A hundred years ago, the local citizens seemed less enchanted with the urban railway. The articles in the Lethbridge Herald reveal a range of issues that Lethbridgians had with the public transit of the day.

ArticleAndrew ChernevychJanuary 27, 2022Galt Museum & ArchivesStreetcar, Lethbridge Municipal Railway, Lethbridge streetcar system, Street Car, Lethbridge, Lethbridge Transit, Lethbridge Herald, Archives Comment

The End of the Line

By 1945, the streetcar system had reached a critical moment. The remaining carriages were falling apart and parts to repair them were scarce, especially during wartime.

ArticleGraham RuttanJune 11, 2019Galt Museum & ArchivesLethbridge streetcar system, Lethbridge Municipal Railway, Second World War, Busses, Light Rail, Exhibition Park Comment

A History of Transit Struggles

Lethbridge city council invested more than half a million dollars in the new streetcar system. Mayor George Hatch opened the first 17 km of tracks on August 17, 1912.

ArticleGraham RuttanJune 4, 2019Galt Museum & Archivesstreetcar, Lethbridge streetcar system, Lethbridge Municipal Railway, Henderson Lake Park, Great DepressionComment

Public Transit for a Growing City

For 35 years, the sound of the streetcar’s bell was both a familiar and important sound in Lethbridge, for it signified the streetcar.

ArticleGraham RuttanMay 27, 2019Galt Museum & Archivesstreetcar, Lethbridge streetcar system, Mayor William Henderson, Northside, Secession, Dry Farming Congress, Lethbridge Municipal RailwayComment

Get On The Bus

ArticleBelinda CrowsonMay 23, 2012Galt Museum, LA Transit, Lethbridge Municipal Railway, Lethbridge Transit, Lethbridge streetcar system, streetcarComment