Calgary Municipal Railway

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The Calgary Municipal Railway was the provider of public transportation in Calgary between 1908 and 1947 when it became Calgary Transit System.

Calgary's first streetcar


Routes

The Calgary Municipal Railway had an all-time total of 15 streetcar routes, designated with a single character. Additionally, two bus lines were introduced in the 1930s.

Identifier Route Name Type Year Introduced Year Discontinued Fate Contemporary Equivalent
1 Hillhurst - East Calgary Streetcar 1908 1950 Trolleybus (route 1) Combined with the B to form today's route 1. Eastern portion is identical to today's route 101.
2 Mount Pleasant - Elbow Park Streetcar 1912 1948 Trolleybus (route 2/3) Combined with the 6 to form today's route 2.
3 Tuxedo Park - Elbow Park Streetcar 1909 1948 Trolleybus (route 3) Calgary Transit route 3 'Sandstone / Heritage / Elbow Dr'.
4 Crescent Heights Streetcar 1909 (1912) 1947 Trolleybus (route 4) Combined with the C to form today's route 4 and route 5
5 Beltline Streetcar 1909 1948 Trolleybus (route 5) Route 5 Beltline cancelled c.1990s
6 Killarney Streetcar 1912 1949 Trolleybus (route 6) Today is served by route 2 and route 6.
7 South Calgary / Marda Loop Streetcar 1912 1949 Trolleybus (route 7) Calgary Transit route 7 'South Calgary / Marda Loop'
8 Sunnyside - Burns Streetcar 1912 1950 Dieselized Calgary Transit route 24 'Ogden' (east), Calgary Transit route 104 'Sunnyside / University of Calgary' (west)
9 Riverside / Manchester Streetcar 1912 1950 Dieselized (south, route 10), Trolleybus (north, route 9) Calgary Transit route 10 'City Hall / Southcentre' (south), Calgary Transit route 90 'Bridgeland / University of Calgary' (north, combined with the S)
A Parkdale (peak only) / Grand Trunk Streetcar 1912 1950 Trolleybus (route 1) Combined with the 1 and the B to form today's route 1.
B Bowness Streetcar 1912 1950 Dieselized Combined with the 1 and the A to form today's route 1.
C Capitol Hill - Rosedale Streetcar 1912 1950 Cancelled Combined with the 4 to form today's route 4 and route 5
O Ogden Streetcar 1912 1950 Dieselized (route 24) Calgary Transit route 24 'Ogden' and to a lesser extent Route 302
S Sunalta Streetcar 1909 1949? Dieselized (route 11) Calgary Transit route 90 'Bridgeland / University of Calgary' (combined with the 9)
Sarcee Interurban / Freight 1916 1919 Cancelled Calgary Transit route 6 'Westhills', Calgary Transit route 13 'Westhills', Calgary Transit route 22 'Richmond Road'
n/a Mount Royal Bus 1932 n/a Still in operation Calgary Transit route 13 'Mount Royal'
n/a Rosedale Bus 1937 1947 Cancelled When route 2 was introduced as a trolleybus, it was rerouted along most of this bus's route.

Streetcar Roster

Taken from Canadian Rail Magazine issues 74[1] and 166[2] and Calgary's Electric Transit[3].

Notes:

