From 1874 until 1951, the Hamilton Street Railway was an actual street railway. Over those eight decades, the HSR had a large number of different types of streetcars on several different routes.
Note: ST: Single Truck, DT: Double Truck, SE: Single End, DE: Double End
HSR Horsecars
HSR Streetcar Roster
HSR Snow Sweepers
Early Streetcars
Open DEST Streetcars (HSR #65-74, 76-88)
Stephenson DEDT Streetcars (HSR #90-99)
Jones Open DEST Streetcars (HSR #100-104)
Jones Closed DEST Streetcars (HSR #105-116)
Laconia DEDT Streetcars (HSR #117-119, #401-407 odd, #427)
Kuhlman DEST Streetcars (HSR #400, #402)
Preston DEST Streetcars (HSR #404-426 even)
Ottawa DEDT Streetcars (HSR #409-425 odd)
Preston DEDT Streetcars (HSR #429-457 odd)
Ex. Cleveland SEDT Streetcars (HSR #459-477 odd)
National Steel Car SEDT Streetcars (HSR #500-547)
Timeline of HSR streetcar routes
Eastern Branch (May 18 1874-May 26 1877)
Western Branch (May 18 1874-May 26 1877)
East Hamilton (July 1 1874-August 30 1894?)
Green (May 26 1877-1878?)
Red (May 26 1877-1878?)
GWR/GTR Station and King St East (1878?-July 11 1887)
GWR/GTR Station and King St West (1878?-July 27 1885)
James Street (June 3, 1878-Feb 1 1886)
York St (June 17, 1878-1922?)
King St West (July 27 1885-Feb 1 1886)
GTR Station, James & Herkimer (Feb 1 1886-July 11 1887)
James North & King West (Feb 1 1886-July 11 1887)
Green (II) (July 11 1887-Dec 31 1892)
Plaid (July 11 1887-June 16 1890)
Red (II) (July 11 1887-June 16 1890)
Barton Street (June 16 1890-Nov 14 1891)
James North & King West (II) (June 16 1890-May 23 1893)
South Division (June 16 1890-Nov 14 1891)
Barton, James & Herkimer (Nov 14 1891-1900?)
King St East & GTR/East King & Stuart (Jan 1 1893-1900?)
Incline Railway (June 1, 1893-1941)
West King & Steamboat Wharf (May 23 1893-March 5, 1895)
King East & Barton (1900?-Oct 1913)
James North & King West (III) (March 5, 1895-1922?)
GTR & James South (1900?-1913?)
Wentworth (1899-1913?)
Burlington-James South (1913?-May 12 1941)
Wentworth-Stuart (1913?-1930)
Crosstown (1913?-Jan 31 1948)
Belt Line (Oct 1913-Apr 6 1951)
Westdale-James North (1922-May 12 1941)
York & King West (1922-Jun 3 1939)
Aberdeen-Stuart (1923-1930)
Bartonville (1927-July 30 1929)
Firestone (Dec 20 1927-1939)
Wentworth-Burlington (1930-1935?)
York & Aberdeen (1930-Jun 3 1939)
Aberdeen-King West (Jun 3 1939-May 12 1941)
Burlington-Westdale (May 12 1941-Aug 4 1949)
Wentworth (II) (1935?-Oct 11 1942)
York & Aberdeen (II) (1942-Jun 26 1947)
Burlington (Aug 4 1949-Dec 9 1950)
The King & James Turntable
North Barn
South Barn
East Barn
Sanford Shops & Yard
