Regina Municipal Railway
The city of Regina, Saskatchewan operated a streetcar system, the Regina Municipal Railway, from 1911 to 1950.[1][2]
When introduced in 1911 four vehicles ran on a 10 kilometer route on 11th Street.[1][2] By 1913 the system had been expanded its fleet to 34 vehicles, and had added new routes on almost 30 kilometers of track.[3] Non-passenger vehicles used system to deliver coal and pick up trash.
Thirty kilometers of track was to be the systems' largest extent. Regina shrank during World War One.[3] By 1920 fares had doubled from five cents to ten cents. The city was able to drop fares back down to five cents during the depression, but by 1931 only 20 kilometers of track remained in use.
In 1931 buses began to supplement the streetcar operations.[3]
Usage increased again during World War Two when gasoline was rationed.[3]
A serious fire in the system's carhouse destroyed many of the system's vehicles in 1949, and the system was shut down a year later in 1950.[1][3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Adriana Christianson (2015-06-11). "PHOTOS: Rebuilding Regina's 11th Avenue to remove streetcar tracks". CJME. Archived from the original on 2015-07-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20150720224215/http://www.cjme.com/story/photos-rebuilding-reginas-11th-avenue-remove-streetcar-tracks/560923. "According to the City of Regina website, the first four streetcars in Regina were introduced on July 28, 1911 just in time for the Regina Exhibition."
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Last remnants of Regina streetcars gone: The reconstruction of Albert Street between Hill and 23rd Avenues has meant the removal of a link to Regina’s past". Regina Leader Post. 2008-08-05. Archived from the original on 2015-07-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20150721012204/http://www.canada.com/reginaleaderpost/news/story.html?id=ea14fbd9-c184-47e3-8ac6-f50ac5700aa6. "“Another reason for adopting streetcars was because they confer a certain status on a city. This was the golden age of boosterism,” he added. “The streetcar was a symbol of progress and a symbol of Regina’s coming of age as a city.”"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Discover Regina Transit's History". City of Regina, Saskatchewan. Archived from the original on 2015-06-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20150612140139/http://www.regina.ca/residents/transit-services/regina-transit/transit-history/. Retrieved 2015-07-20. "Saskatchewan was booming in 1911 and so was its capital city. Regina boasted a population of 30,000. The 4 streetcars put into service by the Regina Municipal Railway (RMR) on July 28, 1911 were proof that Regina was a modern and up-to-date city."
