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	Sara Stewart Communications - Built for Riders -- Streetcar Systems
		The existence of streetcar-centred development, such as the planned "streetcar suburb," of which famous examples are Van Nuys, Riverside, and San Bernadino California; North Toronto, Ontario, and Mount Rainier, Maryland, testify to the deep roots and centrality of the streetcar to life in North America in the early 20th Century.
		Torontoâs streetcar system is likely the oldest surviving functional streetcar system in North America, although it is modest in scope compared to many of the systems, in particular, the interurban systems, in the US (and Canada, to a lesser degree), which connected municipalities through a network of fast, efficient streetcar lines.
		It was an interurban system connecting to various intraurban streetcar systems, and its slogan âFrom the mountains to the sea,â was the literal truth.
	www.sara-stewart.com /streetcar1.html (1016 words)

	•• Toronto •• (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Toronto is one of the most multicultural cities in the world, with 1 in 3 or about (36%)comprised of visible minorities, meaning that 63% of the population is of Europe origin, chiefly of live in Toronto, and they constitute around 6.6% of the population.
		The City of Toronto covers an area of 641 km²; (247 square miles) and is bounded by Lake Ontario to the south, Etobicoke Creek and to the west, Steeles Avenue to the north, and the Rouge River to the east.
		Toronto grew rapidly in the late 19th century, the population increasing from 30,000 in 1851 to 56,000 in 1871 and 181,000 in 1891.
	www.eoob.se /internet/toronto.html (6030 words)

	Transit Toronto - Content: What if the Queen Subway was built instead of the Bloor-Danforth?
		The end to the debate came when Metro Toronto pointed out that the TTC needed Council to subsidize new subway development to the tune of 5%, and thus the Bloor-Danforth proposal was overruled.
		Streetcars disappeared from King Street, with Broadview continuing the route's eastern legacy and a new "Roncesvalles" route operating between Sunnyside station and Runnymede Loop on the west.
		Despite this, reductions to the streetcar network continued into the early 1970s, with the Danforth streetcar (the portion of the Bloor streetcar east of the Queen subway) and the Broadview streetcar being replaced by buses on Labour Day, 1970.
	transit.toronto.on.ca /streetcar/4016.shtml (4232 words)

	21ma.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Toronto's TTC maintains the most extensive system in The Americas (in terms of total track length, number of cars, and ridership).
		The first trams, known as streetcars or horsecars in North America, were built in the United States and developed from city stagecoach lines and omnibus lines that picked up and dropped off passengers on a regular route and without the need to be pre-hired.
		In 1994 Strasbourg opened a system with novel British-built trams, specified by the city, with the goal of breaking with the archaic conceptual image that was held by the public.
	www.21ma.com /mod3.php?title=Tram (5670 words)

	Toronto streetcar system - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Despite their use of techniques long-removed in most cities, Toronto's streetcars are in no way heritage streetcars run for tourism or nostalgic purposes; they provide most of the downtown core's surface transit service, and four of the TTC's five most heavily-travelled surface routes are streetcar routes.
		From 1921 as the Toronto Transportation Commission, the TTC was solely a streetcar operator, with the bulk of the routes acquired from the private Toronto Railway Company and merged with the publicly-operated Toronto Civic Railways.
		The tracks of Toronto's streetcars and subways (apart from the Scarborough RT) are built to the unique track gauge of 4 feet 10 7/8 inches (1,495 mm), 60 mm (3 3/8") wider than the usual standard gauge of 4 feet 8 1/2 inches (1,435 mm).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Toronto_streetcar_system (3265 words)

	COMMISSION REPORT MACRO
		While the streetcar network was reduced in size between 1947 and 1976, largely as a result of the replacement of streetcar routes by subway service, streetcars today still provide the majority of surface transit service in the downtown core.
		Streetcars are environmentally-friendly, producing approximately 93% fewer emissions than buses, on a per passenger-kilometre basis, even after taking into account the off-site generation of electricity required for the streetcars.
		In order to meet this growing requirement for streetcars, the Commission should approve both the rebuilding of the current CLRV streetcar fleet in order to ensure continued safe and reliable operation of these streetcars for an additional 10-15 years, and the immediate commencement of the process of procuring new fully-accessible low-floor streetcars for Toronto.
	www.ttc.ca /postings/gso-comrpt/documents/report/f2473/_conv.htm (2691 words)

