Urban transit began in Montreal in 1861 when a line of horse-drawn cars started to operate on Craig (now St-Antoine) and Notre-Dame streets.
Eventually, as the then Canadian metropolis grew, a comprehensive network of streetcar lines provided service almost everywhere.
But urban congestion started to take its toll on streetcar punctuality, so the idea of an underground system was soon considered.
Urban transit began in Montreal in 1861 when a line of horse-drawn cars started to operate on Craig (now St-Antoine) and Notre-Dame streets. Eventually, as the then Canadian metropolis grew, a comprehensive network of streetcar lines provided service almost everywhere. But urban congestion started to take its toll on streetcar punctuality, so the idea of an underground system was soon considered.
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