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Hamilton Transit History

Last Update: March 1, 2024

HSR at 150!

2024 marks 150 years of operation by the Hamilton Street Railway!

Thanks to a donstion of photos from Trevor Parkins-Sciberras, this month I've added photos to the following pages: the HSR's fleets of Ottawa Car Company DEDT Streetcars and Laconia DEDT Streetcars; the Brantford & Hamilton Electric Railway (B&H), the Hamilton Terminal Company (HTC), the Hamilton Radial Electric Railway (HRER), the Hamilton, Grimsby & Beamsville Electric Railway (HG&B), the Cars of the HRER, the Cars of the B&H, the Cars of the HTC, the Hamilton Terminal Station, the H&D Dundas Passenger & Freight Stations, the H&D West Hamilton Station, and the Sanford Yard and Shops

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We've partnered up with The Sirman Collection and Vintage Rail Photos to offer you prints of the HSR! Each photo available now has a link that will provide you with contact info so you can buy your own high quality print.

This website is a description of public transit in the Hamilton, Ontario region, past, present and future (Hopefully!), and is updated at the start of each month. If you’d like to contribute something, make a suggestion, or tell me that something’s broken, email me at hamiltontransithistory@rogers.com

This is NOT the official Hamilton Street Railway website, and is in no way affiliated with the HSR or the City of Hamilton. The HSR’s official website is here.

Disclaimer: Although I try my best to write accurate articles and tales of Hamilton’s transit history,I’m not perfect. Therefore, the reader is advised that all information contained within this website is not guaranteed to be 100% perfect, and anyone using this website as a resource should confirm all information independently. If you have questions or concerns, please contact me at hamiltontransithistory@rogers.com