Toronto streetcars and buses

Long before the TTC there were smaller streetcar lines in Toronto.

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1895
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2009

The Belt Line trail

Originally a passenger line to connect downtown to new suburbs, the original Grand Trunk Railway line only served passengers from 1892-1894. Thankfully much of it has been retained and serves as a hiking and biking trail through the city. The section from Allen Road to Mount Pleasant Road is now officially called the Kay Gardner Beltline Park.

In recognition of the original use of the trail, the City is building a number of raised seating areas to mark the 'Lost Stations' along the Beltline.

Also along the trail is the Robert Bateman Parkette named after the Canadian painter who lived just a few steps away on Chaplin Crescent and grew to love nature in part due to the time he spent as a kid on the Belt Line.

Follow this link to our 17 entries, dated from 1895 to 2009 related to Belt_Line_trail

Other photos

1924		Mount Pleasant Loop for the streetcar - now Loring-Wyle Parkette 100 years ago - Moore Park - Friday, November 7, 1924 Link to archive record - Map location (From the Library and Archives Canada)
1926		Loring/Wyle Parkette at old Moore Park streetcar loop 98 years ago - Moore Park - Monday, June 7, 1926 Max temp: 21.7°C - Min temp: 7.2°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1935		Coach washing, Davenport Garage, Hillcrest 89 years ago - Hillcrest-Bracondale - Wednesday, April 24, 1935 Max temp: 17.8°C - Min temp: 7.8°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1953		Streetcar - all electric P.P.C. Car 4250 purchased from Cleveland Transit System 1952, to be renumbered 4675 71 years ago - Hillcrest-Bracondale - Monday, January 5, 1953 Link to archive record - Map location (From the Library and Archives Canada)
1985		TTC subway train heading south from Rosedale subway station beside Aylmer Ave - Aubrey Mattingly Transportation Collection, MAT-05307 39 years ago - Rosedale - 1985 Link to archive record - Map location (From the Ingenium Archives)