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Saskatchewan’s Pioneer Streetcars by Colin K Hatcher Regina Municipal Railway DJ
Saskatchewans Pioneer Streetcars by Colin K Hatcher
The Story of the Regina Municipal Railway
Hard Cover w/ dust jacket Dust jacket has small tears, shows wear around edge, back is dirty.
64 pages
Copyright 1971
CONTENTS
1: Pile o' Bones to Queen City of the Prairies 5
2: Early Plans and Construction 71911 Track Diagram 10
3: The Inauguration and first year services 11
4: Extensive Expansion (1912-1913) 13
5: From Plans to Reality 19
6: Non-Passenger Services 23
7: Early Sidelights and Service Features 26
8: The War Years (1914-1918) 29
9: A Changing System 33
10: The Dirty Thirties 41Passenger/Car Ratio Graph 46
11: Heavy Demands 47
12: From Rails to Tyres 51
Appendix
I Roster Notes 55
II Track Diagrams 60
III Acknowledgements 63
DUST JACKET INTRODUCTION
Saskatchewan's Pioneer Streetcars is a detailed account of the growth and operation of the Regina Municipal Railway.
The projected growth of the city in 1912 influenced the development of the street railway routes and rolling stock requirements. However, many routes had to be withdrawn or shortened when it became apparent the projections were far in excess of the actual need for expansion - even after rails had been laid and rolling stock orders received.
World war, drought, economic depression and yet a second world war affected people and their way of life in villages and cities across this continent. In Regina, the services provided by the local transportation system were greatly affected by these uncontrollable forces.
At war time there was a need for more manpower and rolling stock to meet the required demand for car services. During drought and depression, the railway was faced with a need to create government financed projects to keep men employed as few people rode the cars, and service frequencies were seriously reduced.
Saskatchewan's Pioneer Streetcars provides the reader with route maps, schedules and detailed diagrams of various types of cars operated on the Regina Municipal Railway. It contains 68 photographs - many of the cars, and several scenes of early Regina which will interest the historian and the casual reader.
Other illustrations include fascinating sketches by R.J. Sandusky, as well as photos of tickets and transfers used on the Regina Municipal Railway.
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