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Below are some of the highlights of how the city’s public transit came to be what it is today. City of Toronto 1849: Way before the TTC, the first form of Toronto public transit started in 1849 with a singular horse-drawn omnibus built by cabinet maker H.B. Williams.
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Mar 27, 2022 · From the first motorized buses, to women drivers in wartime and accessible vehicles, Toronto's public transit system has seen many milestones over its more than 100 years in service — and...
Oct 10, 2022 · The history of public transit in Toronto stretches further back than 1927, but it was that year that a number of independent railway companies came together under the name of the Toronto...
Mar 30, 2013 · Fifty-nine years ago today, Tuesday, March 30, 1954, the TTC ’s first subway — the first subway line in Canada — opened between Eglinton and Union Station. In Transit Toronto’s history of the line, James Bow describes the opening: Ontario Premier Leslie Frost and Toronto Mayor Allan Lamport officially opened the Yonge subway on March 30 ...
Before the establishment of the TTC on September 1, 1921, transit options in Toronto were fragmented, inadequate, and expensive. The TTC ushered in an era of consolidation and expansion that accompanied and accelerated the astonishing growth of Toronto as a city.
Mar 28, 2022 · We’ve got hundreds of resources depicting the history of transit in Toronto and area including photos, videos, reports, maps, route histories and many, many other on-line artifacts. « Governments formally launch construction of Ontario Line subway; Metrolinx releases renderings of 13 future stations | Home | Subway closes early, March 28 to ...
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Mar 22, 2022 · The exhibit explores the history of the TTC including the consolidation of the transit system, growth in the 1920s, fare media, the development of subway lines, female TTC workers during the Second World War, as well as diversity and accessibility at the TTC.
