Synopses & Reviews
Toronto, located in southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario serving as Canadaand#8217;s commercial capital and largest city, has the most extensive trolley car system in North America. Electric trolley car (also known as street car) service began in Toronto in 1892 replacing horse drawn service by 1894. Toronto has been consistently noted for its well maintained system.
Synopsis
Toronto, Canadaand#8217;s commercial capital and largest city, in 2013, has the most extensive trolley car system in North America.
About the Author
Kenneth Springirth, with a lifelong interest in rail transportation, has made numerous trips to Toronto to ride, research, walk, and photograph the trolley car lines. Born and raised in the United States, he commuted to Drexel Institute of Technology (now Drexel University) in Philadelphia by trolley car, subway, and sometimes commuter train. His father was a trolley car motorman in Philadelphia, and his grandfather was a trolley car motorman in Washington D.C. A detailed researcher, Kenand#8217;s interest in rail transportation by 2013 has culminated in writing 20 books on trolley car systems and railroads covering a variety of locations.