A la belle epoque des Tramways (French text)
Jacques Pharand, Les Editions de I'Homme, Montreal QC, 1997, ISBN: 2-7619-1370-1
A Century of Moving Canada: Public Transit 1904-2004
Ted Wickson, Canadian Urban Transit Association, Toronto ON, 2004, ISBN: 0-920559-69-7
A Century of Travel on the Ontario Northland Railway
Douglas N.W. Smith, Trackside Canada, Ottawa ON, 2004, ISBN: 0-9730521-1-2
(This book contains a 10 page section on the Nipissing Central with photos, roster, etc., beginning on page 151.)
A Statutory History of the Steam and Electric Railways of Canada 1836-1937
Robert Dorman, Federal Department of Transport, Ottawa ON, 1938, no ISBN
Algoma Rails 
Dale Wilson, Nickel Belt Rails, Sudbury ON, 2009, ISBN: 0-920356-15-X
(This 144 page book includes 11 pages of history and photos, including track maps, of the International Transit Company in Sault Ste. Marie.)
Along the No. 20 Line
Rolf Knight, New Star Books Ltd., Vancouver BC, 1980
Calgary Transit: Then & Now
D.M. Bain, Kishorn Publications, Calgary AB, 1994, ISBN: 0-919487-45-9
Calgary's Electric Transit: An illustrated history of electrified public transportation in Canada's oil Capital
Colin K. Hatcher and Tom Schwarzkopf, Railfare/DC Books, Pickering ON, 2009, ISBN: 978-1-897190-55-5
Canadian Car Builder Series - No. 1: Ottawa Car Company
John M. Mills, UCRS/OERHA, Toronto ON, no ISBN
Canadian Car Builder Series - No. 2: Preston Car & Coach Co.
John M. Mills, UCRS/OERHA, Toronto ON, no ISBN
Canadian Car Builder Series - No. 3: Miscellaneous Builders
John M. Mills, UCRS/OERHA, Toronto ON, no ISBN
Canadian Electric Street Railways and Interurban Lines
John M. Mills, OERHA, Toronto, ON, c.1971, no ISBN
Canadian Pacific’s Electric Lines: (Grand River Railway and the Lake Erie & Northern Railway)
George Roth/William Clack, BRMNA, Calgary AB, 1987, ISBN: 0-919487-21-1
Canadian Trolleys In Color: Vol. 1 - Eastern Canada
Robert Halperin, Morning Sun Books Inc., Scotch Plains NJ, 2006, ISBN: 1-58248-178-4 / LCCCN: 2005932790
Canadian Trolleys In Color: Vol. 2 - Western Canada
Robert Halperin, Morning Sun Books Inc., Scotch Plains NJ, 2008, ISBN: 1-58248-237-3 / LCCCN: 2005932790
Cape Breton Bus & Tram Co. Ltd.
Weldon Cameron, self-published, Glace Bay, NS, 1976, no ISBN
Cataract Traction: The Railways of Hamilton
John M. Mills, Canadian Traction Series Volume 2, UCRS/OERHA, Toronto ON, 1971, no ISBN
Catenary through the Counties: The story of the Montreal & Southern Counties Railway
Anthony Clegg/Omer Lavallee, The Classic Era/C.R.H.A., Montreal QC, 1966, no ISBN
Chemin de Fer de La Bonne Sainte Anne
Omer S. A. Lavallee, Montreal QC, no ISBN
Chilliwack By Tram: The B.C. Electric's Fraser Valley Line
Brian Kelly, 1985, no ISBN
Come Walking and Leave Early: A Pictorial History of the Chatham, Wallaceburg and Lake Erie Electric Railway
John Rhodes, Rhodes Specialty Publishing, Chatham ON, 1982, ISBN: 0-9693380-1-5
