OTTAWA

ABBREVIATIONS ON THE MAP

Ch.	Charlotte St.	S.	Somerset St.
G.	George St.	SD	Sussex Drive
ML	Maple Lane	SP	St.Patrick St.

ROUTES

Operator: Ottawa Transportation Commission (OTC)

URBAN STREETCAR ROUTES

A	George St. - Downtown – Albert St.- Byron St. - Britannia Park
B	Seneca St. - Bank St. - Downtown - Rideau St. [Back: Laurier St.] - Charlotte St.
E	Downtown – Bank St. - Bronson Ave. - Dow's Lake
H	Hull - Downtown – St.Patrick St. - Maple Lane / Crichton St.
R	Preston St. - Albert St. - Downtown – Sussex Dr. - Rockcliffe
S	Carling Ave. - Holland Ave. – Somerset St. - Downtown – Laurier St. [Back: Rideau St.] - Charlotte St.

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CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SYSTEM

NETWORK LENGTH

• Ottawa streetcar lines: ? km.



HISTORY

• Horse-drawn streetcars: 21 July 1870 - 1893
• Electric streetcars: 29 July 1891 - 1 May 1959.
• O-Train (diesel LRT): 15 Oct. 2001 - today.

GAUGE

• Ottawa streetcars: 1435 mm.
• O-Train: 1435 mm.

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SOURCES

WIKIS

• OC Transpo [En/Fr]
• Ottawa O-Train [En/Fr]

WEB SITES

• Canadian Street Railways [En]
• Distribution of street cars and buses - Ottawa Transportation Commission (1948) [En]
• OC Transpo [En/Fr]
• Ottawa Electric Railway & Ottawa Transportation Commission - Trolleys in Canada’s capital [article by A. Clegg] [En]
• Significant dates in Ottawa/Hull street and light railway history [From Colin Churcher's Railway Pages] [En]