Toronto and York Radial Railway
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Toronto and York Radial Railways operated interurban transit services outside of Toronto. Service began in 1904 with the merger of several operators:
- Metropolitan Street Railway Company (1885)
- Toronto and Scarboro' Electric Railway, Light and Power Company (1893)
- Toronto and Mimico Electric Railway and Light Company (1892)
- Toronto York Radial Railway Company (1898)
The railway's routes provided links to:
Unlike the city systems, the interurban operators used larger rail cars. Like the Toronto Suburban Railway, the TYRR was taken over first by Hydro Electric Power Commission of Ontario as the Hydro Electric Railways: Toronto and York Division in 1922 and then by the Toronto Transportation Commission in 1927. A similar service was re-created through North Yonge Railways from 1930 to 1948. The Scarborough service ended in 1936.
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 The first radial car to Jackson's Point, 1907 |
 Keswick station, ca. 1910 |
 Jackson's Point station, ca. 1910 |
 Sutton station, ca. 1920 |
 Radial car at Bond Lake, ca. 1910 |
 Metropolitan division route map, 1914 |
 Daily schedule, Sutton to Toronto, summer 1916 |
[edit] External links
- Wyatt, David A.. History of Regional Transit in Toronto, Ontario. Retrieved on 2007-07-21.
- Waiting for the Streetcar in Georgina. Virtual Museum Canada (2008). Retrieved on 2008-05-25.
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Public Transit in Toronto - interurban street car 1904-1927 |
Succeeded by Toronto Transportation Commission |
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