Cornwall Street Railway: An Illustrated History of the Transit Operations of the Cornwall Street Railway Light and Power Company
Anthony Clegg/Omer Lavallee, Railfare/DC Books, Pickering ON, 2007, ISBN: 978-1-897190-25-8 (sc), ISBN: 978-1-897190-26-5 (hc)
Dreaming of Britannia: The Ottawa Electric Railway Company's Development of Britannia-on-the-Bay
Geoff Morgan, 1996, (paper), no ISBN
Edmonton’s Electric Transit: The Story of Edmonton’s Streetcars and Trolley Buses
Colin K. Hatcher/Tom Schwarzkopf, Railfare Enterprises Ltd., Toronto ON, 1983, ISBN: 0-919130-33-X
Fifty Years of Progressive Transit: A History of the Toronto Transit Commission
John F. Bromley/Jack May, Electric Railroaders’ Association, New York NY, 1973, LCCCN: 73-84892
Fraser Rails That Glow: B.C. Trolleymen's Addenda Vol. 1
David Reuss, self-published, Cloverdale BC, 2003, no ISBN
From Dobbin To Diesel: The interesting story of public transit in London, Canada 1873-1973
C.K. Morningstar, London Transportation Commission, London ON, 1973, no ISBN
Gaslights to Gigawatts: A Human History of BC Hydro and its Predecessors
BC Hydro Power Pioneers, Hurricane Press, 1998, ISBN: 0-9698845-2-4
Halifax: Birney Stronghold
Robert R. Brown, C.R.H.A., Montreal QC, 1954, no ISBN, revised by Richard M. Binns, C.R.H.A., Montreal QC, 1964, no ISBN
Hamilton Street Railway: A Look Back at the Steel City's Streetcars on the 40th Anniversary of Their Abandonment
Larry Partridge, C.R.H.A., Toronto ON, (booklet), no ISBN
Hanging Fire and Heavy Horses: A History of Public Transit in Nelson
Arthur R. Joyce, City of Nelson, Nelson BC, 2000, ISBN: 0-9686364-0-3
In The Grand River Valley, Canada
Emma Buchan Reesor, Jaffray Bros., Galt ON, undated c.1905, no ISBN
(This 48 page book includes 4 pages on the Grand Valley Railway including a map of the line along with six photos.)
Kingston Portsmouth & Cataraqui Electric Railway: History of the Limestone City's Streetcar System
George Dillon/William Thomson, C.R.H.A., Kingston ON, 1994, ISBN: 0-9698285-0-0
Les tramways de Quebec (French text)
Jacques Pharand, MNH Inc., Beauport QC, 1998, ISBN: 2-921912-33-3
Loyalist City Streetcars: The Story of Street Railway Transit in Saint John, New Brunswick
Fred Angus, Railfare Enterprises Ltd., Toronto ON, 1979, ISBN: 0-919130-29-1
Mind the Doors, Please!: The Story of Toronto and Its Streetcars
Larry Partridge, The Boston Mills Press, Erin ON, 1983, ISBN: 0-919822-62-2
Montreal & Southern Counties Railway Co.
J.R. Thomas Grumley, Bytown Railway Society, Ottawa ON, 2004, ISBN: 0-921871-07-4
Montreal Streetcars - Volume 1
J.R. Thomas Grumley, Bytown Railway Society, Ottawa ON, 2001, ISBN: 0-921871-05-8
Montreal Streetcars - Volume 2: People & Places
J.R. Thomas Grumley, Bytown Railway Society, Ottawa ON, 2005, ISBN: 0-921871-08-2
Montreal Streetcars - Volume 3: Scenic Routes
J.R. Thomas Grumley, Bytown Railway Society, Ottawa ON, 2008, ISBN: 13 978-1-921871-11-5
