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A moment in history: Aug. 8, 1979

Summary by taproot.news
On this day in 1979,S Edmonton's first streetcar was resurrected to run the rails once again. In 1908, when the Edmonton Radial Railway opened, the city became the first on the Canadian Prairies to enter the age of electric transit. The network initially had 21 kilometres of track. Jasper Avenue served as its hub, and multiple streetcar lines fanned out into the city from that street. The lines were served by a fleet of four cars, including Stre…
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taproot.news broke the news in on Friday, August 8, 2025.
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