Halifax Street Railway 1866-1949
- Publisher
- Nimbus Publishing
- Initial publish date
- Jun 2009
- Category
- General
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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.
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.