- North Yonge Railways
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Locale Toronto Track gauge 1,495 mm (4 ft 10 7⁄8 in) The North Yonge Railways was the Toronto Transportation Commission's brief foray into radial service. Originally an extension of the Yonge streetcar line to Glen Echo, it was extended to Lake Simcoe after the purchase of a pre-existing rail line from the Hydro Electric Commission of Ontario in 1927. TTC radial service ended in 1930, but later resumed under the name of North Yonge Railways and continued until 1948 under contract to the Townships of Markham, Vaughan, Richmond Hill and North York.
The service was replaced by the Toronto Transportation Commission North Yonge bus route (now TTC 97 Yonge). Service north of Steeles Avenue is provided by York Regional Transit's bus routes 98 Yonge North/99 Yonge South and VIVA Blue. All three routes terminate at the Newmarket Bus Terminal at Eagle Street West and Davis Drive.
Stops
- Yonge Street and Eglinton Avenue
- Glen Echo and Yonge Street (North Yonge Terminal, now residential neighbourhood)
- Yonge Street and York Mills Road (near Miller Tavern)
- Yonge Street and Steele's Corner/Morgan Siding (Yonge and Steeles)
- Yonge Street at Richmond Hill, Ontario
- Keswick, Ontario - Radial Road location now a legal office
- Queensville Road - moved to Queensville Sideroad as a private residence
- Sutton, Ontario - Dalton and High Streets now a real estate office
- Willow Beach - Metro Road east of the 6th Concession now a private residence
- Winches - moved to Georgina Historical Park as a display building
- Jackson's Point, Ontario
- Beaverton, Ontario
Barns
- Eglinton Avenue West and Yonge Street - barns and shops
- Glen Echo loop
- Bond Lake carhouse and power house
- Keswick Sub-Station
References
- Wyatt, David A.. "History of Regional Transit in Toronto, Ontario". http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~wyatt/alltime/toronto-suburbs-on.html. Retrieved 2007-07-21.
Preceded by
NoneRaidal Railways in Toronto
?-1930Succeeded by
replace by Toronto Transportation CommissionPassenger railways of Toronto Operating Defunct Belt Line Railway • Metropolitan Street Railway • North Yonge Railways • Toronto Civic Railways • Toronto Railway Company • Toronto Street Railway • Toronto Suburban Railway • Toronto and York Radial Railway • Toronto and Scarboro' Electric Railway, Light and Power Company • Toronto and Mimico Electric Railway and Light Company • Toronto Zoo Domain RideClass II and class III railways of Canada Current (operating)
regional railways[citation needed]Former or fallen flag
regional railways[citation needed]Current (operating)
short line railwaysANR • APR • APRE • ARM • Battle River • ARND • BCRY • BFDC • CBNS • CBC • CEMR • CFC • CFL • CFM • CFMG • CFQG • CFRR • CFRS • CR • CRM • CTRW • CWRL • ENR • ETR • FSSR/EKRC • GEXR • GHRP • GFR • GJD • GRS • GWWD • GWR • HCRR • HCRY • HCWR • HPHV • INCO • IRRS • KFR • KHR • KPR • KVSR • LWR • L&PS • NBSR • OKAN • OBRY • OSR • OVR • OVO • PDCR • PCHR • POM • PSTR • QGRY • RLHH • RLK • RMRS • S&HR • SCR • SLQ • SOR • SRCL • SRY • SSR • STCR • STER • SVI • TRRY • VDHR • WABL • WSJR/WCR • WCRA • WHRC • YDHRFormer or fallen flag
short line railwaysANY • B&HER • BCER • BR • C&K • C&SL • CVR • CVR • CW&LER • DH • DVR • DWP • EIR • G&LS • GFCR • GRNR • GVR • H&BIR • H&DR • H&NWR • HER • HG&BER • HGR • HIR • HRE • HSR • H&SW • IRM • K&P • K&S • KLR • KVR • L&LER • L&MSR • LEN • LB&PR • M&MR/M&M • MKNR • MSRT • NBEC • N&NR • N&NWR • N&S • NN&RW • NGR • NSR • NSR • NYR • O&Q • OCRR • OLO • O&RRR/ORRR • PAD&WR/PADW • QC • S&L • SAR • SOO • STLH • SW&AR • T&MER • T&SER • TG&B • TCR • THB • TNR • TRC • TS&MJR • TSt.R • TSR • T&YRR • WI • WAR • WCR • WE&LSR • WESR • WG&B • WTV&IRSee also: List of Canadian railways Categories:- Toronto Transit Commission
- Interurban railways in Ontario
- Defunct Ontario railways
- 4ft 10in gauge railways
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