Trolleys, Interurbans, Electrics
Fantastic traction that served the nation's urban centers, suburbs, and intercity travel.
Inter-Urbans of Eastern Canada
Inter-Urbans of Eastern Canada
Experience this historic document of active inter-urban service on 6 lines in Ontario, Canada in the late 1950s and 1960.
Includes:
The Oshawa Railway
The Cornwall Street Railway
Lake Erie & Northern Railway
Grand River Railway
London & Port Stanley Railway
The Niagara, St. Catherine's & Toronto
In the late 1950s only one of these lines still maintained passenger service, The Niagara, St. Catherine's & Toronto. This "international" line crossed the border to the U.S. and was North America's last real full service inter-urban. The N, S and T makes up the final half of this film, divided equally between passenger and freight service and features the very last passenger run in March 1959.
Photographed by Frank Pfuhler Jr., with Ron Schliessman.
33 minutes
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