THE GS TRAM SITE

EDMONTON

ALBERTA, CANADA

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30 Aug. 1948

The Edmonton streetcar network in its dying days, after abandonment of service on 114 Avenue and 101 Street. Note the isolated Calder stub service.


Edmonton streetcar photo


Edmonton tram map 1948



I created the above map by overlaying an OpenStreetMap (OSM) map with my own data. Copyright on the OSM map is © OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed under a CC-BY-SA (Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 licence).

Please note that the OSM map used as a template for this map corresponds to the situation at the time the map was downloaded and may show features that did not exist at the time the GS Tram Site is supposed to show. In particular, it may show bridges and highways that were built later.


ROUTES

Operator: Edmonton Transit System

URBAN STREETCAR ROUTES

Streetcar routes in Edmonton were identified by a colour scheme that appeared both in panels and lights used on the vehicles. In the table below, a letter code is used for the appropriate colour(s) (it also appears on the map). The full route name is also given.

B Blue Whyte Av. (from 104 St.) - 109 St. - High Level Bridge - 109 St. - Jasper Av. - 97 St. - 95 St. - 118 Av. - 66 St. - North Edmonton (124 Av.)
BW Blue & White Whyte Av. (from 104 St.) - 109 St. - High Level Bridge - 109 St. - Jasper Av. - 97 St. - 95 St. - 118 Av. (at 80 St.)
... Calder Calder - 127 Av. - 124 St. - 107 Av. - 101 St. - Jasper Av. - 109 St. - 97 Av. - Rossdale (near the Low Level Bridge)

Service discontinuation dates in the Edmonton system after Jan. 1944 (corresponding route designations in brackets):


CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SYSTEM

NETWORK LENGTH



HISTORY

GAUGE

TRAM PRESERVATION

The Edmonton Radial Railway Society operates heritage streetcars (from Edmonton and elsewhere) over a dedicated restored right-of-way in downtown Edmonton, using tracks on the High Level Bridge, as well as in historic Fort Edmonton Park

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