Nostalgia & History > Throwback Thursday Toronto Transit PCCs

As with most Chicago railfans I knew back then, Roger Puta liked anything that ran on rails.  He made a couple of trips in the 1960s to Toronto to photograph Toronto Transit Commission PCC cars.  I'm pretty sure he visited every city with PCC cars in the 1960s.  We shall see as I work through his slides.  Here are eleven photos.  The captions are what he wrote on the slides.

1. TTC 4357, a RONCESVALLES DUNDAS car heading a lineup of PCCs during morning rush hour at Roncesvalles at Queen in Toronto, ONT on July 4, 1966.

2. TTC 4375, a BLOOR PARLIAMENT car on the Viaduct Loop at Bloor and Parliament  in Toronto, ONT on September 8, 1965

3. TTC 4418, a HIGH PARK CARLTON car on the Danforth Loop, Toronto, ONT on July 3, 1966

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4. TTC 4175, a COXWELL COXWELL car on Coxwell near Danforth and the Coxwell Carhouse, in Toronto, ONT on September 8, 1965.  Note the older style double roll signs.

5. TTC 4418, a DANFORTH CARLTON car coming over the CN overpass on Main St. south of Danforth Ave. in Toronto, ONT on September 8, 1965.

6. TTC 4447, a RONCESSVALLES CARLTON car in Roncesvalles Div. yards in Toronto, ONT on September 8, 1965.

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7. TTC 4463, a DANFORTH BLOOR car on Bloor near Bay Street, Toronto, ONT on September 8, 1965.

8. TTC 4727, a RUNNYMEDE DUNDAS car north downtown Toronto, ONT on September 8, 1965.

9. TTC 4524, a WYCHWOOD FORT car on Bathurst near Bloor  in Toronto, ONT on September 8, 1965


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10. TTC S-39 and car W-3 in storage at Roncesvalles Div. yard in Toronto, ONT on July 2, 1966.

11. TTC W-8 and W-4 street strip painting cars at Bathurst Shops, Toronto, ONT on September 8, 1965.

Enjoy Roger's Photographs,
Marty Bernard

 



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Thanks for sharing the streetcar photos Marty.  They are all very good photos.

That Highpark Carlton shot with the operator is really cool!  That front louver light is neat.

Fantastic Toronto shots, Marty!