Streetcar # 24

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Whoops. August 27, 2006 the streetcar overhead electical wire caught on a support wire causing the streetcar to lift and swing sideways across the track making for a minor derailment.

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• streetcar # 24 . notes

  • Streetcar 24 traction trucks were built in 1897 while the car body was built in 1914.
  • The streetcar was operated by theToronto Suburban Railway from 1914 - 1923 and then was used by the
    Canadian National Railways from 1923 - 1962 to transport switchmen.
  • The car was acquired by the Edmonton Radial Railway Society in 1987 and took 5 years to restrore to its present condition. In 1992 it began operations at Fort Edmonton Park.