OC Transpo Weekend – May 16-17, 2026

The CTHF was in Ottawa for the Victoria Day long weekend this year. Two heritage tours were conducted using two types of vehicles that will be retired by OC Transpo in the near future. On Saturday, 51 people attended and rode two New Flyer D40i (Invero) buses around the eastern

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Issue #131

Issue 131 Preview: London Transportation Commission 116 (GM’s 5000) is on a photo charter for the Bus History Association on August 17, 2002 at the Natural Science stop at the University of Western Ontario.  In the background are a pair of TC40102N, LTC 194 and 291.  LTC 291 is a

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Montreal streetcar tracks still pop up from pavement decades after last tram retired

Check out this article by Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press https://www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/montreal-streetcar-tracks-still-pop-up-from-pavement-decades-after-last-tram-retired/article_28d151f8-9585-56c5-b7f1-ad2f9f6956bc.html These days, the only place you’ll find a working Montreal streetcar is at the Canadian Railway Museum south of the city. But each year, the spring thaw that cracks up the asphalt on city streets unearths pieces of a

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Issue #130

Issue 130 Preview: Featuring an ad for “Cinci Beer” on the front, Twin Coach #9 is seen on the Detroit side of the river on July 23, 1965.  It is on Woodward Avenue travelling southbound at Jefferson.  Photo by James Alain from the John Knight Collection.

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Exploring 150 Years of Winnipeg Transit History

The Canadian Transit Heritage Foundation is delighted to highlight the recent launch of the Winnipeg Transit Photo Collection, now accessible through the City of Winnipeg Archives’ online platform Winnipeg in Focus. This remarkable collection spans nearly 150 years of transit history—from horse-drawn streetcars of the 1880s to modern buses—and includes

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