 Single-truck open car on Dovercourt route, 1899 | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
| Locale | Toronto, Ontario |
| Dates of operation | 1891–1921 |
| Predecessor | Toronto Street Railway |
| Successor | Toronto Transportation Commission |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 10+7⁄8 in (1,495 mm) Toronto gauge |
The Toronto Railway Company (TRC) was the operator of the streetcar system in Toronto between 1891 and 1921. It electrified the horsecar system it inherited from the Toronto Street Railway, the previous operator of streetcar service in Toronto. The TRC was also a manufacturer of streetcars and rail work vehicles, a few of which were built for other streetcar and radial operators.
On August 15, 1892, the TRC became the second operator of horse-drawn streetcars in the Toronto area to convert to electric trams, the first being the Metropolitan Street Railway which electrified its horsecar line along Yonge Street within the Town of North Toronto on September 1, 1890. (In 1912, the City of Toronto would annex North Toronto.)[1]