Category: Trains
To bullet train or not to bullet train?
Macleans takes a look at why there still is no high-speed rail in Canada... and why there may never be any... while BlogTO still holds out hope. more »
Train News: Airport rail link on its way
After years of fighting, it looks like the express train from Union Station to the airport is finally going to get built. From CTV Toronto...
Construction is set to begin on a rail link that will connect Toronto commuters to Pearson International Air… more »
Model-train manufacturer on the right track
Finally the Toronto Star posted an article worthy of my attention. It's about a guy who started a successful model train business in Ontario called Rapido Trains. He's recently become the first person to manufacture and sell a working model of Canada's… more »
TTC Glasses from 1978
Going shopping to Goodwill isn't really one of my favourite ways to spend a Sunday afternoon, but sometimes it can pay off. This weekend I discovered these neat TTC glasses from 1978. One shows a subway and PPC streetcar, and the other a deisel bus and… more »
Ride the Rainbow
There's an article on Spacing about TTC plans for renovating subway stations on the Bloor-Danforth line, and how a local font-obsessed citizen, Joe Clark, is up-in-arms about it. I'm more inclined to support preserving the heritage of local McDonald's r… more »
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