Dates of operation 1912–1921 Headquarters Toronto, Canada | Length 36 km (22.4 mi) | |
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Locale new areas annexed to Toronto after 1880s to 1910s Predecessor None - new lines not served by Toronto Railway Company Track gauge 4 ft 10 ⁄8 in (1,495 mm) Successor Toronto Transportation Commission | ||
Toronto Civic Railways (TCR) was an agency created and owned by the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to run streetcars in newly annexed areas of the city that the private operator Toronto Railway Company refused to serve. When the Toronto Railway Company's franchise expired in 1921, its services were combined with those of the Toronto Civic Railways, and are now assumed by the new Toronto Transportation Commission (TTC).
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Routes
The routes of the Toronto Civic Railways included:
Facilities
A few facilities of the TCR were retained by the TTC, but most were abandoned and sites re-developed. Only two carbarns survived today and have been recycled for other uses.
Management of the TCR:
Fleet
TCR began service in 1911 with all wooden cars and acquire steel cars in 1917.
References
Toronto Civic Railways Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA