This is the list of all horsecars and streetcars used by the HSR between 1874 and 1951.
:2 - second streetcar with this number
? - unknown
DE - Double End
DT - Double Truck
even - even numbers only
ex - formerly known as
odd – odd numbers only
open - open sided car. Passengers would enter from the sides, and the conductor walked along edges collecting fares. Banned in Ontario in 1915.
r/b – rebuilt
r/n – renumbered
SE - Single End
ST - Single Truck
| Streetcar number | Manufacturer & Model | Year Built/Bought | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1:2-4:2 |
Various, Track Sweeper |
1893-1916 |
|
| 20:2-24:2 |
?/HSR open streetcar |
?/1893? |
r/b r/n from HSR open horsecars |
| 25:2-29:2 |
?/HSR closed streetcar |
?/1893? |
r/b r/n from HSR closed horsecars |
| 30:2-34:2 |
?/HSR open streetcar |
?/Spring 1892 |
r/b r/n from HSR open horsecars |
| 35:2-44:2 |
?/HSR closed streetcar |
?/Spring 1892 |
r/b r/n from HSR closed horsecars |
| 45-59 |
Jones closed DEST |
June 1892 |
|
| 60-64 |
Jones closed DEST |
May 1893 |
|
| 65-74 |
Jones open DEST |
July 1893 |
|
| 75 |
HSR/Brill closed DEST |
ca 1894 |
rebuilt from 2 Brill horsecars |
| 76-88 |
? open DEST |
? |
|
| 90-99 |
Stephenson open DEDT |
1901 |
#91, #93-95, #97 & #99 r/b to closed DEDT 1907 |
| 100-104 |
Jones open DEST |
1896/1904 |
previous owner in Brooklyn NY |
| 105-116 |
Jones closed DEST |
1896/1904 |
previous owner in Brooklyn NY, r/b 1905 |
| 117-119 |
Laconia DEDT |
1906/1908 |
previous owner in Boston, r/b r/n 405, 407, 427 1911/12 |
| 400, 402 |
Kuhlman DEST |
1908 |
|
| 401-407 (odd), 427 |
Laconia DEDT |
1906/1908 |
previous owner in Boston, 405, 407, 427 ex 117-119 1911/12 |
| 404-426 (even) |
Preston DEST |
1912 |
404-410, 416, 420 r/b to one-man operation 1929-34 |
| 409-425 (odd) |
Ottawa DEDT |
1910 |
409-421 r/b to one-man operation 1930s |
| 429-457 (odd) |
Preston DEDT |
1912 |
431, 447-457 r/b to one-man operation 1929 |
| 459-481 (odd) |
Various SEDT |
1902/1916 |
previous owner in Cleveland, 479, 481 destroyed in plant fire |
| 500-547 |
National Steel Car SEDT |
1927-29 |
Hamilton Spectator
“New Street Cars - Fifteen of Them Ordered From a Firm in Troy N.Y.” April 4, 1892, pg 1
“Brief Local Items” June 20, 1892, pg 1
“New Street Cars” February 20, 1893, pg 1
“Brief Local Items” May 29, 1893, pg 1
“Brief Local Items” June 12, 1893, pg 1
Mills, John M. Cataract Traction; The Railways of Hamilton. Toronto: Upper Canada Railway Society/Ontario Electric Railway Historical Association, 1971
