Toronto says goodbye to its classic red streetcars

The Toronto Transit Commission has officially retired the last of its old red streetcars after 42 years. The entire surface fleet will now be made up of the new accessible, low-floor streetcars.

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[KJSvitko]

The old street cars should be kept running on a separate tourism route.
Maybe a winery tour, a ski lodge, large park or zoo or some other tourist attraction would want to buy them.
It would be a shame to not use them somewhere else.

[eggballo]

Just be glad your city still has streetcars. I live in Chicago and we haven't seen streetcars since 1958.

[wilfstor]

They came, they conquered, they battled winter, they travelled millions of kilometers. And now they roll to the siding in the skies. Farewell CLRV 1977-2019.

[devvydoesstuff]

The old ones had heat....







In the summer

[mariahmakinen]

I used to live in Toronto. From childhood through to twenties. I LOVED riding the street cars. Used to get off at a different stop just so I had to ride one to go home.

[JohnJ-fjxe]

The new streetcars are a vast improvement. They're lower, and they have five doors rather than two, which means that they load and unload much more quickly and easily.

[CharlieND]

I'm gonna miss those streetcars. They've been an icon of the city for my entire life.

With that being said, the newer streetcars are a huge improvement.

[ericxpenner]

At least Toronto is keeping the streetcar as a mode of transportation. The new Bombardier cars look really nice.

[BelleLopez]

I ❣️ when Reporter waited for the *ding ding* to end her segment. So, original!

[camham]

In New Zealand we still using streetcars from the 1920s and 30s

[revaholic]

There is something really great about the old ones, on a warm day, when it's not too busy on College or Dundas...just watching the City whizz by with the window open and your arm on the ledge.

[VancouverIsland]

I remember when they were brand new - when I worked in Toronto

[m.s.]

I guess all hood things must come to an end, huh.

[glennhkboy]

I used to ride those around downtown Toronto, between China Town & Young Street.

[markjones]

Not fr Toronto, I thought at first they were getting rid of the whole system. Just upgrading the streetcars

[Ranakade]

I kinda like the old streetcars because the new ones force you to sit face to face with strangers up close XD

[drampadreg]

I still miss the older ones they replaced in the '70's, there was something about the classic style that was like going back in time. Got used to the new ones and now they got old, all of a sudden I'm afraid to look in the mirror.

[domenicmaio]

Toronto doesn’t look like the same anymore with these new streetcars.😭😭🤯🤯👎👎 I want the old streetcars back and the old streetcars look so much better than the new streetcars

[JGProductions]

I’ve lived in Toronto my whole life, and I remember loving these streetcars and made a comic based around them. I will miss these street cars.

[Tomek]

shame for Toronto and TTC to not keeping at least one vintage line for locals and turists