Long before buses and the CTrain shaped Calgary’s transit system, Calgarians relied on streetcars to get across the city.

In 1909, Calgary had a population of around 30,000 people, and the city was expanding quickly. It was in desperate need of a transportation system to help get people from their neighbourhoods into the busy downtown city centre.

The City chose to use electric streetcars as they were affordable to operate, required minimal maintenance, and offered a safe and reliable mode of transportation. The first 12 streetcars in Calgary travelled on 25.7 kilometres of tracks, serving Calgarians all over the city.

Calgary’s streetcars ran from downtown out to neighbourhoods like Tuxedo Park, Mount Pleasant, Elbow Park, and Killarney, with one to Bowness. This helped connect the c

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