Light Rail in Canada - C-Train, Edmonton Light Rail Transit, Streetcars in Canada, Toronto Streetcar System, Transit City, 512 St. Clair (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 55. Chapters: C-Train, Edmonton Light Rail Transit, Streetcars in Canada, Toronto streetcar system, Transit City, 512 St. Clair, Toronto streetcar loops, 501 Queen, Rapid transit in Waterloo Region, Sheppard East LRT, 510 Spadina, MoveOntario 2020, Eglinton Crosstown LRT, 509 Harbourfront, Toronto Zoo Domain Ride, Vancouver Downtown Historic Railway, LINK Train, Union, 504 King, Don Mills LRT, St. Clair West, Jane LRT, Queens Quay, High Level Bridge Streetcar, Etobicoke-Finch West LRT, Waterfront West LRT, 506 Carlton, Dundas West, Main Street, Queen line, 505 Dundas, Scarborough Malvern LRT, 508 Lake Shore, Broadview, 502 Downtowner, 511 Bathurst, Edmonton Radial Railway, Dudley B. Menzies Bridge, 503 Kingston Rd, Exhibition Loop, D.L. MacDonald Yard. Excerpt: C-Train is the light rail transit (LRT) system in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It has been in operation since May 25, 1981. The system is operated by Calgary Transit, a department of the Calgary municipal government. The C-Train system currently operates on 48.8 kilometres (30.3 mi) of track, organized into two routes. The light rail track isn't an isolated network as a connection to the conventional Canadian Pacific Rail line exists via a track switch near Heritage Station. The longest route numbered 201 serves the southern and northwestern areas, while the shorter route, 202, serves the northeastern sections of the city. Most track is at grade with its own right-of-way. The downtown portion is shared right-of-way serving both routes along the 7th Avenue transit mall at street level. This portion is a zero-fare zone and serves as a downtown people mover. The tracks split at the east and west ends of downtown into lines leading to the south, northeast and northwest residential neighbourhoods of Calgary. An additional line is currently being implemented to extend route 202 to ...