Swadian Posted February 25, 2017 Report Share Posted February 25, 2017 What was the longest interurban line back in the day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollsign29 Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 Are we talking in Canada or North America? In Ontario, there were a few lengthy ones ... Brantford & Hamilton Electric Ry - 37 km's (though the last 1-2 km's was street running in Hamilton) Lake Erie & Northern/Grand River Ry - 105 km's combined (both operated under the CPR banner) Niagara, St Catharines & Toronto - 90 km network at its peak London & Port Stanley - 40 km mainline Toronto Suburban Ry (Guelph) - 90 km mainline Toronto & York Radial Ry - 79 km mainline (north from Glen Echo). At one point it ventured south past St Clair, but this was all street running. Windsor, Sandwich & Amherstburg - No exact measurements, and much of the lines through Windsor were street running, but I would put it at 30 km's or less. There's others but I don't have the info. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cprted Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 I'm not sure of the actual milage, but at it's peak, the BC Electric Railway would have been among the largest. 5 Interurban lines (the longest of which was 103 km) and a network of streetcars. The second link has an excellent interactive maps showing all the routes superimposed over the modern map of Greater Vancouver. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Columbia_Electric_Railway http://maps.nicholsonroad.com/bcer/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRT_BMT_IND Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 I think the interurbans in Silesia is the largest system still operating. There are some long ones in Japan too, and the Hersey line in Cuba. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomsbuspage Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 The Rochester and Syracuse Railroad in New York State connected the two cities with 87 miles (140 km) of high-speed, double-track electric rail until it went out of business in 1931. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swadian Posted February 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 I'm talking North America, 1920s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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