28 May
2020
28 May
'20
12:41 p.m.
On 2020-05-28 07:45 AM, Alvin Starr via talk wrote:
LRT used to be called "streetcars". Toronto has had them for well over a century. There is also GO transit that started around 1967 but I guess that would best be described as HRT.
There used to be something called "interurban" railways. There were a few in the Toronto area. These typically had a single, self propelled car and were lighter than regular railroads. The Halton County Radial Railway, was created on a segment of the line going to Guelph. Interurbans were often called radial railways, as they were like spokes around a hub. I recall my mother talking about one that used to go to Richmond Hill. GO Transit started in 1967, but would be closer to regular trains.