Today on the show we're discussing the good 'ol Toronto Subway, which is the second busiest rapid transit system in Anglophone North America. Just why is Toronto's (relatively) small system so successful, and where might it be going next? All this, after The News.
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Timestamps
- 0:00 Intro & low-floor Seattle rant
- 3:27 Trvke
- 9:08 The News
- 12:39 News end
- 19:44 Opening in 1954
- 22:15 Plans for a second line using the Prince Edward Viaduct
- 25:35 Extensions everywhere, including to Finch
- 27:46 Hawker-Siddley trains
- 31:45 NDP plan for a 5-stop Sheppard subway
- 33:58 2014's numbering of the lines
- 35:24 Future extensions incl. the Ontario relief line
- 43:00 Gawking at the ridership
- 44:42 Patrons
References & notes
- [1] Mass Transit: Amtrak re-opens East River Tunnel after year of construction
- [2] American Public Transportation Association: Public Transportation Ridership Report, First Quarter 2026
- [3] BART: March 2026 Monthly Ridership Snapshot
- [4] Wikipedia: Toronto subway § Expansion plans
- [5] Wikipedia: Toronto subway rolling stock
- [6] Wikipedia: Line 1 Yonge–University § History
- [7] Wikipedia: Line 2 Bloor–Danforth § Subway construction
- [8] Wikipedia: Line 4 Sheppard
- [9] City of Toronto: Canada's First Subway
- [10] Wikipedia: Toronto subway
- [11] CSCE/SCGC: Toronto Subway
- [12] Transit Toronto: A History of the Original Yonge Subway
- [13] The Canadian Encyclopedia: Toronto Subway
- [14] Metro Liner: Evolution of the Toronto Subway 1954-2030s (geographic map)
- [15] Transit Toronto: Map of original subway routing
