Larivière
Larivière (N. et A. C. Larivière) was a sleigh and omnibus builder in Montreal, Quebec, Canada providing vehicles for affluent clients in Montreal and early transit operators. The company was founded by brothers Noel and Adolphe Clément Larivière began operations sometime in 1850 manufacturing horse carriages and by the end of the 19th century electric streetcars. The company began to decline around 1890s and finally disappeared around 1903. Facilities The company had two manufacturing facilities in its lifetime: * 5 Wolfe Street * 74 rue St. Antoine Products and Clients * Omnibus - Montreal City Passenger Railway * Sleigh - Montreal City Passenger Railway * double truck double end electric streetcar - Bridgeport and Berlin Electric Street Railway * single truck sweeper 1905 - built 1897 for Montreal Street Railway and sold to Cornwall Street Railway * single truck sweeper 1905 - built 1897 for Montreal Park and Island Railway and sold to Cornwall * electric streetcars ...
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Streetcars In Montreal
Prior to 1959, Montreal, Quebec, Canada had an extensive streetcar system. The streetcar network had its beginnings with the horsecar era of the Montreal City Passenger Railway in 1861. The initial line was along Rue Notre Dame (Notre Dame St) from Rue du Havre (Harbor St) to Rue McGill (McGill St). Montreal Street Railway The City Passenger Railway became the Montreal Street Railway in 1886. The decision to use electricity instead of horses for propulsion was made in 1892. On September 21 of that same year, "''The Rocket''," Montreal's first electric streetcar made its maiden voyage. By 1894, the remaining horsecar lines had all been converted to accommodate the new electrically powered streetcars. The Montreal Street Railway was known as one of the most innovative and progressive in North America. One of its innovations was the introduction of the "Pay As You Enter" (P.A.Y.E.) system of fare collection in 1905. Prior to that time, conductors would walk through the car ...
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