(City Transit Division / bus and streetcar; formerly housed Nearside, Peter Witt, double-ended, and PCC streetcars) Comly Depot (City Transit Division /...

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Hawker Siddeley Canada

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