Sandwich, Windsor and Amherstburg Railway Company

Sandwich, Windsor and Amherstburg Railway Company was briefly owned by the Detroit United Railway (one of the predecessors of the present-day Detroit Department of Transportation operations) in the early 1900's and eventually became Transit Windsor on November 1, 1977.

History

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Owned by the Detroit United Railway from 31 August 31, 1901 until March 31, 1920.
Operated by the Hydro Electric Power Commission of Ontario from April 1, 1920 until September 22, 1934, as the Hydro Electric Railways: Essex District.
The SW&A became the sole property of the City of Windsor in 1970 and Lincoln-Trent Management Ltd. operated the system from July 15, 1970 until November 1973.
The SW&A became Transit Windsor on November 1, 1977.

Bus Routes

As of March 15th, 1973

1 Ouellette
2 Bruce
3 Riverdale
4 Campbell
5 Ottawa
6 Dominion
7 Crosstown
8 Dougall
9 Erie
10 Highway #2
11 Forest Glade
12 Howard
12A Devonshire (Came later than 1973)
13 Lincoln
14 Lauzon
15 Malden
16 Wellington

1960s

In the 1960s, the SW&A carried approximately 10,328,258 passengers on 14 routes

Crosstown
Dougall Avenue
Erie Street
Highway No. 2
Lauzon Road
Malden Road
Howard Avenue
Ottawa
Pillette
St. Mary's Academy
Sanatorium
Sandwich East
Tecumseh-Drouillard
Wellington-Campbell

pre-1960s

Once the interurban lines were discontinued in 1938, buses were operated on the routes to Amherstburg (1938-1958, by Sun Parlor Coach Lines) and Tecumseh (1938-1956).

Bus Terminals and Garages

University Avenue Terminal

Located on University Avenue just east of Ouellette Avenue.
Serviced by 11 routes (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13, 15, 16)

Hickory/Tecumseh Terminal

(also known as the Chrysler Centre)

Located at Hickory/Tecumseh roads (Currently the site of Mcdonald's) across the street from the Chrysler Manufacturing plant (hence the name Chrysler Centre)
Serviced by 6 routes (1, 5, 10, 11, 13, 14)

London Street Car Barns

Kildare Road Garage

Was located at 1570 Kildare Road (where the current GM Transmission plant exists today).
The garage opened in 1948 and was closed in 1985. SW&A changed into Transit Windsor in 1977 and used the Kildare Road Garage until moving into the Central garage in 1985.

Tecumseh Garage

Located in the town of Tecumseh during the 1950s. Usual complement was 2 buses. So far, that is all the information known.

Interurban routes

As of 1913.^[2]

Windsor-Sandwich-Amherstburg
Windsor-Walkerville-Tecumseh

Streetcar Roster

Fleet Number(s)	Year	Manufacturer	Notes
10			Locomotive. Retired in 1938.
29			Built in St. Louis. Retired in 1926
37			Built in St. Louis. After 1919, was converted to a double ended car from a single ended car
44
45			Rail Grinder
48-49	Jun 1913	Kuhlman	Order number 561; closed car.
50
56	1912		Retired 1938.
90			Sweeper.
94			Overhead Line Maintenance.
95			Snow Clearance.
101	1902		Interurban.
107-108	1913	Kuhlman	Order number 565; closed car.
109-110	1916	Kuhlman	Order number 640; closed car.
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
197			Retired 1938.
198			Freight Car.
201
212			Retired 1938.
301			Retired 1938.
318
351-370	1927	Cincinnati	Order 2380 (used); formerly Richmond Light & Railroad. Closed car.
374
401			Retired 1938.
405
407
419
451	1925	OCC	Largest and last streetcars bought by the SW&A. 50" 3' long and carried 52 passengers. Retired 1938.
452	1924	OCC	Largest and last streetcars bought by the SW&A. 50" 3' long and carried 52 passengers. Retired 1938.
453	1925	OCC	Largest and last streetcars bought by the SW&A. 50" 3' long and carried 52 passengers. Retired 1938.
Workcar
502
507

Bus Roster

Eight buses were sold to the Medicine Hat Transportation Company in the early 1950's.

As of 1962, the SW&A had 92 buses in service.