Montreal’s Electric Streetcars: An Illustrated History of the Tramway Era: 1892 to 1959
Richard M. Binns, Railfare Enterprises Ltd., Montreal QC, 1973, ISBN: 0-919130-23-2 / LCCCN: 73-86284
Nelson Street Railway
D. Parker, British Columbia Railway Historical Association, Victoria BC, 1961, no ISBN
Nelson's Electric Tramway: Five Miles on a Nickel
David May, self-published, Nelson BC, 1988, ISBN: 0-9692653-0-2
NS&T
Andrew Panko/Peter Bowen, NiagaRail Publications, St. Catharines ON, 1983, no ISBN
Niagara, St. Catharines & Toronto
John M. Mills, UCRS/OERHA, Toronto ON, 1967, no ISBN
Niagara, St. Catharines & Toronto Electric Railway in Pictures
Andrew Panko/Peter Bowen, NiagaRail Publications, Niagara-on-the-Lake ON, 1984, ISBN: 0-920184-02-6
Niagara, St. Catharines & Toronto Railway: An Illustrated History of Electric Transit in Canada's Niagara Peninsula
John M. Mills, Railfare/DC Books, Pickering ON, 2007, ISBN: 978-1-897190-27-2 (sc), 978-1-897190-28-9 (hc)
No Horsecars in Paradise: A History of the Street Railways and Public Utilities in Victoria, British Columbia before 1897
Douglas V. Parker, Railfare/Whitecap Books, Toronto ON/North Vancouver BC, 1981, ISBN: 0-919130-36-4
Not A One Horse Town: 125 Years of Toronto and Its Streetcars
Mike Filey, self-published, Toronto ON, 1986, ISBN: 0-9691501-1-3
NOT TO EXCEED 10 MILES PER HOUR:
==The Story of THE MOOSE JAW ELECTRIC RAILWAY 1910-1932 and Public Transportation in Moose Jaw to 2003
Bill & Ann Heselton, self-published, Moose Jaw SK, 2003, ISBN: 0-9688226-1-4
On a Streak of Lightning: Electric Railways in Canada
J. Edward Martin, Studio E, Delta BC, 1994, ISBN: 0-920716-03-2
Ottawa Car Catalogue (Traction Collector’s Library: Vol. 3)
reprint published by Trains and Trolleys, Montreal QC, 1968, no ISBN
Ottawa Trolleys: A Color Pictorial of Action Images from August, 1958
Benjamin L. Bernhart, Outer Station Project, Dauberville PA, 2008, ISBN-978-1-891402-20-3
Ottawa's Streetcars: An Illustrated History of Electric Railway Transit in Canada's Capital City
Bill McKeown, Railfare/DC Books, Pickering ON, 2006, ISBN-10 1-897190-07-7, ISBN-13 978-1-897190-07-4
"Passengers Must Not Ride on Fenders": - Toronto Railway Company
Mike Filey/Richard Howard/Helmut Weyerstrahs, Green Tree Publishing, Toronto ON, 1974, no ISBN
Quebec Railway Light & Power Company: Montmorency Division
J.R. Thomas Grumley, Bytown Railway Society, Ottawa ON, 2006, ISBN-13 978-0-921871-09-5 / ISBN-10 0-921871-09-0
Quebec Railway Light & Power Company Volume 2: Citadel Division
J.R. Thomas Grumley, Bytown Railway Society, Ottawa ON, 2008, ISBN-13 978-0-921871-12-5
Rails from the Junction: The Story of the Toronto Suburban Railway
James V. Salmon, Lyon Production, Toronto ON, 1970, no ISBN
Rattler's in the South: The Lethbridge Municipal Railway - 10 Cars --- 10 Miles
Peter Freigang, Passenger Transport Enterprises (self-published) Vancouver BC - Lethbridge AB, c.1975, no ISBN
Remember Montreal’s Streetcars!
