Toronto Civic Railways

Toronto Civic Railways

Toronto Civic Railways Preston-built car 55 is preserved at the Halton County Radial Railway museum.
Locale	new areas annexed to Toronto after 1880s to 1910s
Dates of operation	1912–1921
Predecessor	None - new lines not served by Toronto Railway Company
Successor	Toronto Transportation Commission
Track gauge	4 ft 10 7⁄8 in (1,495 mm)
Length	36 km (22.4 mi)
Headquarters	Toronto

Toronto Civic Railways (TCR) was an agency created and owned by the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to run streetcars in newly annexed areas of the city that the private operator Toronto Railway Company refused to serve. When the Toronto Railway Company's franchise expired in 1921, its services were combined with those of the Toronto Civic Railways, and are now assumed by the new Toronto Transportation Commission (TTC).

The routes of the Toronto Civic Railways included:

A few facilities of the TCR were retained by the TTC, but most were abandoned and sites re-developed. Only two carbarns survived today and have been recycled for other uses.

Management of the TCR:

TCR began service in 1911 with all wooden cars and acquire steel cars in 1917.