2 May 2009 / #oc transpo 50 years since streetcars ran in OttawaIt’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: * [ Colour photos of Ottawa streetcars ](http://transit.toronto.on.ca/streetcar/4754.shtml) * [ 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.) * [ Ottawa streetcar restoration group ](http://web.ncf.ca/fd978/696/) * 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