Toronto Transit

Company History: The TTC was established in 1921 when the franchise of Toronto Railway Company came to an end and its lines were combined with the Toronto Civic Railways to provide streetcar service in Toronto, Ontario. Much of the early fleet consisted of Peter Witt design cars. The first PCC cars (which gained the nickname Red Rockets on the TTC) began arriving in 1938. The last of the Peter Witt cars were retired in 1963 while the PCC cars lasted until 1995. Today, the TTC system includes 51 miles of line split between 10 routes. They attract a quarter of a million riders on a typical weekday, riding a fleet of 204 Flexity cars built by Bombardier. At first glance, one might think the line is standard gauge but in fact it is broad gauge: 4’ 10 7/8”.

Brief History: Canada is a North American country stretching from the U.S. in the south to the Arctic Circle in the north. Major cities include massive Toronto, west coast film centre Vancouver, French-speaking Montréal and Québec City, and capital city Ottawa. Canada's vast swaths of wilderness include lake-filled Banff National Park in the Rocky Mountains. It's also home to Niagara Falls, a famous group of massive waterfalls.