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The Edmonton Radial Railway (ERR) (also known as the Street Railway Department) was a streetcar service that operated in Edmonton, Alberta, from 1908 to 1951. It was Edmonton's first public transit service, and later evolved into Edmonton Transit Service .
Edmonton Radial Railway Streetcar #1, which started service in 1908, was the first to be restored by Edmonton Radial Railway Society volunteers. Later, Edmonton streetcars #42 and #33 were also restored. [ 1 ]
It first passes the Calgary & Edmonton Railway Station Museum at present-day 105 Street; this is a replica of the station that was the northern anchor of the Calgary and Edmonton Railway from 1891 to 1908. After a level crossing stop at 107 Street, the streetcar goes under the Saskatchewan Drive, 109 Street, and Walterdale Hill intersection.
The Edmonton Radial Railway (ERR) began operations in 1908, both in the City of Edmonton and the neighbouring City of Strathcona, with four streetcars serving 21 kilometres (13 mi) of track. [7] Over ten million riders used the system annually by 1912, and the city purchased 47 additional streetcars. [ 7 ]
Edmonton Interurban Railway Company: Petrol (gasoline) 30 Sep 1913 1 Apr 1914 Connected Edmonton and St. Albert. Closed because of depot (carbarn) fire. Edmonton Radial Railway Society - Fort Edmonton Park: Electric 1984 Operates in Fort Edmonton Park during park operating times. Edmonton Radial Railway Society - High Level Bridge Streetcar ...
City Council considered converting the bridge's upper deck into traffic lanes for vehicles on several occasions, starting in 1938. An engineering consultant hired by council to report on the state of the Edmonton Radial Railway recommended that the streetcar tracks on the upper deck of the High Level Bridge be removed, and the deck repurposed for trolley buses. [8]
The Edmonton Radial Railway received 8 "Prairie" Prestons in 1909 and 1911 and 35 "Big" Prestons in 1913–14. [2] Only a few Preston-built cars now remain, some of them in the collection of the Halton County Radial Railway museum. The Edmonton Radial Railway Society has in its collection "Prairie" Preston car 31 and "Big" Prestons numbers 53 ...
Pages in category "Street railways in Alberta" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. ... Edmonton Radial Railway Society; H. High Level Bridge ...