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	Hamilton, Ontario - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hamilton was incorporated as a police village in 1833 and as a city in 1846.
		Hamilton is located on the western end of the Niagara Peninsula and at the westernmost part of Lake Ontario, most of the city including the downtown section are on the south shore.
		Within the city, the Hamilton Street Railway or HSR offers good service in the lower city (especially on east-west routes), reduced service on the Mountain and skeletal service outside the old city of Hamilton (except for Dundas, which is served about as well as the Mountain).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hamilton,_Ontario (5261 words)

	A Virtual Tour of Hamilton Downtown - Hamilton & Downtown Street Railway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The type of engines used by the railway were known as "steam dummies." They were called dummies because originally they were not equipped with bells and whistles and therefore could not "talk." The engines were well enclosed from view to make them less frightening to horses.
		In 1893, the railway franchise was extended for another 20 years and was given the authority to electrify, which it did in 1898.
		The Hamilton and Dundas Street Railway could not compete with the buses and were forced to call it quits.
	collections.ic.gc.ca /hamilton_tour/railway.htm (674 words)

	Industrial Hamilton -- A Trail to the Future - Hamilton Street Railway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In 1878 the York Street branch was constructed from James Street to the western gate of the cemetery with a single track and switches.
		The relationship between the City of Hamilton and the HSR during this period was strained.
		When the HSR announced a fare increase to 10 cents in 1952 the City of Hamilton was outraged and fought against it at the Ontario Municipal Board hearing in February.
	collections.ic.gc.ca /industrial/hsr-history.htm (6503 words)

	The Labour Gazette, April 1936, pages: 309-316. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		First, dealing generally with the whole question, in substantiation of their claims the men laid great emphasis on the removal of the jitneys (a serious competitor of the Company) from the streets of the City, alleging that this was accomplished largely through their efforts, and on the consequent increase in revenue to the Company.
		In reply it was alleged by the Company that, in order to operate the Hamilton Street Railway Company, $780,000 per annum was required and that in addition $285,000 per annum was required for interest and depreciation, making a total of $1,065,000 per annum.
		They further urged that the rates of pay now applicable in Hamilton compare favourably with all others comparable in size in Ontario, and that they can, at their present rate of pay, materially increase their earnings by working longer hours, and, in my opinion, a 44 hour week would be reasonable in the circumstances.
	socserv2.socsci.mcmaster.ca /maclabour/RESOURCES/Labour_Gazette/Hamilton/36-309.htm (3018 words)

	Railway Rolling Stock Industry in Canada
		The writer, who is a native of Hamilton and has fully researched this matter, cannot subscribe to this view, and regards it both as an oft-repeated boast of the city's publicists and as an over-simplification of the facts.
		In 1881 the Northern Railway amalgamated with the Hamilton & North-Western Railway as the Northern & North-Western Railways.
		The electric street railways of Winnipeg were controlled early in the century by Sir William Mackenzie of the Canadian Northern Railway.
	www.nakina.net /builders2.html (12085 words)

	Cradle of Collective Bargaining
		Thousands of working men and women steelworkers, rubberworkers, hospital workers, members of the trades, office workers, street railway workers, labourers and homemakers speak proudly of their important contributions to the economic, social, cultural and political fabric of their city.
		And throughout the decades, Hamilton and area workers have demonstrated their political commitments by running for office at all levels of government.
		The 1906 street railway strike was a strike against an emerging system of economic monopoly and political control which seemed to care little for the needs and interests of workers.
	www.humanities.mcmaster.ca /~cradle/html/unionism1.htm (1996 words)

	FleetSmart Profiles: Municipalities and Utilities Hamilton Street Railway Company – Hamilton, Ontario
		The HSR provides public transportation services to residents of this south-eastern Ontario city, which has a population of about 490 000.
		With assistance from the Government of Canada, the Government of Ontario, engine manufacturers and the local gas utility, the HSR has broken new ground in the design and installation of CNG engines and on-board fuel storage tanks, as well as in the design of an on-site quick-fill refuelling station.
		Based on their positive experience, the CHTC management team is convinced that natural gas is the fuel of the future for transit buses, delivering lower operating costs, lower exhaust emissions and a positive public image for transit authorities.
	oee.nrcan.gc.ca /transportation/business/documents/success-stories/municipal-hamilton.cfm?attr=16 (919 words)

	McMaster University - Office of Public Relations - Our Campus - New Entrance - Executive Summary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Without an adequate access to and from the east on Main Street, the HSR is unlikely to develop the transit terminal on campus.
		The Hamilton Street Railway is currently hampered with respect to routings on the McMaster campus.
		At the intersection with Sterling Street, it is recommended that a planted median of at least 3.0 metres width be added on the south leg, as shown in the report.
	www.mcmaster.ca /ua/opr/newentrance/execsumm.html (3907 words)

