JWBF
Senior Member
Nothing up on the TTC yet, but there might be something, keep checking the page.
Ratings and politics are quite the hoot; NP has it pegged as "CARMAGEDDON".
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Spadina Streetcar Track Repairs (TTC, U/C)
- Thread starter hawc
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Nothing up on the TTC yet, but there might be something, keep checking the page.
Ratings and politics are quite the hoot; NP has it pegged as "CARMAGEDDON".
Tuscani01
Senior Member
Well, which lines haven't been rebuilt in the last few years? Queen, King, Dundas, Bathurst, St. Clair, and Parliament have all been rebuilt, as have the tracks along Church Street. Carlton-College-Gerrard has also been reconstructed.
Spadina and Queens Quay are the only lines that haven't been touched, besides some emergency repairs that have happened on both lines.
The new method of installation is supposed to last 25-30 years.
Kitsune
Senior Member
Queen was empty tonight... on the otherhand simcoe was backed up for blocks. Was nice zipping by all that traffic on my bike.
RC8
Senior Member
If anyone is interested 
More pictures and footage of the action here:
Tearing Out Toronto's Heart (to replace it!)
More pictures and footage of the action here:
Tearing Out Toronto's Heart (to replace it!)
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From the Star article: "The city’s other two grand unions are at King St. W. and Spadina Ave. and King St. W. and Bathurst St. The TTC plans to perform similar construction on the King and Spadina grand union next summer, while there are no plans to reconstruct tracks at King and Bathurst."
alexthettcguy
New Member
the grand union at bathurst/king was rebuilt last year with new platforms and hopefully spadina will look as good
Jonny5
Senior Member
I think the only other "Revenue" track not done would be Wellington and the parts of Church and York south of King, which are starting to get in bad shape. But those roads only see, what, 10 streetcars a day? at least when the 503 isn't subbed for a bus, which is pretty often lately.
When was Broadview last done? Also maybe Humber Loop?
I noticed a massive heave on Adelaide has formed just east of York. It's big enough that cars are swearving to avoid it. The track is protruding up a good 6 inches from the road. Obviously the whole street is on the books for the near future, but this will need some emergency work.
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W. K. Lis
Superstar
The Queensway right-of-way has been done up to and including the South Kingsway. I think the Humber Loop and west to Park Lawn, and the Queensway east of Claude Avenue to Roncesvalles has to be upgraded as well.
Opps, The Doctor's TARDIS went too far back (1950's) for these photos.
Queen Street West at Sunnyside.
Queen Street West (Queensway) at Grenadier Pond
Queen Street West (Queensway) at Parkside Drive
Queen Street West (Queensway) at St. Joseph's Hospital.
No traffic to worry about back then. Today, there is car traffic that interferes with the construction.
Opps, The Doctor's TARDIS went too far back (1950's) for these photos.
Queen Street West at Sunnyside.
Queen Street West (Queensway) at Grenadier Pond
Queen Street West (Queensway) at Parkside Drive
Queen Street West (Queensway) at St. Joseph's Hospital.
No traffic to worry about back then. Today, there is car traffic that interferes with the construction.
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W. K. Lis
Superstar
Back after another ride in the TARDIS.
Too bad they removed the public lavatories that were under the Spadina & Queen intersection.
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Queen & Spadina trackwork, 1912.
Queen & Spadina, looking north, 1924.
Spadina, looking north to Queen, 1931.
Too bad they removed the public lavatories that were under the Spadina & Queen intersection.
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Queen & Spadina trackwork, 1912.
Queen & Spadina, looking north, 1924.
Spadina, looking north to Queen, 1931.
Dan416
Senior Member
Anyone know why Queen Street West became/got renamed Queensway?
Jonny5
Senior Member
Wild guess: Queen ended at Roncesvalles (or just a bit west) and at some point, perhaps when the Gardiner was built, a connection was made across High Park to an existing street in Etobicoke called The Queensway.
the lemur
Senior Member
Does that stretch of Adelaide see even non-revenue streetcar use, or is it just a case of removing the hazard for other traffic?
AlbertHWagstaff
Senior Member
It did up until the mid 1990s when they closed the track on Spadina for building the Spadina line. Then a couple of utility cuts were made at University so the track was incomplete and unusable. That being said, the section between Bay and Yonge was among the first track built with the current standards of using the concrete sub-bed and the metal ties in 1995. As far as I know, only one streetcar has ever run over that track. It was backed up from Victoria to York and used for a beer commercial where a street hockey game was being played (near First Canadian Place) and someone yells "Streetcar!" and the players all scramble to the sides of the road as the streetcar comes rolling through.
The track on Adelaide used to be used for Queen and King diversions when something was going on around City Hall or in the financial district, or the Santa Claus parade.
the lemur
Senior Member
Queen Street West (Queensway) at Parkside Drive
That looks more like it was taken facing east, away from Parkside, closer to Claude Ave, since you can see St Joseph's on the left and the tower on the right:
http://goo.gl/maps/rqwM
the lemur
Senior Member
Queen & Spadina, looking north, 1924.
Really like the divider with the trees here.
Spadina, looking north to Queen, 1931.
So cars were allowed to drive in the ROW as well?