Toronto subway rolling stock
The Toronto subway system's rolling stock consists of 880 subway cars for Line 1 Yonge–University, Line 2 Bloor–Danforth, and Line 4 Sheppard and 28 intermediate-capacity rapid transit cars for Line 3 Scarborough. The rolling stock is owned and maintained by the Toronto Transit Commission.
Subway trains
All TTC subway cars are equipped with flip-up seats located in each car, which can accommodate mobility devices such as wheelchairs, strollers, scooters, and bicycles, the new Toronto Rocket trains have two designated areas in each car with automatic flip-up seats, although level boarding platforms allow a degree of access to all trains.
Toronto Rocket
The Toronto Rocket is the newest version of TTC subway trains, which is operated on Lines 1 and 4. Its design deviates from its predecessors, which were formed by building trains from married pairs of identical cars. The trains consist of six cars for Line 1 and four cars for Line 4, both of which are connected with open gangways, similar to Bombardier's Movia family of metro trains. They only have two full-width operator cabs per trainset, greater accessibility options and the skin of the train is welded rather than the previously used riveting method. The TRs' exterior destination and train run number signs are outfitted with digital orange LED boards, while all previous TTC train models use back-lit roller signs.The first of the new TR trains was scheduled to be delivered in late 2009, but in early 2010, TTC officials stated that the new trains would not enter service until late 2010. The first train arrived on TTC property in October 2010, and entered revenue service on July 21, 2011.
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Line 3 Scarborough trains
Rolling Stock Numbers | Quantity | Year Built | Builder | Notes |
3000–3027 | 28 | 1982–1983, 1986 | UTDC ICTS Mark I | All will be retired once line closes after completion of Line 2's Scarborough subway extension. 3014 was displayed at the 1983 Canadian National Exhibition. All units have been refurbished. Refurbished cars have Toronto Rocket-like chimes, side destination signs and a new vinyl wrap since 2015. |
ST-1 | 1 | Niigata Transys | centre-cab diesel locomotive | |
ST-2 | 1 | likely Arva Industries | non-motored crane and rail maintenance car | |
ST-3 | 1 | Niigata Transys | non-powered rail grinding truck | |
ST-4 | 1 | Schmidt | snow blower installed on a non-powered PCC truck | |
ST-5 | 1 | non-powered power rail cleaner and de-icer | ||
ST-7 | 1 | 2002 | Arva Industries snowblower attached to Mercedes-Benz Unimog U 5000 short cab | |
E291 | 1 | New Holland TC 18 tractor | tractor used to push Line 3 cars where there is no power to operate cars |
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Work vehicles
Most subway work cars are painted yellow with the fleet number as RTXX. The exception are converted subway cars, which are not repainted and have the RT fleet number replacing their former fleet number.Current subway work vehicles
Rolling Stock Numbers | Description | Year acquired | Year retired |
RT-1 | Rail maintenance car | 1909 by Toronto Railway Company and rebuilt five times | |
RT-2 | Flat car | 1997 by Arva Industries | |
RT-3 | Overhead maintenance car | 1922 by Toronto Transportation Commission | |
RT-5 | Tunnel leak repair car | 1997 by Arva Industries | |
RT-6 | Vacuum cleaning car | 1922 by Toronto Transportation Commission | |
RT-7 | Diesel locomotive | 1998 by Plasser American | |
RT-8 | 13 rail delivery articulated bogies | 1997 by Plasser American | |
RT-10 | Works Services Car, ex-H1 RTC-75 subway car 5374 | 1965–66 Hawker Siddeley Canada and converted 2000 by TTC | Replaced old RT-10, 1968 Tokyo Rose |
RT-11 | Non motored car | 2000 by Arva Industries | |
RT-12 | Electric locomotive | 2009 by Arva Industries | |
RT-13 | Centre cab crane car | 1968 by Nippon Sharyo | |
RT-14 | Mk III snow clearing unit | Arva Industries | |
RT-15 | Mk III snow clearing unit | Arva Industries | |
RT-16 | Tunnel washer – "The Clean Machine" | 1996 Arva Industries – used with RT-17 | |
RT-17 | Tunnel washer – "Krystal Klean" | 1996 Arva Industries – used with RT-16 | |
RT-18 | Diesel locomotive | 1977 by Anabel Corporation of Houston, Texas | |
RT-19 | Flat car | 1980 Niigata Transys Company | |
RT-20 | Crane car | 1980 Niigata Transys Company | |
RT-21 | Flatcar | 1980 by Niigata Transys Company | |
RT-22 | Flat car | 1973 by Nippon Sharyo | |
RT-23 | Non motored asbestos abatement car, ex-H1 RTC-75 subway car 5391 | 1965–66 Hawker Siddeley Canada and converted by TTC 1984 | |
RT-26 | Gauge car | 1980 by TTC | |
RT-27 | Beam transporter and crane | 1950s Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company bogies and reused 1986 by TTC | |
