50 years since streetcars ran in Ottawa

It’s been 50 years since the last streetcars ran in Ottawa. April 30, 1959 was the last day of operation. Here are a few links:

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[
 Colour photos of Ottawa streetcars
](http://transit.toronto.on.ca/streetcar/4754.shtml)

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[
 Colour video of Ottawa streetcars
](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbqoBnhiak4)
(check out 8:40 in the video when Lincoln Fields was actually just ... fields.  Plus shots of trains in downtown Ottawa, and more vintage Ottawa shots.)

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[
 Ottawa streetcar restoration group
](http://web.ncf.ca/fd978/696/)

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UPDATE:
[
 More photos & info from Images of Centretown
](http://centretown.blogspot.com/2009/05/chp-video-50-years-since-streetcars.html)

** Related: ** Ottawa OC Transpo Guide