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Halifax Street Railway 1866-1949

by (author) Don Artz & Don Cunningham

Publisher
Nimbus Publishing
Initial publish date
Jun 2009
Category
General
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781551097084
    Publish Date
    Jun 2009
    List Price
    $17.95

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Description

The Halifax Street Railway is a photographic history of Halifax's oft-forgotten transportation system. The book features over one hundred historical photographs documenting technological changes to the street railway system over its eighty-three-year history. The Halifax Street Railway will appeal to history buffs and all those who remember the city's early transit systems.

About the authors

Don Artz worked for the Halifax Transit Corporation (later Metro Transit), where he became chief inspector. His life-long love of Halifax’s tram cars led him to begin research for this book. Don lives in Enfield, Nova Scotia.

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Don Cunningham worked for Veterans Affairs for 35 years, retiring in 1995. He has been involved in restoring antique cars, motorcycles, and furniture as well as collecting photos and history of Halifax for as long as he can remember. He lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

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