  • OCC: Ottawa Car Company
  • CMR: Calgary Municipal Railway
  • Seating Capacity figures are for after conversion to one-end operation.
Fleet Number(s) Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Year Retired Seated Capacity Motor Braking System Notes
1-8 1909 Ottawa Car Company 44 Westinghouse 101 BE Handbrakes
  • 8 rebuilt into 300.
8 (2nd) 1913 Ottawa Car Company 1950 48 Westinghouse 101 B2 Airbrakes
  • Ex. 78 (1st)
9-12 1909 Preston 42 Westinghouse 101 BE Handbrakes
13-15 1910 Ottawa Car Company 54 Westinghouse 101 BE Airbrakes
  • 14 was the last streetcar in service.
  • 14 restored by Heritage Park, operational.
16-18 1910 Preston 52 Westinghouse 101 BE Airbrakes
19-21, 24, 28, 33 (2nd) 1913 Preston 1948-50 54 Westinghouse 101 B2 Airbrakes
  • Ex. SMR 21-26, traded for single truck cars in 1919.
19-30 1911 Preston 32 General Electric 80 A Handbrakes
  • 25, 26 (rear), 29, 30 rebuilt into double-truck cars in 1924.
  • 26 converted to an auxiliary car.
  • Body of 26 sold to private owner near Cochrane.
27 (2nd) 1913 Ottawa Car Company 1949 52 Westinghouse 101 B2 Airbrakes
  • Ex. 57, renumbered in 1944.
25, 29, 30, 32 (2nd) 1911
1924 		Preston
CMR 		1949-50 46 General Electric 80 A Airbrakes
  • Assembled from cars 25, 26, 29, 30, 32, 34, and 36.
31 (2nd) 1914 Preston 1948 48 Westinghouse 101 B2 Airbrakes
  • Ex. 79, renumbered in 1920
31-36 1912 Preston 1919-24 36 General Electric 80 A Handbrakes
36 (2nd) 1909
1918
1932 		OCC
CMR
CMR 		1948 48 Westinghouse 101 BE Airbrakes
37-42 1912 Preston 1947-50 46 Westinghouse 101 B2 Airbrakes
43-48 1911 Ottawa Car Company 1949-50 56 Westinghouse 101 B2 Airbrakes
49, 51-55 1912 Preston 1948-50 54 Westinghouse 101 B2 Airbrakes
50 (later refered to as "scenic car") 1912 Preston 1932 50 Westinghouse 101 B2 Airbrakes
  • Open-air scenic car.
  • Used to advertise victory bonds in the 1940s.
50 (2nd), 56-66 1913 Ottawa Car Company 52 Westinghouse 101 B2 Airbrakes
67-78 1913 Ottawa Car Company 48 Westinghouse 101 B2 Airbrakes
79 1914 Preston 48 Westinghouse 101 B2 Airbrakes
  • Renumbered to 31 in 1920.
78-79 (2nd) Wason 1948-50 48 General Electric 67 Airbrakes
  • Purchased used in 1920.
  • Known as "New York" cars.
80-81 Wason 48 General Electric 67 Airbrakes
  • Purchased used in 1920.
  • Known as "New York" cars.
  • 80 converted to an auxiliary car in 1940, retired in 1950.
82-83 Newburyport 58 General Electric 67 Airbrakes
  • Purchased used in 1920.
84-86 1928 Canadian Car and Foundry 1949-50 53 Westinghouse 510 A2 Airbrakes
87-92 1929 Canadian Car and Foundry 1949-50 53 Westinghouse 510 A2 Airbrakes
  • 89 retired after collision in 1946.
  • 91 damaged by fire in 1930, rebuilt.
201-206 1913 Ottawa Car Company 1947-48 68 Unpowered Airbrakes
  • Trailer Cars
300 1909
1918 		Ottawa Car Company
Calgary Municipal Railway 		1932 16 Westinghouse 101 BE Airbrakes
  • Used on Sarcee Line.
  • Combination passenger/freight car, rebuilt from 8.
  • Rebuilt into 36 (2nd) in 1932.

Diesel/Gas bus Roster

Fleet Number(s) Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
300-301 1932 Leyland Motors Tigress Gasoline 4-speed manual
  • Calgary's first buses.
  • Purchased for use on the Mount Royal route, after residents opposed the construction of a streetcar line in their neighborhood.
302-303 1941 Leyland Motors Tigress Gasoline 4-speed manual
304-307 1943 Ford Transit 39B Ford 239 cu. in. V8 3 speed manual
308-317 1946 CC&F C-36

References

  1. ↑ https://www.exporail.org/can_rail/Canadian%20Rail_no074_1957.pdf Canadian Rail Magazine No. 74, published 1957, retrieved July 25, 2019.
  2. ↑ https://www.exporail.org/can_rail/Canadian%20Rail_no166_1965.pdf Canadian Rail Magazine No. 166, published 1965, retrieved July 25, 2019.
  3. ↑ Calgary's Electric Transit by Colin K. Hatcher and Tom Schwarzkopf. Published in Montréal, QC by Railfare*DC Books in October of 2009, retrieved July 25, 2019.
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History of Public Transit in Calgary

Current
Operators

Airdrie Transit, Calgary Transit, COLT, Red Arrow Motorcoach, Roam, Southland Transportation

Modes

Articulated Bus, CNG Bus, Diesel Bus, Light Rail, Motorcoach, Shuttle Bus

Past (incomplete)
Operators

Calgary Municipal Railway, Calgary Transit System

Modes

Diesel-Electric Hybrid Bus, Gasoline Bus, Passenger Rail, Streetcar, Electric Trolleybus

Future
Operators

Okotoks Transit

Modes

Street-Running LRT

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