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Canadian Rail no160 1964 - Exporail

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1 ~a:n. Jffim nll Number 160 / November 1964 . J3 sr, 32 ST. fI. Ir "1 ST. -:,11-- ~~. r 'l: 0. l,{:: q u( ,.. r el ,..,.. OSl..veE. r. "'".. /" ,.. AIRI). y IS" sr- 14- ST. 13 ST. ~. ~. /. ~. ~. II. ~. ~. ~. ~. ~. ~. I;! . i {. sr ~. ~. ~. 'i I. ~. q 1 ~ ~ ". ~ ~. ~. ~. 7 sr: ~ .> Sr. ~.. 3 .sr. <;: IIr Sr. ,AYL. 'R. SASKATOON MUNICIPAL Rv. Rovr S. (194$). &--J Pleasont Hill - Exhib/t'/on (rea) Moyro/r - Un/versiTy (wMt.) Ave . " H" - 7 rh Avenue . Ca nadian rail Page 2 5 5. Saskatoon Municipal Railway Saskatoon, in the heart of This tracka ge was laid on tte the Canadian prairies, is one of following routes: Sutherland, via the cleanest and best - Broadway and 8th Street: Mayfair- cities in the country. Until the University from Avenue F and 33rd year 1951, it also had the dis- Street to 12th Street and Lans- tinction of pos s essing one of the downe: Exhibition-Pleasant Hill, finest street*railway systems on from the Exhibition Grounds to the continent.}}

2 While in size the Avenue P and 20th Street: Avenue Sa s ka toon Municipal Ry. placed H, a stub line from 20th street far down on the list of the Domi- to the pumping station: 7th Ave. nion's tr8nsitor ~ anizations, it from 2nd Avenue and 23rd street equalled the largest in respect to 7th Ave. and Princess Street. to maintenance of equipment and quality of service. On the following New Year's Day, January 1st, 1913, the Sask- The historical backGround of atoon Municipal Hailway, with an the S. M. R. is not lengthy, for initial rolling stock roster of but fifty years ago the Saskatoon twelve single-truck cars built by area was only just beginning to the St. Louis Car Co., commenced playa major role in the story of operations. Canadian development.

3 In 1912 , the population of the young city It is recorded that a near numbered about 15,000 persons, blizzard was blowing on the morn- and it was during that year that ing of January 1st., 1913, but the Saskatoon tramway system had neither weather conditions nor its beginnings. power and mechanical difficulties marred the success of the New The previous year, a franch- Year's Day inauguration. The e le- ise had been granted to a ven unhea ted single- truck trams in Evans to install a street railway operation on that first day car- system but nothing had been done, ried some fifty-two hundred pass- and this franchise was revoked on engers and f, rossed two hunJ red and [.!ay 15th, 1912. The administra- sixty dollars in five-cent fares.]

4 Tion of the municipality then re- ceived a report from Stone and The transportation arrange- ~ebster, transit consulta nts of men t was as follows: 4 cars on the Boston, ~ass., reco@nendtng that Pleasa nt Hill - Exhibition route, the City enter the civic trans - 4 cars on Mayfa ir-University, 2. portation field, operating elect- cars from 2nd Avenue and 23rd St. ric rail cars as a municipal en- to 7th Avenue and Princess Street terprise. This recomnendation and one cur on the Ave nue H stUb. wa s ap;Jroveci, and in 1912, seven- teen miles of single track were There was no heat nor storm constructed. sash on the Sa s ka toon trams at * ~;3S:(3 t o0I1 sti ll PO "!' C"SC S one of t'lC fi nes t tr.,n si t sy"tollls with III<1in s a r vices or e r 8t ed by electr i c tr 0 Ikyco:, c l ~es.)

5 - "",'. ----~------~-.+~-- , .'. Photo courtesy , first, but during the following truck cars of lighter construc- year they were equipped with coal tion. oil stoves: in 1915 electric coil heaters were added for supple- The following year there was mentary heating. Between 1914 and a long and heated debate over the 1917, six additional trams were merits of one or two-man opera- placed in service. These consist- tion. The question was finally ed of three second-hand single- resolved in favour of one man per truckers known as "Carolina's" and car, and this more economical three large double-truck cars from method of operation Will introduced Ontario. (Either from the Preston in 1921. Car and Coach Co. or from Ottawa Car Mfg. Co.) These eighteen u- One of the few major accid - nits remained in daily use un- ents involving trams of the Sask- til the year 1919, serving the atoon Municipal Railway occurred community during the period of March 4th, 1922, when #4*jumped its most spectacular growth.

