Montreal metro proposal, 1944 twin cities This is the recreation of

This is the recreation of their system

This was one of the plans put forth

in addition to the City of Miami's own streetcar system

While I was looking for a copy of Detroit's ill-fated 1974 subway plan

The Indiana Railroad

Montreal metro proposal, 1944 twin cities This is the recreation ofBefore World War II Montreal had a large, complex streetcar system which was privately owned. Train overcrowding was a major problem during this period, and so various plans were put forth to build a subway system to take trams off the streets. (The earliest plans I've been able to find for a Montreal subway date back to 1912!) This is the 1944 subway plan put forth by the Montreal Tramway Co., which was designed while Montrealers were overcrowding