Halton County Radial Railway
13629 Guelph Line L9T 5A2 Milton, ON, Canada

These are the first 2 streetcars that our museum's founders, the Ontario Electric Railway Historical Association (OERHA,) acquired back in 1954. Ex-TRCo #1326 was built in 1910 and originally had a dark brown paint scheme. When the TTC took over Toronto's transit in 1921 the streetcar was painted in a maroon and yellow livery. In 1951 #1326 was the last wooden streetcar to be retired by the TTC. Streetcar #55 was built in 1915 by Preston Car & Coach. When the TTC took over To...ronto's transit in 1921, TCR #55 became #2210. It later became a scraper car and was retired in 1954. It was the 2nd streetcar acquired by our museum and was restored back to its original Toronto Civic Railway design. Both of these historic streetcars are currently preserved in Barn #4 at our museum. We are temporarily closed due to the pandemic and will reopen some time in 2021. Stay tuned for further updates. Photo was taken on Sept. 22nd 1988 by the TTC's retired archivist Ted Tickson.

Here's a nice shot taken by the late, great Bill Hood on June 24th 1979 showing some of the artifacts in our collection. The overhead wire truck was built in 1940 for the Hamilton Street Railway and was used to service the streetcar's overhead lines. The truck continued service when the HSR switched over to trolley buses in 1951 until the truck was retired in 1976. It was acquired by our museum that same year, and is now preserved in our Barn #4. London & Port Stanley Rail...way interurban #8 was built in 1915 and continues to be operational 105 years later! Come out and see our collection for yourself when our museum reopens. Stay tuned for more updates!

London & Port Stanley Railway interurban #8 was seen next to Rockwood Station on our museum's property in this photo taken in 1974 by Richard Glaze. The old Rockwood Station was closed in 1971 and the following year it was moved about 6km from Rockwood, Ontario to our museum on Guelph Line. L&PS #8 still had its as-retired paint scheme in 1974, but has since been restored by museum volunteers back to its 1915 look. Come out and see Rockwood Station and ride in L&PS #8 when our museum reopens some time in 2021. Stay tuned for more updates!

On Wednesday, the train crew lifted Locomotive 6167 to the flatbed that will transport the engine and tender to a new location in John Galt Park on Saturday, No...vember 14. We’ll be live streaming the move throughout the day, starting around 10 a.m. For more information about the project: https://guelph.ca/li/construction-projects/locomotive-6167/

Our museum may be temporarily closed but the behind-the-scenes maintenance hasn't stopped. Long-time museum volunteers have been working safely and using the closure as an opportunity to catch up on maintenance and to upgrade the museum's property. Stay tuned to the HCRR on Facebook and "streetcarmuseum" on Instagram for more updates, or check out our website for more info.