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Cornwall Street Railway

Electric street railway in Cornwall, Ontario

The Cornwall Street Railway was an electric street railway in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada that operated from 1896 until 1949, and then as a trolleybus service until 1971 when it was replaced by a conventional bus service known as Cornwall Transit. For much of its history, the company was owned by Sun Life Assurance.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

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Cornwall streetcars on Pitt St, 1920
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Cornwall Street Railway was an electric street railway in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada that operated from 1896 until 1949, and then as a trolleybus service until 1971 when it was replaced by a conventional bus service known as Cornwall Transit. For much of its history, the company was owned by Sun Life Assurance.2

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded by Cornwall Transit1

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