6 The tracks at the foot of the Long Hill and went over the river During 1919, however, the 3 bank at the south end of the 19th large cars, which had proved too Street Bridge. The car stopped heavy for operations over the short of the water's edge however 19th Street Bridge, were sent to and fortunately no one was seri- Calgary in exchange for 5 single- ously injured. * Other reports give the date as Hay Jrd, and the car munber as IfJ. Canadian rail Pa g e 257. Between the years 1927 and These were one-man Peter Wi tt type 1930, thirteen new double- tr uc k cars, acquired second-hand from cars of the most modern ~ign ~re London, Ontario. purchased from the National Steel Car Co, Hamilton, and the Ottawa Passenger rolling stock of Car Manufacturing Co.

7 To repla c e the at the end of the year older trams which were retired. 1946 consisted of twenty-eight During this same period, extra trams (10 single-truck and 18. services using rented buses were double-truck units) all equipped inaugurated to supplement the with air and for one-man opera- tramway services; but until 1945 tion. Also included in the equip- the management of the Saskatoon ment roster were two work cars, Municipal Railway did not five buses, and two auto trucks electric railway services in (one equipped for overhead line favour of buses. work). The rail rolling stock operated over three electric car There were a number of re- routes, consisting of miles visions to routings during this of track, with a base headway of period.

8 The first bus run was approximately ten minutes. The inaugurated in 1931. It oper- buses were used on auxiliary ated from Viestmount to the Arm- feeder routes to outlying subur- ouries at 19th St. and 3rd Ave. ban districts. On July 1st of this same year the 19th Street Subway was opened for The end came swiftly for the 7th Avenue and Avenue H cars. On attractive green and silver trams July 21, 1933, use of the 19th of the On December 12th, Street Bridge was discontinued, 1946 an extensive report was pre- and the trams commenced operating sented, outlining plans for the over the new Broadway Dridge. conversion of the Saskatoon Sys- tem from trams to buses and trol- In 1941, the City of Sask- leycoaches. A change in manage- atoon purchased five additionm ment in 1947 was another step in trams for its Municipal Railway, the move, climaxed by the final to fulfil the transit needs of a streetcar trip on November 10th, city geared to a wartime economy.

9 1951. Canadian Rai 1 Page 259. Photographs. Page 256 - Cars and crews lined up outside S. M. R. shops, during the early years of operation. 257 - # 204, wartime import from London Ontario, near University of Sask- a toon. 258 - (upper) Ori ginal single-truck cars were used as 'crush-hour' spares during latter years. (lower) Interior of repair shops Saskatoon Transit System o,f Sas katoon Municipal Railway. 259 - (below) #33 - work car re- Route DATE OF ISSUE. 4 built from former single-truck, "Carolina" passenger car. 260 - Both trams and trolleycoaches were 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 used on the Exhibition Route dur- 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 ing the last year or so of rail ~. 17 18 19 2tl. 21 22 23 24 operation. 25 26 27 28 29 30 31. No Stopover.

10 Not Transferable This transfer will not be ac . cepted. unless presented before expiry of Ume limit Indi ca t ed hereon. Not good unless num . ~~:d ofOJf!~~t!~ :~~1~~~' a~a report facts to Superintend . ent's Offlca. N EMERGENCY 5. E 177801 w 5 AM 0, 6 AM 15. 7 AM 30. 8 AM 45. 9 AM 0. 10 AM 15. 11 AM 30. 12 NOON 45. 1 PM 0. 2 PM 15. 3 PM 30. A III .. AI". Page 260 Cana dian rail On October 1, 1947, the 7th Three of the - H route was converted units, however, have had a kinder to autobuses, while on Nov. 22nd fate. Tram #61 and Line-oarl 1948, this route became "trolley- plow #200 now form part of - the coachll. The following September famous exhibition of machinery trolleycoaches replaced trams on and equipment at the Western De- the Pleasant Hill section of the velopment Museum, in Saskatoon.


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