Was I just dreaming or did a streecar jump the tracks at Wellington and Church ave and end up in a store??Huh?
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Don't know about Church and Wellington having a streetcar jump the tracks, but the Notre Dame #25 that turned onto Rielle, and then backed up on to Wellington to resume its route again, jumped the tracks at least twice that I remember and crashed into the corner restaurant. The restauranr/ice-cream parlour on the corner (Prince George or some such regal name) must have made a lot of money just from these accidents! Had a sudden flashback when seeing some of the streetcar pictures. Anyone have a picture or even remember the streetcar that came out every summer for the tourists! It was an open streetcar, ie., no roof or walls and the seats were like in a theater, the firt seats behind the driver were low, and as you walked towards the rear the seats were on an inclined floor. The seats toward the rear were actually quite high! The car was painted a creamy colour with all the overhead lighting bars painted gold. When it was lit up at night it was a "magic" car to us kids!
Hi VReader9, There were four Golden Chariots, sometimes called Observation cars. They only came out in Spring, Summer, Fall good weather days. If it rained while you were on it they would give you a rain check, kick everyone off and the streetcar would go back to the barn. 25 cents for kids. You would get a great tour of the east end of Montreal. All four cars are in museums. One is at Delson, Quebec.
I stand corrected was that corner.Remember that restaurant..
Fresco, Yes, that was the car. Beautiful wasn't it? Especially at night! Aren't the resources on this site amazing? Seems no matter what anyone is looking for, to help jig their memory of the great things that were in and around Verdun, someone is there to supply the memory! Art
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Had Montreal had the good sense to keep it's streetcars, this is what the Wellington 58 streetcar might look like today. It's never too late and hopefully Montreal may still construct a light rail trolley car system.
Hey Fresco how do the automobiles drive on those roads? Steve
For Fresco. Unfortunately if we still had streetcars in Verdun/Montreal they'd be sliding off the tracks. Notice how nice and flat the street is in the picture? They don't even have enough money or manpower to even fill the numerous potholes. And when they do repair a street, it only lasts for 2-3 years (cheap & quick). Some of them can be real kidney-punchers. 2-3 feet in diameter and up to12 inches deep. They just put up plastic hazard cones so motorists can manouver around them until they get to fix them (thus improving our Grand Prix like driving skills)...lol. It gets embarrasing when I drove my out of the country in-laws around Montreal. It gives a new meaning to shake-rattle and roll. As for public transportation, they can't even afford to buy new commuter trains from Bombardier here in Montreal. Sadly, they bought Toronto's old/used "GO!" trains and the engines still have the logo on the engines. Thats the sorry state of affairs here in Quebec but with 40% of the working population paying zero (nil) income tax, I wouldn't expect any better. Mac
Hi Steve & French Mac, Fear not. Streetcars ran really well in Montreal up until 1959 and could do so again. I can remember some nasty pot holes next to the tracks in the Spring time. But you're right, if those pot holes don't get filled in it's a nasty road to drive a car on.
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