All-Time List of Canadian Transit Systems

Calgary, Alberta

Principal System

Calgary Car Company Ltd. (1905 - 1908)
Company disbanded October 1915.

Calgary Electric Railway (05 July 1909 - early 1910)
Municipal operation. When efforts to lease the system to a private operator failed, name usage was altered to CMR.

Calgary Municipal Railway (early 1910 - 19 July 1946) Service extended to Ogden, Forrest Lawn, and Bowness. CMR Introduced bus service in 1931. Name changed to CTS 1946. (Photo: DavesRailPix)

Calgary Transit System (19 July 1946 - 07 July 1970) Name changed to CT 1970. (Photo: DavesRailPix)

Calgary Transit (07 July 1970 - present) A Siemens RegioSprinter diesel light rail car (or self-propelled commuter rail car) was operated during the summer of 1996. Operated by CP Rail crews on behalf of CT, as a trial extension of the south LRT line. The route was entirely within Calgary corporate limits. (CUTA 1989, CUTA 1991/2, CUTA 1992) (Photo Blickpunkt Straßenbahn)

Forest Lawn Bus Service (? - 1961)
Bain says Ackermans bought surplus CTS buses for Forest Lawn bus service in 1951. Forest Lawn annexed to Calgary 1961 (CC69, 70).

"Heritage Park Street Railway" (summer 1975 - present (summer seasons only)) Heritage tramway operation between 14th Street SW and the Heritage Park entrance 3300 ft (1 km) away. Line has no formal name. (Photo Blickpunkt Straßenbahn)

Modes

References

• Bain, D[onald] M., Calgary Transit Then and Now, Kishorn Publications, Calgary (Alberta), 1994.
• DavesRailPix: Alberta, a World Wide Web gallery of photos at the URL: http://davesrailpix.com/odds/ab/ab.htm, 2004.
• Hatcher, Colin K., Stampede City Streetcars: The Story of the Calgary Municipal Railway, Railfare Enterprises Limited, Montreal (Quebec), 1975.