Preston and Berlin Street Railway

For the steam-driven railway, see Preston and Berlin Railway.
Preston and Berlin Street Railway
Freeport Bridge, c. 1905.
Overview
Main regionsBerlin (now Kitchener)
Preston
Waterloo
Reporting markP&B
LocaleWaterloo County, Midwestern Ontario, Canada
Dates of operation1904–1908 (or 1914)
SuccessorBerlin, Waterloo, Wellesley, and Lake Huron Railway
Grand River Railway
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification600 V DC overhead
Length30 km (19 mi)
Route map
Preston and Berlin Street Railway
Berlin and Waterloo Street Railway
to Waterloo
Berlin and Bridgeport Street Railway
to Bridgeport
Kitchener (then Berlin)
on Grand Trunk Railway North Mainline
 Victoria Street
shared track of
Berlin and Waterloo Street Railway
Berlin and Bridgeport Street Railway
Water Street
central shared track
Scott Street
shared track of
Berlin and Waterloo Street Railway
Preston and Berlin Street Railway
Albert Street
now Madison Avenue
junction with original freight line
Centreville
track survives as freight line
CP Waterloo Subdivision
 Freeport
Grand River
Freeport Bridge
Preston Junction
and GP&H shops
 Galt, Preston and Hespeler Street Railway

The Preston and Berlin Street Railway (or Preston and Berlin Electric Street Railway) was an interurban electric street railway which served the 12.68 kilometres (7.88 mi) between what were then the towns of Preston (now part of Cambridge) and Berlin (renamed Kitchener) in Midwestern Ontario, Canada. The company was formed in 1894, but lay dormant until 1900, when construction finally began. The company began operation in 1904.

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