This 1954 footage from the CBC is making the rounds. If you know the TTC subway system, you'll get a kick out of this.
Toronto's got itself a subway!
Toronto's First Subway in 1954
Published March 11, 2008 @ 12:11 in The T.Dot
8 Responses to "Toronto's First Subway in 1954"
Andrew
March 11, 2008 / 13:19
Toronto Mike
March 11, 2008 / 13:20
Everything is pretty much the same except the red rocket is now grey.
I wonder if they were on strike as often back then?
I've just about had it with the TTC lately. I've been riding 5 days a week for the past 5+ years and it gets worse all the time. Lack of funding and poor management of the funds they did get for so long is really starting to take its toll. I think Toronto is outgrowing the TTC really fast.
Aw...nice! That's Davisville station at the end...
Now I'm getting all nostalgic... I miss that Yorkdale to Union Station ride to catch the Jays.
The subway is now silver, not grey. The old trains were very interesting with the windows that could open.
Toronto Mike
March 12, 2008 / 09:39
I remember as a younger man you'd occasionally get a red subway. That was always pretty cool. When did the last red subway get pulled?
1990.
3 tokens for a quarter.
It's neat to see the same subway line that I ride today in that footage. And I swear it is the same train, too.