Hamilton and Dundas Street Railway
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Hamilton and Dundas Street Railway | |
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Reporting marks | --- |
Locale | Niagara Peninsula, Ontario |
Dates of operation | 1875 – 1923 |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm) (standard gauge) |
Headquarters | Hamilton, Ontario |
The Hamilton and Dundas Street Railway was an interurban railway operator which ran between Hamilton and Dundas in Southern Ontario.
[edit] History
The H&D was incorporated in 1875 to run a steam railway between the two cities, before becoming electrified in 1897. The Hamilton and Dundas Street Railway was created to provide a railway link between the two namesake cities.