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List of trolley bus systems in Canada

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systems, past and present. Use of boldface for a city name and color highlighting indicates systems that still exist; in the case of Canada, there is only one such system, that of
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Calgary's Electric Transit: an illustrated history of electrified public transportation in Canada's oil capital
712: 351: 98: 335: 913:(TM) No. 286 (July–August 2009), pp. 87 and 89. National Trolleybus Association (UK). ISSN 0266-7452. 592: 419: 25: 435: 414: 377: 1088: 1061: 1025: 1010: 995: 980: 793: 608: 356: 314: 1050: 818: 754: 732:, 1962–73; Greater Vancouver Transit System, 1973–78; Urban Transit Authority, 1978–82; and 492: 269: 76: 585: 1078: 1039:; also '82, '83, '84, '85, '86, '87. Merrick (NY), US: Traction Slides International. 1097: 658: 644: 992:
Edmonton's Electric Transit: The Story of Edmonton's Streetcars and Trolley Buses
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Winnipeg's Electric Transit: The Story of Winnipeg's Streetcars and Trolley Buses
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Fort William and Port Arthur merged to form Thunder Bay from 31 December 1969.
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Nos. 183, May–June 1992, pp. 53, 69; and 187, Jan.-Feb. 1993, p. 22.
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Final closure on 16 July 1993 (the very early hours of 17 July).
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trolley bus no. 9228, operating on route 63-Ossington, 1987.
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Previous operators of the Edmonton trolley bus system were
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Bibliography of the Electric Trolleybus (Richard DeArmond)
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Cornwall Street Railway, Light and Power Company, Limited
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Note: There was also a demonstration trolley bus line in
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Transit in British Columbia: The First Hundred Years
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Sandwich, Windsor & Amherstburg Railway Company
1079:All-Time List of North American Trolleybus Systems 1017:). Madeira Park (BC), Canada: Harbour Publishing. 724:Previous operators of the Vancouver system were 1056:Hatcher, Colin K.; and Tom Schwarzkopf. 2009. 1032:). Windsor, Ontario: Bus History Association. 1020:Leger, Paul A.; and Loring M. Lawrence. 1994. 990:Hatcher, Colin K.; and Tom Schwarzkopf. 1983. 987:). Toronto, Ontario: Railfare Enterprises Ltd. 897: 895: 893: 891: 889: 887: 885: 883: 881: 879: 877: 875: 873: 871: 869: 867: 865: 863: 861: 803:Porter, Harry; and Stanley F.X. Worris. 1979. 859: 857: 855: 853: 851: 849: 847: 845: 843: 841: 8: 817:(Interurbans Special 59). Los Angeles, US: 683:List of tram and light rail transit systems 550:Montreal Tramways Company succeeded by the 1084:Tom's North American Trolley Bus Pictures 1005:Kelly, Brian; and Daniel Francis. 1990. 800:). Reading, Berkshire, UK: Trolleybooks. 482:Service suspended 19 Jan. to 4 Sep. 1992. 167:Also a demonstration, 5–14 December 1945. 805:Trolleybus Bulletin No. 109: Databook II 1049:(Interurbans Special 58). Los Angeles: 930: 928: 837: 704: 1047:Transit's Stepchild, The Trolley Coach 958:Murray (2000) gives a closure date of 457:Toronto Transit Commission bus system 373:Kitchener Public Utilities Commission 34:list of trolley bus systems in Canada 7: 815:The Trolley Coach in North America 747:Greater Winnipeg Transit Commission 132:Name of system (current or last) 14: 1022:Halifax - City of Trolley Coaches 768:Toronto Transportation Commission 726:British Columbia Electric Railway 678:List of street railways in Canada 198:Name of system (current or last) 185:British Columbia Electric Railway 59:Name of system (current or last) 937:No. 192, Nov.-Dec. 1993, p. 158. 651: 637: 394:Ottawa Transportation Commission 1002:). Toronto, Ontario: Railfare. 187:, from 19 to 30 November 1945. 1114:Canada transport-related lists 1109:Trolleybus transport in Canada 790:World Trolleybus Encyclopaedia 749:(1953–60), which replaced the 688:Lists of rapid transit systems 1: 1068:) Toronto, Ontario: Railfare. 673:Trolley bus usage by country 331:Fort William Transit Company 1104:Lists of trolleybus systems 667:List of trolley bus systems 552:Montreal Transit Commission 1130: 693:Public transport in Canada 461:Toronto Transit Commission 171:Trolley buses in Vancouver 23:Toronto Transit Commission 751:Winnipeg Electric Company 669:, for all other countries 579: 576: 573: 570: 567: 535:Montreal Tramways Company 528: 525: 522: 519: 516: 305: 302: 299: 296: 293: 256: 253: 250: 247: 244: 209: 206: 203: 200: 197: 183:in 1945, operated by the 143: 140: 137: 134: 131: 116:Trolley buses in Edmonton 70: 67: 64: 61: 58: 753:(1924–53). Replaced by 609:Saskatoon Transit System 586:Regina Municipal Railway 1045:; and Paul Ward. 1973. 813:; and Paul Ward. 1974. 770:until 31 December 1953. 713:Edmonton Radial Railway 352:Hamilton Street Railway 99:Edmonton Transit System 922:Murray (2000), p. 131. 745:Formerly known as the 265:Power Company, Limited 263:Nova Scotia Light and 29: 1037:Traction Yearbook '81 975:Baker, John E. 1982. 901:Murray (2000), p. 78. 783:Books and periodicals 588:Regina Transit System 21: 788:Murray, Alan. 2000. 108:24 September 1939 911:Trolleybus Magazine 825:Trolleybus Magazine 436:Thunder Bay Transit 415:Port Arthur Transit 40:. It includes all 1035:Saitta, Joseph P. 618:22 November 1948 600:28 February 1966 597:4 September 1947 500:November 1926 (?) 445:15 December 1947 424:15 December 1947 403:15 December 1951 364:30 December 1992 361:10 December 1950 340:15 December 1947 277:31 December 1969 225:21 November 1938 30: 1066:978-1-897190-55-5 628: 627: 558: 557: 507: 506: 430:see Thunder Bay. 346:see Thunder Bay. 284: 283: 235: 234: 228:30 October 1970 177: 176: 122: 121: 1121: 1053:. LCCN 73-84356. 963: 956: 950: 944: 938: 932: 923: 920: 914: 908: 902: 899: 821:. 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Index


Toronto Transit Commission
Flyer
province
trolley bus
Vancouver
Calgary Transit
Calgary
Edmonton Transit System
Edmonton
Trolley buses in Edmonton
TransLink
Vancouver
Trolley buses in Vancouver
Victoria
British Columbia Electric Railway
Metro Transit
Winnipeg
Nova Scotia Light and
Power Company, Limited

Halifax
Cornwall
Fort William Transit Company
Fort William
Hamilton Street Railway
Hamilton
Kitchener Public Utilities Commission
Kitchener
Ottawa Transportation Commission
Ottawa
Port Arthur Transit

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