Russell Carhouse
Russell Carhouse | |
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| Location |
1433 Queen Street East Toronto, Ontario Canada |
| Coordinates | 43°39′51″N 79°19′22″W / 43.66417°N 79.32278°WCoordinates: 43°39′51″N 79°19′22″W / 43.66417°N 79.32278°W |
| Operated by | Toronto Transit Commission |
| Tracks | 21 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Maintenance and storage facility |
| History | |
| Opened | 1913 |
| Rebuilt | 1924 |
The Russell Carhouse, located at Queen Street East and Connaught Avenue just east of Greenwood Avenue in Toronto, is the Toronto Transit Commission’s second oldest carhouse.
History
Russell Carhouse was built in 1913 by the Toronto Railway Company as a paint shop. When the King Carhouse burnt down in 1916, the Russell was rapidly turned into a carhouse. After the TTC took over and amalgamated all the existing streetcar systems within the city limits in 1920,[1] they found that the foundations were faulty and the facility was sinking. They called for tenders for its demolition and the construction of a new carhouse which opened on December 13th, 1924.[2]
The carhouse is named for T.A. (Tommy Alexander) Russell (founder of Russell Motor Car Company) and friend of Robert John Fleming a former Mayor of Toronto and general manager of the Toronto Railway Company.
The facility services half of the system's streetcars; exclusively for the 502 Downtowner and 503 Kingston Road routes, and sharing with Roncesvalles Carhouse for the 501 Queen, 504 King, 505 Dundas, 506 Carlton, 509 Harbourfront and 510 Spadina routes.[3]
The carhouse will be modified to accommodate the new Flexity Outlook[4] low floor articulated streetcars.
References
- ↑ "Looking Back". Toronto Transit Commission. Retrieved October 2015.
In 1920, a Provincial Act created the Toronto Transportation Commission (TTC) and, in 1921, the Commission took over and amalgamated nine existing fare systems within the city limits.
- ↑ "TTC - Russell Carhouse". Doors Open Toronto. City of Toronto. Retrieved October 2015.
- ↑ James Bow and Hugh McAuley. "Russell (Connaught) Carhouse". Transit Toronto. Retrieved October 2015.
- ↑ Natalie Alcoba (25 March 2013). "TTC to spend $700M upgrading infrastructure for new streetcars". National Post. Retrieved October 2015.
$75-million will go to modify the Roncesvalles and Russell carhouses and the Harvey repair shop
External links
Media related to Russell Carhouse at Wikimedia Commons
- riverdaler at Doors Open Toronto at the Russell Carhouse May 27, 2014
- Barraclou.com page for TTC Russell Carhouse, Toronto, Ontario
- Signs and labels at TTC Russell Carhouse
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