Toronto's streetcar and subway tracks are set farther apart than the standard gauge used by most railroads. What's the story? Well, it goes back to the earliest days of streetcars in Toronto, so let's take a trip through history and find out! We'll also find out why the Scarborough RT and the new LRT lines don't use Toronto gauge.

00:00 Introduction
02:18 Williams Omnibus Bus Line (1849)
02:58 Toronto Street Railway (1861)
05:22 Toronto Railway Company (1891)
06:09 Toronto Civic Railways (1912)
07:20 Toronto Transportation Commission (1921)
09:18 Toronto Gauge Origin Stories
11:12 Scarborough RT (RIP)

LRT vs. Streetcar -    • Eglinton Crosstown LRT vs Streetcars  
Dundas Street -    • Why Is Dundas Street So Weird?  
Toronto's Landfills -    • Toronto:  A City Built On ... Trash?  

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