Fred F. Angus, C.R.H.A., Montreal QC, 1971, no ISBN
Remembering The Oshawa Railway
Clayton M. Morgan/Charles D. Taws, Brockville Museum, Brockville ON, 1995, ISBN: 0-9680497-0-2
Ride Through the Garden of Canada: A Short History of the Hamilton, Grimsby & Beamsville Electric Railway 1894-1931
William E. Blaine, self-published, Grimsby ON, 1967, no ISBN
Riding the Radials: Toronto’s Suburban Electric Streetcar Lines
Robert M. Stamp, The Boston Mills Press, Erin ON, 1989, ISBN: 1-55046-008-0
St. Clair Tunnel: Rails Beneath the River
Clare Gilbert, The Boston Mills Press, Erin ON, 1991, ISBN: 1-55046-045-5
Saskatchewan’s Pioneer Streetcars: The Story of the Regina Municipal Railway
Colin K. Hatcher, Railfare Enterprises Ltd., Montreal QC, 1971, ISBN: 0-919130-20-8
Saskatoon’s Electric Transit: The Story of Saskatoon’s Streetcars and Trolley Buses
Easten Wayman, Railfare Enterprises Ltd., Toronto ON, 1988, ISBN: 0-919130-42-9
Scenes of the Sudbury - Copper Cliff Suburban Electric Railway
William Coo
Stampede City Streetcars: The Story of the Calgary Municipal Railway
Colin K. Hatcher, Railfare Enterprises Ltd., Montreal QC, 1975, ISBN: 0-919130-25-9
Statistics of Electric Railways of Canada 1930
F.A. Acland, Ottawa ON, 1931, no ISBN
Streetcar Builders of Canada - Volume One
- The Ontario Car and Foundry Company
- The Preston Car & Coach Company
- The Tillsonburg Electric Car Company
William Bailey/Douglas Parker, CRHA, Montreal QC, 2002, ISBN: 0-9730219-0-X
Streetcars in the Kootenays: Nelson's Electric Tramways 1899 to 1992
Douglas V. Parker, Havelock House, Edmonton AB, 1992, ISBN: 0-920805-02-7
Street Cars, Subways and Rapid Transit: A Canadian Bibliography
Robert M. Stamp, Heritage Books, Toronto ON, 1988, ISBN: 0-921342-00-4
Street Railways of Toronto: 1861-1921
Louis H. Pursley, Interurban Special Number 25, Volume 16, Number 2, June 1958, Los Angeles CA, no ISBN
Street Railways Toronto: 1861 to 1930
J. William Hood, Maps Project, Toronto ON, 1999, ISBN: 1-894371-06-2
Street Railways in Victoria: 1888-1948
Monte J. Wright, British Columbia Provincial Museum, Victoria BC, date unknown
The Era of Streetcars in Winnipeg 1881 to 1955
Herbert W. Blake, self-published, Winnipeg MB, 1971, no ISBN
The Era of Interurbans in Winnipeg 1902 to 1939
Herbert W. Blake, self-published, Winnipeg MB, 1971, no ISBN
The Halifax Street Railway 1866-1949
Don Cunningham and Don Artz, Nimbus Publishing, Halifax NS, 2009, ISBN: 978-1-55109-708-4
The Intercity Electric Railway Industry in Canada
John F. Due, University of Toronto Press, Toronto ON, 1966, no ISBN
The London and Port Stanley Railway: Annual Reports for years ending June 30th 1916-1917-1918-1919
The London & Port Stanley Railway 1915-1965: A Picture History
W. Glen Curnoe, self-published, London ON, 1976, no ISBN
The London and Port Stanley Railway: Volume One - A Brief History/Port Stanley
Leslie J. Torrens, self-published, London ON 1984, ISBN: 0-9693303-1-6
The London and Port Stanley Railway: Volume Two - Railway Equipment and Property
Leslie J. Torrens, self-published, London ON, 1985, ISBN: 0-9693303-2-4
The London and Port Stanley Railway: Volume Three - General Operations
Leslie J. Torrens, self-published, London ON, 1987, ISBN: 0-9693303-0-8
The Montreal City Passenger Railway Company: An Account of the Horse Car Era in the City of Montreal
Omer S.A. Lavallee, C.R.H.A., Montreal QC, no ISBN
The Mount Royal Tunnel
Anthony Clegg, Trains and Trolleys Book Club, Montreal QC, 1963, no ISBN
The Ottawa Car Company
David C. Knowles, Bytown Railway Society, Ottawa ON, 2003, ISBN: 0-921871-06-6
The Perfect Little Street Car System: North Vancouver 1906 - 1947
Henry Ewert, self-published, BC, 2000, no ISBN
The Story of the B.C. Electric Railway Company
Henry Ewert, Whitecap Books, North Vancouver BC, 1986, ISBN: 0-920620-54-X