Fleet Number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
1-30		1938	Ford	Transit
1-2 (2nd)		1958	Leyland	PD2/3			one bus presently with Aboutown Transportation. Second buses to carry numbers 1 & 2. 58 Passenger capacity.
31-66		1939	Ford	Transit
67-71		1940	Ford	09B?	Ford 239 cu. in. V8	3-speed Manual
72-90		1941	Ford	29B?	Ford 239 cu. in. V8	3-speed Manual
91-141		1942	Ford	29B?	Ford 239 cu. in. V8	3-speed Manual
101 (2nd)		1963	GMDD	SDM-4502	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Manual 4-speed	Second bus with the number 101, retired as 101 Used mainly for charters as it was unsuited for city transit use.
102 (2nd)		1964	GMDD	SDM-5302	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Manual 4-speed	Second bus with the number 102, retired as 102 Used mainly for charters as it was unsuited for city transit use.
103 (2nd)	Renumbered 1815.
142-146		1941	Ford	19B	Ford 239 cu. in. V8	3-speed Manual	Ex-TTC 770-774; bought December 1942.
147-154		1943	Ford	39B?	Ford 239 cu. in. V8	3-speed Manual
155-173		1944	Ford	49B	Ford 239 cu. in. V8	3-speed Manual
174-177		1945	Ford	59B	Ford 239 cu. in. V8	3-speed Manual
201-210			Twin Coach	34-S	Fageol 180 hp (Gasoline)		Unknown year.
211-230		1947	Twin Coach	34-S	Fageol 180 hp (Gasoline)		222-224, 226-229 to Sarnia Transit in August, 1958.
301-310		1947	Twin Coach	38-S	Fageol (Gasoline)		303-305 to Sarnia Transit in August, 1958.
311-321		1948	Twin Coach	38-S	Fageol (Gasoline)
322-329		1948	Twin Coach	38-S	Fageol (Gasoline)
330-342		1949	Twin Coach	38-S	Fageol (Gasoline)
343-350		1949	Twin Coach	38-S	Fageol (Gasoline)
351-370		1950	Twin Coach	38-S	Fageol (Gasoline)
401-411		1947	Twin Coach	41-S	Fageol (Gasoline)
501-510		1951	Twin Coach	45-S
601-610		1954	GMC	TDH-4512
701-708		1962	GMDD	TDH-4517	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VH9	701-702 to Sarnia Transit in 1976 703-708 to Transit Windsor 703-708.
709-714		1963	GMDD	TDH-4517	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison	To Transit Windsor 709-714.
715-716		1964	GMDD	TDH-4519	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison	To Transit Windsor 715-716.
717-726		1965	GMDD	TDH-4519	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VH9	To Transit Windsor 717-726.
727-741		1966	GMDD	TDH-4519	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VH9	To Transit Windsor 727-741.
742-756		1967	GMDD	TDH-4519	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison	To Transit Windsor 757-761.
757-761		1968	GMDD	TDH-4519	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VH9	To Transit Windsor 757-761.
762-766		1968	GMDD	T6H-4521	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison	To Transit Windsor 762-766.
767-770		1969	GMDD	T6H-4521	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison	To Transit Windsor 767-770.
801-806		1971	GMDD	T6H-4521	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison	Geared for highway use. To Transit Windsor 801-806.
807-814		1973	GMDD	T6H-4523N	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison	Geared for highway use. To Transit Windsor 807-814.
815-822		1975	GMDD	T6H-4523N	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison	To Transit Windsor 771-778.
900-904		1929	Yellow Coach	W-C-331			21 Passengers. Ex-Grey Coach Lines; bought in Jan. 1943.
1815		1966	MCI	MC-5A	Detroit Diesel 8V71N		Ex 103 (2nd); renumbered in November 1976. It was renumbered from 103 to keep in line with the 8XX highway coaches Originally Chatham Coach Lines 6966. To Transit Windsor 1815. Used mainly for charters as it was unsuited for city transit use.
1816-1817		1966	GMC	PD-4107	Detroit Diesel 8V71	4-speed Manual	Ex-Voyageur Colonial 2236 & 2241; bought in August 1976. To Transit Windsor 1816-1817.