Otherwise known as a CLRV.

Whatever, it's a streetcar to me :P

That's funny, that just makes me realize that our train as the same initials... TTC, though, for us it's Train Touristique de Charlevoix, in French of course!

Naturally :P

Nice picture by the way! I'll have to try riding one of these next time I stop by Toronto downtown.

Hawker-Siddely? How old is this rig? That's an old British name you don't see any more.

At least late 1970's.

Many of these TTC cars are a piece of history still running strong for many years.

Indeed!

did you get the chance to rind one ? ( i did a fiew times when i visited Toronto.

Yeah, I did. Nice way to see the city, actually.

they are nostalgic with the track noises and electric driven quirkiness. :P

As a fellow streetcar enthusiast, you took a cool shot.
(The Commission also call these Canadian Light Rail Vehicles, they also got a articulated version as well!)

Yup, CLRVs and ALRVs.

up here in toronto we call them 'the red rocket' with the slogan "ride the rocket" ... it just makes this city rock so much more

Murr! :P

Electric rail was the way of the future... in the late 1800's. WTF world?

It still is the way of the future pretty much everywhere but North America >.>

I doubt Bellingham will gets its electric light rail back mostly because the waterfront trail is almost definitely going to be completed. A recent push in city law might ban coal trains, though. Interesting times ahead.

As much as I'd like to see that latter ban happen, it would be insanely difficult to get the railroad and the world economy to agree to that. For the time being anyway, coal trains will be running, and the line through Bellingham is the only direct way to/from export in Vancouver.
It has been nice, however, to see trains carrying wind turbine parts by the dozen out here in the flatlands.

What's interesting is that this ban hammer puts sole responsibility in the hands of city government, similar to what is going on in frakking territory. Some townships in Pennsylvania have been trying to ban oil drilling, which the companies claim is blocking interstate commerce blahblahblah. It's an interesting move that covers the inherent holes in the Clean Air/Water Acts and puts greater protection in the hands of cities and not states or the fed. It'll either be stomped out or be a wedge for the future.

Nice 2 point perspective in this shot

Thanks :3

You don't see trolley poles much thease days.

Except in Philly.

Or here but then museum tramways and heritage loops don’t really count.

Funny, I always thought Hawker-Siddley made things like this...then again, Boeing-Vertol made LRVs, also. Darn Canadians and their fun toys.

Yup, they made planes once upon a time, too. They made GO Transit's early single-level commuter cars as well.

I have pictures somewhere of those cars in MofW service in West Chicago, part of a rail-grinding train. I'll have to get those out.

What's particularly funny, I read that both Hawker-Siddley and Messerschmidt made cars for the MBTA...hopefully they don't try to shoot each-other.