	Labour Gazette: 1930s Hamilton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		For over 100 years, Hamilton has been the centre of extensive industrial development and an active labour movement.
		“Hamilton Master Plumbers and the United Association of Plumbers and Steamfitters, Local 67”, Labour Gazette, July 1933: 733.
		“Hamilton Street Railway Company and the Amalgamated Association of Street Railway and Motor Coach Employees, Local 107”, Labour Gazette, August 1939: 858.
	socserv2.socsci.mcmaster.ca /maclabour/RESOURCES/Labour_Gazette/Hamilton/30s-Hamilton_title_page.htm (451 words)

	The Hamilton Radial Electric Lines
		This company was created in 1907 from the remains of the Hamilton Cataract Power, Light and Traction Company, itself formed in 1903 from the remains of the Hamilton Electric Light and Cataract Power Company to coordinate traction activities in the Hamilton area as individual lines were purchased.
		Beyond Hamilton, the route purchased by Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway was abandoned in December 1987.
		History: The Brantford and Hamilton Electric Railway Company (BandHER) was incorporated in 1904 by the Von Echa group from Pennsylvania, the same firm that had interests in several other radial and streetcar ventures in the province and were interested in constructing an electric network throughout southern Ontario.
	home.primus.ca /~robkath/railham.htm (1750 words)

	SCAPPS Conference 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Hamilton International Airport is located approximately 8 km southwest of the City of Hamilton in the Township of Glanbrook, 15 minutes from downtown Hamilton (60 minutes from downtown Toronto). Westjet flies into Hamilton from many Canadian cities.
		Travel north on Highway 6 (Upper James Street) north until it become Victoria Street at the bottom of the hill. Travel 1 block to King Street, then turn left. Go approximately 15 blocks and the hotel is on the right.
		Take QEW Westbound to Highway 403, Hamilton. Take the Main Street East exit. Travel ten blocks to Macnab Street and turn left. Go one block to King Street. The hotel is one-half block down the street on the right.
	www.scapps.org /conf2003/hotels.html (489 words)

	The Hamilton Street Railway Company
		After 13 years of dis-use, the incline railway was demolished in 1949.
		A stub line of the Hamilton Street Railway carried passengers to and from the foot of the incline.
		This was not the case on the James Street Incline.
	www.trainweb.org /elso/hsr-inc.htm (378 words)

	Hamilton Street Railway
		As its name suggests, the Hamilton Street Railway Company originally provided streetcar service in the City of Hamilton.
		8201 is a 1982 GM TA-60102N, and is shown boarding passengers on King Street West in downtown Hamilton on Oct. 20, 2003.
		9115 is a 1991 Orion V CNG, seen on James Street South in downtown Hamilton on Oct. 20, 2003.
	www.tomsbuspage.ca /HSR.htm (635 words)

	Hamilton Street Railway - Streetcar Operations
		The first line ran from Stuart Street West, near the what was then the Grand Trunk Railway passenger station, west to James then north to the city's commercial centre at Gore Park.
		In 1880, the HSR headquarters was located at Bay and Stuart Streets where 50 horses were kept along with 20 streetcars.
		The end of the streetcar era in Hamilton came in the early hours of April 6, 1951 when the Belt Line route was abondoned, car 519 making the last revenue run.
	www.trainweb.org /elso/hsr.htm (1246 words)

	TLC Hamilton - BUS STUFF
		The Hamilton Street railway, which recently raised cash fares a dime to $2.10, has seen ridership decline from 22.9 million in 1992 to 20.3 million last year.
		HSR bus fares are going up but bus service is staying the same.
		Citizens opposed to the proposed $2.6 million in cuts to the HSR are demanding that City Councillors park their cars and ride the bus while they deliberate on the 2003 budget.
	www.hwcn.org /link/tlc/bustuff.htm (3726 words)

	Steeltown Kids, Hamilton, Ontario information
		As you now, Hamilton is famous for steel, and one of our nicknames is Hammertown, the Hammer, and of course Steeltown.
		Hamilton Tiger Cats, and fl, gold and white are the team colours, so that is why the site is too!
		Hamilton had a Municipal election, and a LOT of people voted for Mr.
	www.steeltownkids.com (628 words)

	TransitHub HSR Gallery
		HSR 510214 on layover at Gore Park in downtown Hamilton.
		HSR 510312 makes a left on King St from John St in downtown Hamilton.
		One of HSR's newest, 510508 enters the downtown bus terminal on John St to end one leg of its trip along the
	www.transithub.net /hsr.htm (260 words)

	MODEST-5 workshop: Travel directions
		To drive from the Hamilton Airport, turn left out of the airport, and then left on Highway 6 north.
		Just after entering the City of Hamilton there is an exit on the right for the west campus of McMaster University.
		Brantford travel east on Highway 403 to the Aberdeen Street exit Proceed along Longwood Road to King Street.
	www.physics.mcmaster.ca /~asills/modest/travel.html (367 words)

	Transit History of Hamilton, Ontario (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The HSR was a subsidiary of CCL from 1946 until 1954 when ownership was reorganized and CCL became a subsidiary of the HSR.
		In early 1926 Mount Hamilton Bus Lines, Ltd. was operating 3 buses between Sherman Avenue in Hamilton and Hamilton Mountain, on an approximately half-hour headway (CRandMW February 1926, p.
		At the end of service, city trackage in Hamilton was sold to the Hamilton Street Railway and most interurban trackage went to the Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway for steam operation.
	home.cc.umanitoba.ca /~wyatt/alltime/hamilton-on.html (783 words)

