Ed T. Posted September 29, 2019 Report Share Posted September 29, 2019 On 9/28/2019 at 7:59 AM, Articulated said: Uhh, 506 doesn't enter Scarborough... no streetcar lines do. Depending on exactly where the boundary lies on Victoria Park, the right hand rail of the track on Vic Park heading to Bingham loop may be in Scarborough. 23 hours ago, Joshuamumble said: My bad, East York (I'm not very good with the old city limits) Not East York either. The only east end streetcar loop I know of that was ever not within City of Toronto municipal limits was Birchmount loop. Luttrell loop was the east end of the Bloor carline because east of there, the boundary between Toronto and East York dipped south of Danforth (I think along the railway line. South of that EW portion, Victoria Park was the boundary....well down to Kingston Rd. anyway. Back in the old days, it was easy to tell because the City of Toronto used incandescent streetlights and its old-style street name signs. You can still see places where the old-style globe streetlights (with bluish metal halide bulbs) change to sodium vapour, sometimes mid-block. That's where the boundary was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion V Posted September 29, 2019 Report Share Posted September 29, 2019 3 hours ago, Ed T. said: Depending on exactly where the boundary lies on Victoria Park, the right hand rail of the track on Vic Park heading to Bingham loop may be in Scarborough. Not East York either. The only east end streetcar loop I know of that was ever not within City of Toronto municipal limits was Birchmount loop. Luttrell loop was the east end of the Bloor carline because east of there, the boundary between Toronto and East York dipped south of Danforth (I think along the railway line. South of that EW portion, Victoria Park was the boundary....well down to Kingston Rd. anyway. Back in the old days, it was easy to tell because the City of Toronto used incandescent streetlights and its old-style street name signs. You can still see places where the old-style globe streetlights (with bluish metal halide bulbs) change to sodium vapour, sometimes mid-block. That's where the boundary was. Here's the boundary from Google Maps. The area near Danforth and Main is weird. Who came up with that border? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed T. Posted September 29, 2019 Report Share Posted September 29, 2019 3 hours ago, Orion V said: Here's the boundary from Google Maps. The area near Danforth and Main is weird. Who came up with that border? lol That google map is not really correct. This may not be 100%, but it's definitely closer. I know that the boundary north of Danforth was never just a straight line from the Don River, and also that once it dipped south of Danforth east of Luttrell, it never went up as far as the Danforth again. And if he's drawn the boundaries accurately, the tracks on Victoria Park are safely within the old City of Toronto. https://theintrepid.blogspot.com/2013/08/map-city-of-toronto-and-borrough-borders.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTC7447 Posted September 29, 2019 Report Share Posted September 29, 2019 (edited) TTC 8480, 1707, 8485 & 1726 on 925 Don Mills Express. Probably to handle the excess crowd due to the free weekend at the Ontario Science Centre. Seen between 5:15 & 5:35 pm. Edited September 29, 2019 by TTC7447 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomsbuspage Posted September 30, 2019 Report Share Posted September 30, 2019 Here are a collection of topographical maps from the early 1970s showing Metro Toronto's municipal boundaries at the time: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshuamumble Posted October 2, 2019 Report Share Posted October 2, 2019 York U Shuttle's Ford E-450/Starcraft cutaway was assigned to the busy Glendon-Keele route today, starting with the 11:15 am departure from Vari Hall. It changed off one of the Thomas C2s which was pulled from service and sent for repair work due to a battery problem. 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelvin3157 Posted October 2, 2019 Report Share Posted October 2, 2019 On 9/29/2019 at 1:02 PM, Orion V said: Here's the boundary from Google Maps. The area near Danforth and Main is weird. Who came up with that border? lol That border was probably because of the prohibition of alcohol consumption in restaurants in East York back in the day Don't get started with the former City of York's borders... it's funny how the North York-York border splits through Mount Dennis garage 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8930 Posted October 2, 2019 Report Share Posted October 2, 2019 TTC 8874 on route 16 McCowan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelvin3157 Posted October 3, 2019 Report Share Posted October 3, 2019 TTC 1390, 8359 on 34 Eglinton 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2822 Posted October 3, 2019 Report Share Posted October 3, 2019 TTC 2252 seen at Jane and Trethewey about 11:00 this morning. 3728 seen in the same area yesterday at about 1pm 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTCNLFBT Posted October 3, 2019 Report Share Posted October 3, 2019 12 minutes ago, 2822 said: TTC 2252 seen at Jane and Trethewey about 11:00 this morning. 3728 seen in the same area yesterday at about 1pm 2252 heading to MtD for this weekends Family Day. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion VI Posted October 3, 2019 Report Share Posted October 3, 2019 9 minutes ago, TTCNLFBT said: 2252 heading to MtD for this weekends Family Day. probably a very stupid question, but can anybody go to that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTCNLFBT Posted October 3, 2019 Report Share Posted October 3, 2019 2 hours ago, Orion VI said: probably a very stupid question, but can anybody go to that? Employees and pensioners families only. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bus_Medic Posted October 3, 2019 Report Share Posted October 3, 2019 Extreme emphasis on the only part. 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H4 5600 Posted October 3, 2019 Report Share Posted October 3, 2019 brampton transit nova 1807 on the 511 züm 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7749 Posted October 3, 2019 Report Share Posted October 3, 2019 TTC 1021 is on the 108 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusFanForever Posted October 4, 2019 Report Share Posted October 4, 2019 9 hours ago, TTCNLFBT said: Employees and pensioners families only. 7 hours ago, Bus_Medic said: Extreme emphasis on the only part. I'm sure there will be some foam to clean up before the day is over 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doggosareamazing Posted October 4, 2019 Report Share Posted October 4, 2019 10 hours ago, Bus_Medic said: Extreme emphasis on the only part. And Area 51 employees. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FabianColeyLOVESBUSES Posted October 4, 2019 Report Share Posted October 4, 2019 TTC 2252 was spotted driving along Jane Street heading to Mount Dennis division for the family day event this coming Sunday. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7749 Posted October 4, 2019 Report Share Posted October 4, 2019 TTC 8209 is on 85J 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Someguy3071 Posted October 5, 2019 Report Share Posted October 5, 2019 6 hours ago, 7749 said: TTC 8209 is on 85J What's 85J? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Articulated Posted October 5, 2019 Report Share Posted October 5, 2019 5 minutes ago, Someguy3071 said: What's 85J? 85J is the internal reference to the branch of 85 Sheppard East running between Sheppard-Yonge Station and Don Mills Station. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Someguy3071 Posted October 5, 2019 Report Share Posted October 5, 2019 8 hours ago, Articulated said: 85J is the internal reference to the branch of 85 Sheppard East running between Sheppard-Yonge Station and Don Mills Station. Nobody calls it 85J. Ask most Malvern operators what 85J is and your get this look 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7749 Posted October 7, 2019 Report Share Posted October 7, 2019 TTC 3290 on 112 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kobayashi Posted October 9, 2019 Report Share Posted October 9, 2019 TTC: #1079 | Training Bus @ Kennedy Stn. (10:46p) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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