The street cars of old St. John's: A Photo History
William Connors, Creative Publishers, St. John's NFLD, 1989, ISBN: 0-920021-65-4
The Sudbury Streetcars: The Sudbury-Copper Cliff Suburban Electric Railway Company
John D. Knowles, Nickel Belt Rails, Sudbury ON, 1983, ISBN: 0-920356-03-6
The Sudbury Streetcars (Second Edition): The Story of The Sudbury-Copper Cliff Suburban Electric Railway
Jack Knowles and Dale Wilson, Nickel Belt Rails, Sudbury ON, 2009, ISBN: 0-920356-16-8
The Toronto Civic Railways: An Illustrated History
J. William Hood, UCRS, Toronto ON, 1986, ISBN: 0-921429-07-X (sc), ISBN: 0-921429-06-1 (hc)
The Toronto Trolley Car Story: 1921-1961
Louis H. Pursley, Interurban Special Number 29, Volume 19, Number 1, Los Angeles CA, June 1961, no ISBN
The TTC Story: The First Seventy-Five Years
Mike Filey, Dundurn Press Ltd., Toronto ON, 1996, ISBN: 1-55002-244-X
"The Traction": London & Lake Erie Railway
Douglas Country Publishing, Waterloo ON, no ISBN
The Witts: An Affectionate Look At Toronto’s Original Red Rockets
Larry Partridge, The Boston Mills Press, Erin ON, 1982, ISBN: 0-919822-74-6
Toronto Trolleys In Color
Kenneth C. Springirth, Morning Sun Books, Inc., Scotch Plains NJ, 2010, ISBN: 1-58248-281-0
Traction on The Grand: The Story of Electric Railways along Ontario's Grand River Valley
John Mills, Railfare Enterprises, Montreal QC, 1977, ISBN: 0-919130-27-5
Tracks, Wires, and Rubber Tires: A short history of public transportation in the Nation's Capital / Rails, fils èlectriques,
et pneus en caoutchouc: L'histoire brève du transport urbaine dans la capitale nationale
(English & French text), Dave Watts, OC Transpo, Ottawa ON, 2000, no ISBN
Tram Cars in East Pictou
James M. Cameron, self-published, Kentville NS, 1973, no ISBN
Trams & Tracks: "The Birneys" of Halifax, Nova Scotia
Russ Lownds, self-published, Halifax NS, 1990, no ISBN
Tramways de Montreal / Streetcars of Montreal (French & English text)
Fred F. Angus/Olive Irwin Wilson, CRHA, Montreal QC, 1990, repub. by the Canadian Railway Museum, Saint-Constant QC, 1995, ISBN: 2-9804089-0-5
Transit in British Columbia: The First Hundred Years
Brian Kelly/Daniel Francis, Harbour Publishing, Madeira Park BC, 1990, ISBN: 1-55017-021-X
Transit in Toronto
Toronto Transit Commission, Toronto ON, 1967, no ISBN
Transit in Toronto
Toronto Transit Commission, Toronto ON, 1969, ISBN: unknown
Transit in Toronto
Toronto Transit Commission, Toronto ON, 1971, ISBN: unknown
Transit in Toronto
Toronto Transit Commission, Toronto ON, 1976, ISBN: unknown
Transit in Toronto
Toronto Transit Commission, Toronto ON, 1982, ISBN: 0-9691148-0-X (hardcover), 0-9691148-1-8 (softcover)
Transit in Toronto
Toronto Transit Commission, Toronto ON, 1987, ISBN: unknown (hardcover), unknown (softcover)
Tri-Town Trolleys: The Story of the Nipissing Central Railway
Norman Helm, Highway Book Shop, Cobalt ON, 1984, ISBN: 0-88954-247-3
TTC ’28: The Electric Railway Services of the Toronto Transportation Commission in 1928
John F. Bromley, Upper Canada Railway Society, Toronto ON, 1968, no ISBN
Vancouver's Glory Years: Public Transit 1890 -1915
Heather Conn/Henry Ewert, Whitecap Books, Toronto ON/North Vancouver BC, 2003, ISBN 1-55285-517-1
Victoria's Streetcar Era
Henry Ewert, Sono Nis Press, Victoria BC, 1992, ISBN: 1-55039-023-6
Wheels of Progress: A Story of the Development of Toronto and its Public Transportation Services
Toronto Transportation Commission, Toronto ON, Various years
Winnipeg’s Electric Transit: The Story of Winnipeg’s Streetcars and Trolley Busses
John E. Baker, Railfare Enterprises Ltd., Toronto ON, 1982, ISBN: 0-919130-31-3
Wooden Cars on Steel Rails: A History of the Crossen Car Companies, Cobourg, Ontario
Ted Rafuse, Steampower Publishing, Port Hope ON, 2004, ISBN: 0-9685474-1-9
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