	ACT - Transit
		The HSR (Hamilton Street Railway) is Hamilton’s municipal transit system.
		If you've got ideas for improving Hamilton's transit system and are looking for ways to move from thought to action, Hamilton's Transit Users Group (TUG) may be your answer.
		Hamilton TUG members are transit users and supporters who work collectively to improve transit in the city.
	act.mcmaster.ca /transit/transit.htm (555 words)

	McMaster University Contemporary Medical Acupuncture Program (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Take the Main Street West exit and proceed as described for those coming from Toronto.
		Just after one enters Hamilton, there is an exit on the right for McMaster University.
		The Hamilton Street Railway is a Public Transit System servicing Hamilton, Stoney Creek, Dundas, Glanbrook, Ancaster and Burlington.
	www.fhs.mcmaster.ca /anaesthesia/acupuncturecourses/info/info.html (265 words)

	Hamilton Street Railway works to repair the Bus Check System
		HAMILTON, ON – March 4, 2005 – The Hamilton Street Railway’s bus check system has been experiencing difficulty receiving calls due to a hardware failure. Every effort is being made to rectify this situation. Extra staff members have been assigned to the live Information Lines to address customer’s calls.
		HSR Information can be obtained by calling our Information Line daily between the hours of 8:00 a.m.
		We would like to thank all customers of the Hamilton Street Railway for their understanding and patience while we work to rectify this situation.
	www.myhamilton.ca /NR/exeres/137812E9-74B9-4DEC-99E0-13BC17FC39C5.htm (162 words)

	HAMILTON. PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, Transit Division, Hamilton Street Railway Company, Bus Route and Bus Check ...
		This is the general information line for bus route information and also the number to call for route numbers for the computerized telephone information service that provides up-to-date schedule details and alerts riders to delays, detours, or cancellations on their route.
		The partners of Inform Hamilton are committed to provide a database that is accurate, up-to-date and comprehensive.
		You must credit Inform Hamilton as the source on each copy of any information that originates from this site.
	www.inform.city.hamilton.on.ca /details.asp?RSN=27265&Number=5 (266 words)

	Hamilton Railway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The city bus operating authority is known as the Hamilton Street Railway.
		Contrary to what the name suggests, streetcar operations ceased in Hamilton in 1951, while trolleybus operations continued through 1992.
		When the city took over from the private companies, it apparently decided to keep the old name.
	www.subways.net /canada/hamilton.htm (48 words)

	Normal Use Vehicle (NUVehicle) Partnership \| Clean Air Hamilton
		The concept involved the purchase of fuel efficient, low emission hybrid electric vehicles by the Ministry of the Environment, Hamilton Hydro, and Hamilton Street Railway.
		During the year 2000, the Ministry of the Environment purchased a Honda Insight, Hamilton Hydro purchased a Toyota Prius and Hamilton Street Rail purchased two Honda Insights
		An Evaluation of Hybrid Vehicle (HEV) Use in a Canadian Fleet Environment completed by Clean Air Hamilton in 2001 found that users were very satisfied with both the Toyota Prius and the Honda Insight.
	www.cleanair.hamilton.ca /about/nuvehicle.asp (264 words)

	Natural Gas Transit System Profiles - Charonic Canada Inc. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Utility fleets in Toronto and Chatham participated in early demonstrations of natural gas fleets.
		In 1985 the Hamilton Street Railway converted 10 buses to natural gas and built its first fuelling station.
		Twenty-five buses went to the Toronto Transit Commission, 15 to the Hamilton Street Railway and 10 to Mississauga Transit.
	www3.sympatico.ca /nick.white/transit.html (398 words)

	Hamilton Wentworth Information
		Here you can find more local information, such as the Hamilton Branch of the Canadian Federation of Chefs and Cooks, and the Hamilton Chapter of the Canadian Celiac Association.
		If you are interested in moving to Hamilton, you can contact Global Link Immigration and Paralegal Services.
		FYI, there is no Hamilton Father's Day airshow until further notice.
	www.penny.ca /Hamiltonwentworth.htm (154 words)

	MSU - Hamilton by Bus
		Note: This guide is not produced by the Hamilton Street Railway.
		The general information number for the HSR (Hamilton Street Railway) is 905-527-4441.
		Give it a call if you're unsure about any part of your transit journey.
	www.msu.mcmaster.ca /macgreen/tg.php (122 words)

	The Hamilton Street Railway Company
		Public Transit services for the City of Hamilton.
		You can quickly access our current bus schedules, fares and service detours below or you can view other information about our services by browsing through our links to the left.
		For more information please feel free to e-mail us at hsrserve@hamilton.ca, or have a look at our Contact Us page for other ways to get in touch with the HSR.
	www.myhamilton.ca /myhamilton/CityandGovernment/CityServices/Transit (208 words)

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