One year ago, the TTC’s Audit & Risk Management Committee endorsed management’s proposal of a peer review of subway and streetcar assets and maintenance programs by the International Association of Public Transport (UITP). Much of the review concerned asset management, inventory of system components, condition tracking and planning for maintenance and replacement. There is also […]| Steve Munro
The TTC has a Request for Bid open on merx for the retrofit of pantographs on up to six legacy streetcars. The base bid is for one car, with an option for five additional. If this work goes forward, Toronto might still see its legacy fleet returned to occasionally active duty, but there is no […]| Steve Munro
Muni's 22-Fillmore line is one of San Francisco’s longest-lived and most important transit routes, gaining additional popularity even now, 130 years after it was built. Read More...... The post The 22 Fillmore: a line to love since 1895 appeared first on Market Street Railway.| Market Street Railway
May 15, 1932 was perhaps the peak of San Francisco’s streetcar era. True, a few unimportant lines had been abandoned in the previous few years, but on this day, San Francisco celebrated a brand-new streetcar line: Market Street Railway’s 31-Balboa. It would be the last new line with substantial new trackage until the F-line opened along the Embarcadero to Fisherman’s Wharf 68 years later. Read More...... The post The fall of Market Street Railway appeared first on Market Street Railway.| Market Street Railway
This article covers: The January 2025 CEO’s Report A follow-up on the report re Subway Streetcar Fleet and Infrastructure The proposed interim wayfinding strategy An update on fare collection…| Steve Munro
