On a freezing cold day 40 years ago, Toronto got its first glimpse of the next chapter in its streetcar history. Cherry red, with a rounded snout, the first of the Canadian Light Rail Vehicle (CLRV) ...

Dear reader, before you say to yourself, “Hey, Filey, what’s this? Another column about Toronto streetcars? You did one last week!” To be sure, you are absolutely right. I did, but in my defence, I ...

The TTC is retiring its fleet of Canadian Light Rail Vehicle (CLRV) streetcars, which have been in service for four decades, at the end of the year. The CLRVs will make their final run on Dec. 29, the ...

It's out with the old, and in with the new for the TTC. The transit commission officially retires the last of its Canadian Light Rail Vehicle (CLRV) streetcar fleet Sunday, 42 years to the day after ...

Toronto has a very long history of streetcars dating all the way back to the 1860s, but since the ultra-modern Bombardier versions hit the tracks in 2016, it's hard to forget their special ...

In the early 1970s, the TTC, like transit providers in Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Montreal, Vancouver, and numerous other cities, was preparing to do away with its streetcar network. With each new ...

The Toronto Transit Commission’s fleet of legacy streetcars, a familiar sight on local streets, are set to be retired at the end of the year. “After four decades of service to Toronto commuters, the ...