	Portland Streetcar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Portland Streetcar is a streetcar system in Portland, Oregon that serves the downtown and surrounding areas.
		In 2005, officials of the Toronto Transit Commission visited Portland and evaluated the Skoda cars for possible future use on Toronto's streetcar system, as the smaller size is suitable for the city's extensive street-running mixed traffic operations.
		Streetcar tracks in Portland are the same gauge as MAX tracks, but of a lighter and shallower construction (the rail bed is only one foot, or 30 cm, deep).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Portland_Streetcar (1091 words)

	Transit Toronto - Content: FAQ - Streetcars
		Should the St. Clair streetcar be extended to Runnymede, as the TTC hopes, rumour has it that one should expect streetcar tracks to be laid up Dundas Street from Dundas West Station to the St. Clair/Runnymede loop (effectively converting the Junction bus to streetcar).
		The arrangement had its roots in the early 1920s when the TTC interchanged with the Mimico line of the Toronto and York Radial Railway, and was maintained due to the TTC’s zone fare system, forcing passengers had to pay a second fare in order to continue their trip in one direction or the other.
		Certainly, a number of streetcars were converted for use as subway work trains, and there has been plenty of mixing of parts between the streetcar and subway network that the two have benefitted from the common gauge.
	transit.toronto.on.ca /streetcar/4002.shtml (3837 words)

	CTV Toronto - TTC streetcar offers cool summertime rides - CTV News, Shows and Sports -- Canadian Television
		TTC streetcar number 4041 has been outfitted with a new air conditioning system.
		Summertime in a crowded Toronto streetcar can be a hot and uncomfortable experience for commuters.
		Streetcar number 4041 is the transit system's first and only one to be fitted with an air conditioning system.
	toronto.ctv.ca /servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20060726/ttc_ac_060726/20060726?hub=TorontoHome (319 words)

	Urban Transport Technology - Toronto Transit Commission Toronto Transit Commission
		In addition to these there is a 75km long tram network and the GO Transit suburban rail service connecting with the metro at the central Union station as well as other stations.
		Sheppard Subway is Toronto's newest metro line; it was opened on 24 November 2002 at a cost of $557 million.
		In July 2003, Toronto City Council approved a Master Agreement to enter into a lease with the Union Pearson Group for a 100-year term to restore, revitalize and operate Union Station on behalf of the City of Toronto.
	www.urbantransport-technology.com /projects/toronto (1088 words)

	Kenosha Streetcar
		The streetcars are a symbol of the brave new Kenosha, and long overdue.
		Lastly, extending the Streetcar would be a most fitting tribute to the memory and vision of Joseph McCarthy, and could well set a positive example for the rest of the country.
		The streetcars blend in beautiful with all the surroundings in the area, with the train station, courthouse, townhouses, excellent view of the lake.
	www.kenoshawis.com /streetcar.htm (4646 words)

	Toronto
		The city of Toronto is Canada's largest city, and North America's 5th-Largest with a population of about 3 million people in the city itself, and over 5 million in the metropolotain area.
		Also, the H/S Streetcar have underground portions at Spadina Subway Station and from the foot of Bay St. to Queens-Quay station and Union Station.
		Te trains are tri-level trains, and the system was the first on the planet to use such trains (the trains are now common in other North American cities like L.A. and Vancouver).
	www.geocities.com /torontotransit/Toronto.html (369 words)

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		Today the streetcar is in many ways the jewel of the system, and key to plans for expansion into light rail.
		Streetcar exchanges at Broadview and St. Clair West, and GO transfers at Kipling and Dundas West are examples of what makes the system work.
		Finally, Toronto’s streetcars may, in fact, be celebrated as civic icons and for the neighbourhoods they define.
	www.readingt.readingcities.com /index.php/toronto/comments/1111 (1193 words)

	Re: Short Streetcar Story - Trains.com Forums
		My streetcar experience was slightly later and dance lessons were not in the picture--in 1987, I used to cut school (I was 18 and in high school) to go ride the new RT Metro "light rail" system (1980s speak for streetcar) to downtown Sacramento.
		I rode the Toronto streetcar system when in Toronto on business, on CERA and ERA fantrips and conventions, and on stopovers between trains or between train and plane.
		It was the one true modern streetcar system that survived the plague.
	www.trains.com /TRC/CS/forums/867354/ShowPost.aspx (2102 words)

	Premier of Ontario - Backgrounder - Improvements To The Streetcar, Subway And Bus Systems In Toronto
		The Governments of Canada, Ontario and the City of Toronto have announced a total contribution of $1.05 billion for improvements and expansion of the Toronto Transit Commission's (TTC) system.
		The TTC carries 80% of transit trips in the Greater Toronto Area and is the hub of the inter-regional transit network.
		The streetcar is the TTC's most heavily used surface transit mode with 270,000 passengers daily.
	www.premier.gov.on.ca /news/Product.asp?ProductID=418 (925 words)

