Toronto Streetcars Serve the City

by Kenneth C. Springirth

Overview

The Toronto Beaches Lions Club Easter Parade of April 8, 2012 leading off with Toronto Transit Commission historic Presidents' Conference Committee car No. 4500, vintage Peter Witt car No. 2766, and Canadian Light Rail Vehicle No. 4074 in this view on Queen Street at Woodbine Avenue was witnessed by thousands of people. Kenneth Springirth, with a lifelong interest in rail transportation, has made numerous trips to Toronto to ride, research, walk, and photograph the streetcar lines. Born and raised in the United States, he commuted to the Drexel Institute of Technology (now Drexel University) in Philadelphia by streetcar, subway, and sometimes commuter train. His father was a streetcar motorman in Philadelphia and his grandfather was a streetcar motorman in Washington D.C. This book is a photographic essay documenting Toronto's extensive streetcar system that during 2012 on an average Monday to Friday work day carried an average of 285,000 passengers with its 11 routes, 671 stops, and 247 cars. From the urban residential area of Kingston Road to the commercial district of Spadina Avenue where between King and Bloor Streets there is a streetcar in peak periods every 2 to 3 minutes, this book provides an insight to an amazing streetcar system.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781625450289
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	04/19/2015
Series:	America Through Time
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	6.60(w) x 9.70(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Kenneth Springirth, with a lifelong interest in rail transportation, has made numerous trips to Toronto to ride, research, walk, and photograph the trolley car lines. Born and raised in the United States, he commuted to Drexel Institute of Technology (now Drexel University) in Philadelphia by trolley car, subway, and sometimes commuter train. His father was a trolley car motorman in Philadelphia, and his grandfather was a trolley car motorman in Washington D.C. A detailed researcher, Ken's interest in rail transportation by 2013 has culminated in writing 20 books on trolley car systems and railroads covering a variety of locations.

Table of Contents

Introduction 5

1 Route 501 Queen 9

2 Routes 502 Downtowner and 503 Kingston Road 37

3 Routes 504 King and 508 Lake Shore 53

4 Route 505 Dundas 63

5 Route 506 Carlton 73

6 Routes 509 Harbourfront and 510 Spadina 79

7 Route 511 Bathurst 105

8 Route 512 St. Clair 113

9 Remembering Toronto's Trackless Trolleys 123