On Tue, Jun 14, 2016 at 2:58 PM, Russell Reiter via talk <talk@gtalug.org> wrote:

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> Streetcars use 600V as does the subway.  The new Eglinton line will be
> 750V though and won't have loops for turning around.

You don't think that the TTC might be forward planning for 750V all around? Remember it was TTC staff I spoke to who told me the change was to accommodate higher voltage.

Just *imagine* the size of the series resistor you would have to install to drive one of those 600V motors with 750V ;-)