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CTV News
42 minutes ago
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Vintage Regina streetcar restored to former glory by Edmonton group
WATCH: A Regina streetcar that escaped a transit fire in 1947 has been restored by a group in Edmonton. Wayne Mantyka has the story.
CTV News
a day ago
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TTC streetcar derails in downtown Toronto
A Toronto Transit Commission sign is shown at a downtown Toronto subway stop Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy A TTC streetcar derailed in downtown Toronto Thursday, causing road closures during the morning commute. Toronto police said the train went off the tracks just after 7:20 a.m. at Bathurst and Dundas streets. No injuries were reported. Road closures are in effect and police are asking motorists to consider alternate routes. At the same time, the TTC says service on the 505 Dundas, 511 Bathurst and 506 Carlton routes have all been impacted due to an overhead power line issue, though it's unclear if that's a direct result of the derailment. Shuttle buses are running. More details to come.
CTV News
10-06-2025
- CTV News
TTC streetcar briefly taken out of service after syringe was found sticking out from seat
A TTC rider said despite them telling employees about the syringe on the seat, the streetcar remained in service until it was reported on the SafeTTC app.
CTV News
09-06-2025
- CTV News
TTC streetcar briefly taken out of service after syringe was found sticking out from seat
An image of the syringe jutting out from underneath a TTC streetcar seat, seen Saturday morning. A syringe was seen sticking out from underneath a TTC streetcar seat over the weekend, prompting the transit network to take the car out of service to thoroughly clean it. The incident happened at around 11 a.m. Saturday onboard a 501 Queen streetcar heading eastbound, according to a Reddit user. The streetcar rider posted pictures of the syringe, needle pointing outward, underneath the red felt seat. The user, who asked to remain anonymous, told CTV News Toronto that they quickly noticed the syringe after boarding the streetcar with their friend, who was sitting in the seat beside it. Syringe under streetcar seat The TTC says they took the streetcar out of service for cleaning, and safely disposed of the syringe after they learned of it. They said they notified two TTC officials at the time but the streetcar remained operational and the syringe was not disposed in the duration of their trip. The user adds they formally reported the incident hours later via text. A spokesperson for the TTC said the incident was reported through the SafeTTC App. 'The streetcar was immediately taken out of service and returned to the carhouse, where the syringe was safely disposed of and the car thoroughly cleaned,' Stuart Green said, adding they did not receive any reports of physical injury. While incidents like these can be unsettling, Green says they are 'rare' across the transit network 'given how many vehicles are in service at any time.' 'While we don't know how this got there or what it was used for, we can assure customers that as soon as something like this is seen, reported, or discovered, we immediately take the vehicle out of service and do a full cleanup,' Green added. Transit riders are encouraged to notify TTC staff—either in person or through the SafeTTC App—or press the yellow strip if there is something they wish to report.
CBC
09-06-2025
- CBC
Streetcar 'thoroughly cleaned' after syringe spotted poking out under seat, TTC says
The Toronto Transit Committee (TTC) says a streetcar was thoroughly cleaned after a rider spotted a syringe without a cap jutting out from underneath a seat. The incident happened on Saturday around 11 a.m. on a 501 Queen streetcar that was travelling eastbound, according to the user who posted an image of the incident on Reddit, where it received hundreds of comments. The user, who asked to remain anonymous, said they informed two TTC officials who were on the streetcar as soon as they saw the syringe. The syringe was not moved or dealt with at the time, and the streetcar remained operational. The user then later reported the incident online. TTC spokesperson Stuart Green said the incident was reported through the SafeTTC app. "The streetcar was immediately taken out of service and returned to the carhouse, where the syringe was safely disposed of and the car thoroughly cleaned," he said in an email to CBC Toronto on Monday. The TTC has not received any reports of injury related to the incident, he said. Green said incidents like this "are rare on transit given how many vehicles are in service at any time." "While we don't know how this got there or what it was used for, we can assure customers that as soon as something like this is seen, reported or discovered, we immediately take the vehicle out of service and do a full cleanup," he said.
