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London Ontario streetcar, Eleanor and Dundas 1940
A streetcar in the city of London, Ontario lies paralyzed after a Blizzard destroyed much of the electrical wiring on November 27th, 1940. The streetcars were out of service by December and most of the track along Dundas street was removed the following year.
The LSR (London Street Railway, company in charge of maintaining and operating the system) and the local transit unions were largely responsible for the system's destruction. As of today, I am unsure if any of the original trackage can be found, unlike Montreal, Windsor and parts of Toronto. However I have seen the remains of several London streetcars throughout Southwestern Ontario, and I am also aware of a reasonably well-preserved example that exists out in Saskatchewan.
London Ontario streetcar, Eleanor and Dundas 1940
A streetcar in the city of London, Ontario lies paralyzed after a Blizzard destroyed much of the electrical wiring on November 27th, 1940. The streetcars were out of service by December and most of the track along Dundas street was removed the following year.
The LSR (London Street Railway, company in charge of maintaining and operating the system) and the local transit unions were largely responsible for the system's destruction. As of today, I am unsure if any of the original trackage can be found, unlike Montreal, Windsor and parts of Toronto. However I have seen the remains of several London streetcars throughout Southwestern Ontario, and I am also aware of a reasonably well-preserved example that exists out in Saskatchewan.