North Yonge Railways

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The North Yonge Railways was the Toronto Transportation Commission brief attempt into radial service. Originally an extension of the Yonge street car line to Glen Echo, it was extended to Lake Simcoe after the purchase of a pre-existing rail line from the Hydro Electric Commission of Ontario in 1927. TTC radial service ended in 1930, but later resumed under the name of 'North Yonge Railways' and continued until 1948 under contract to the Townships of Markham, Vaughan, Richmond Hill and North York.

The service was replaced by the Toronto Transportation Commission North Yonge bus route (now TTC 97 Yonge).

[edit] Stops

  • Yonge and Eglinton Avenue
  • Glen Echo and Yonge Street (North Yonge Terminal)
  • Yonge and York Mills Road
  • Yonge at Richmond Hill
  • Jackon's Point
  • Sutton

[edit] Roster

Product list and details (date information from TTC)
 Make/Model   Description   Fleet size   Year acquired   Year retired   Notes 
Metropolitan Street Railway of Toronto cars
Mimico-Port Credit cars
Ottawa Car Company DE/DT DE/DT 2 44 seats
Ottawa Car Company R-class

[edit] References

Preceded by
None
Raidal Railways in Toronto
?-1930
Succeeded by
replace by Toronto Transportation Commission