Toronto's First Subway in 1954

Published March 11, 2008 @ 12:11 in TTC ~ Toronto Transit Commission, Toronto News ~ Toronto Focus

ttc 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!

8 Responses to "Toronto's First Subway in 1954"

Andrew
March 11, 2008 / 13:19

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.

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?

Daniel
March 11, 2008 / 14:56

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.

Trish
March 11, 2008 / 19:48

Aw...nice! That's Davisville station at the end...

felix
March 11, 2008 / 23:02

Now I'm getting all nostalgic... I miss that Yorkdale to Union Station ride to catch the Jays.

A.R.
March 12, 2008 / 01:24

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?

A.R.
March 12, 2008 / 13:18

1990.