	Kenosha, Wisconsin Streetcar Light Rail
		That seems to be precisely the case with the new light rail streetcar system in Kenosha, Wisconsin, a small city of about 90,000 population.
		With its trackage embedded almost invisibly in turf (grass), much of the alignment of the Kenosha streetcar's alignment is an attractive carpet of green vegetation – a method of "guideway" installation and landscaping that is unique to the LRT mode...
		The streetcar provides an increasingly useful circulation system which enables both residents and visitors to the recreation facilities to access the Metra regional rail station, the municipal buildings, and the downtown retail area.
	www.lightrailnow.org /facts/fa_ken_2005-01.htm (1581 words)

	Historic streetcar frequently-asked questions
		The E-Union streetcar ultimately became the 41-Union bus, and the F-Stockton streetcar became the 30-Stockton bus.
		The historic streetcars are stored at Muni’s facility at Geneva and San Jose Avenues, in the Excelsior District in the south-central part of San Francisco.
		The primary emphasis was on replacing streetcars and their tracks with trolley buses, still using the City’s Hetch Hetchy public power in the overhead lines, but avoiding the need to rebuild the tracks in the street, which were completely worn out from the heavy wartime ridership, as were the streetcars themselves.
	www.streetcar.org /mim/streetcars/faq/index.html (2911 words)

	1948 Cincinnati Bumble Bee No. 1057
		Almost every streetcar system uses a single overhead wire to bring electricity to the car motors.
		After a local debate on safety, "The Queen City" used two overhead wires for its streetcars (like trolley buses, which run on tires, not tracks, and so have no ground).
		All the rest of the transit fleet, including older streetcars, were painted a prosaic transit orange, but the old orange trolleys actually outlasted the PCCs.
	www.streetcar.org /mim/streetcars/fleet/pcc/1057 (216 words)

	urbanphoto.org - Urban Photo Page
		All in all, Toronto has a Chinese and South Asian population of about 700,000 people - many of them recent immigrants - bringing a diverse vibrancy to Canada's largest city.
		Toronto is a truly interesting city, and you can find more information about it here.
		The plan calls for a comprehensive system of arterial roads no further than one mile apart, linked by a system of expressways.
	www.urbanphoto.net /25-07-00_to_25-08-00.htm (1911 words)

	Toronto, ONT
		The Toronto Transit Commission operates the largest remaining traditional streetcar system in North America.
		The lines serve major corridors throughout the city with the majority of service running in mixed traffic as streetcars did in virtually all cities in the first half of the 20th century.
		The system is very heavily used and has been expanded with lines serving the Harbourfront and Spadina Avenue both opened since 1990.
	www.heritagetrolley.org /existToronto.htm (94 words)

	A Deluxe Rail Journey Across Canada \| Canada \| Rocky Mountains \| Rocky Mountaineer \| Canadian \| Rockies \| train \| rail ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Beginning in Toronto, we will board VIA Rail's Canadian in the deluxe "Silver and Blue" class of service.
		Arrive into Toronto’s airport today and transfer on your own to our hotel, the Fairmont Royal York, a historic rail hotel.
		The biggest hotel in the British Empire when it was built in 1929, its location just across from the Toronto train station is a perfect start to our tour.
	www.infohub.com /TRAVEL/SIT/sit_pages/12713.html (1685 words)

	The Toronto Transit Commission - TTC
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	www.toronto.ca /ttc (63 words)

	'boards - Board Flow
		We predicted since there was a motherload of boards headed into production and a shortage of new flow coming through, that there would be a bit of a camel sag before the second hump came into sight.
		Hockey's but a distant memory, our government's been toppled, the weather's been erratic, and our once-strong dollar has been dipping more than a fat guy at a snack table - is there anything left for Torontonians to count on?
		Not if you work at a production company where good boards have been about as reliable as Toronto's streetcar system.
	www.boardsmag.com /articles/magazine/20050601/boardflow.html?page=1 (478 words)

	Wilmington NRHS, Transfer Table, April 2005, Vol 27, No 4.
		Sunday, June 12, CandO and Baltimore Streetcars at the Baltimore Society of Model Engineers Open House, 1-5 PM, Admission is by donation.
		We toured nearly three-quarters of the TTC system with many, many photo stops.
		We will be doing a group activity at the museum on Sunday afternoon, hopefully with some special photo opportunities of the museum's PCC and Peter Witt cars.
	www.wilmingtonnrhs.com /newsletters/2005apr.htm (3902 words)

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