RT-28 | Flat car with crane | 2000 by Arva Industries | |
RT-29 | Flat car | 2001 by Arva Industries | |
RT-38 | Ex-garbage car unit, ex-H1 RTC-75 subway car 5422 | 1965–66 Hawker Siddeley Canada and converted 1997 by TTC | |
RT-39 | Flat car | 2011 by Arva Industries | |
RT-40 | Ballast car | 1989 by Dynex | |
RT-41 | Tie tamper car | 1993 by Plasser American | |
RT-42 | Scaffold car | 1999 Arva Industries | |
RT-43 | Asbestos abatement crew car, ex-H1 RTC-75 subway car 5459 | 1965–66 Hawker Siddeley Canada and converted 2000 by TTC | |
RT-44 | Asbestos abatement crew car, ex-H1 RTC-75 subway car 5458 | 1965–66 Hawker Siddeley Canada and converted 2000 by TTC | |
RT-45 | Asbestos abatement garbage car, ex-H1 RTC-75 subway car 5337 | 1965–66 Hawker Siddeley Canada and converted 2000 by TTC | |
RT-46 | Asbestos abatement garbage car, ex-H1 RTC-75 subway car 5336 | 1965–66 Hawker Siddeley Canada and converted 2000 by TTC | |
RT-47 | Flat car | 1999 by Arva Industries | |
RT-48 | Motored snow blower | 2001 by Arva Industries | |
RT-49 | Motored snow blower | 2001 by Arva Industries | |
RT-50 | Non motored push snow thrower | 1999 by Arva Industries | |
RT-51 | Non motored push snow thrower | 1999 by Arva Industries | |
RT-52 | Non motored push snow thrower | 1999 by Arva Industries | |
RT-53 | Non motored push snow thrower | 1999 by Arva Industries | |
RT-54 | Flat car | 1973 by Nippon Sharyo | Replaced ex RT-16 or ex RT-17 |
RT-55 | Flat car with crane | 2000 by Arva Industries | |
RT-56 | Vacuum rodder car | 2004–2005 by Arva Industries | |
RT-57 | General Purpose Rail Flat Car | 1999–2000 Arva Industries | |
RT-58 | Works Service Car, ex H4 RTC-75 subway car 5635 | 1974–75 Hawker Siddeley Canada and converted by TTC | |
RT-60 | Works Service Car, ex-H4 RTC-75 subway car 5594 | 1974–75 Hawker Siddeley Canada and converted by TTC | |
RT-61 | Works Service Car, ex-H4 RTC-75 subway car 5595 | 1974–75 Hawker Siddeley Canada and converted by TTC | |
RT-62 | Works Service Car, ex-H4 RTC-75 subway car 5616 | 1974–75 Hawker Siddeley Canada and converted by TTC | |
RT-63 | Works Service Car, ex-H4 RTC-75 subway car 5617 | 1974–75 Hawker Siddeley Canada and converted by TTC | |
RT-64 | Works Service Car, ex-H4 RTC-75 subway car 5594 | 1974–75 Hawker Siddeley Canada and converted by TTC | |
RT-65 | Works Service Car, ex-H4 RTC-75 subway car 5595 | 1974–75 Hawker Siddeley Canada and converted by TTC | |
RT-66 | Works Service Car, ex-H1 RTC-75 subway car 5386 | 1964–65 Hawker Siddeley Canada and converted by TTC | |
RT-67 | Works service car, ex-H1 RTC-75 subway car 5387 | 1964–65 Hawker Siddeley Canada and converted by TTC | |
RT-68 | Fibre Optics testing car, ex-H1 RTC-75 subway car 5408 | 1964–65 Hawker Siddeley Canada and converted by TTC | |
RT-69 | Fibre Optics testing car, ex-H1 RTC-75 subway car 5409 | 1964–65 Hawker Siddeley Canada and converted by TTC | |
RT-70 | Flat car | 2005 by Arva Industries | |
RT-71 | Tri-Mode Work Locomotive, self-propelled | 2006 Arva Industries | |
LPC-5 | Rail grinding train 3 car set | 2000s LORAM Maintenance of Way, Inc.-owned L-series grinder on lease/contract |
Retired
Rolling Stock Numbers | Description | Year acquired | Year retired |
Unnumbered and RT-11 | Duncan’s Dragon — test car for 75-foot subway cars based on G-car specifications Consists of three sections based on the profile of G-cars connected by long metal box and two bogies. | 1964 built by TTC Duncan Shops | Retired 1965? 1st car was built with wood, 2nd car used in 1977 along Spadina line has metallic frame and was located at Greenwood Yard c. 2007 |
RT-4 | Garbage Car Unit – ex-Peter Witt 2528 | 1920s Canadian Car and Foundry and refurbished 1954 by TTC | Retired 1970s |
RT-4 | Track re-insulation car | 1997 by Arva Industries | Retired 2013 |
RT-9 | Works Services Car, ex-H1 RTC-75 subway car 5350 | 1965–66 Hawker Siddeley Canada and converted by TTC | Destroyed by fire on December 8, 2000 |
RT-10 – Tokyo Rose | Garbage car unit | 1968 by Nippon Sharyo | Retired 2000 and replaced by current RT10; scrapped |
RT-12 | Electric locomotive | 1968 by Nippon Sharyo | Retired 2009 |
RT-34 | grinding car ex-G2 5102 | 1954–55 Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company and converted 1988 by TTC | 2003 damaged in accident and stored at Davisville Yard |
RT-35 | Grinding train, ex-G2 5103 | 1954–55 Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company and converted 1988 by TTC | Retired and scrapped 2007 |
RT-14 and R-15 | Rail grinder – former PCC A-7 4446 and 4410 MU cars | 1949 Canadian Car and Foundry and converted 1970s by TTC | Replaced 1991 by then RT-36 and RT-37 |
RT-30 | Non motored grinding truck | 1988 by Ecolaire | Retired 2008 |
RT-31 | Non motored grinding truck | 1988 by Ecolaire | Retired 2004 |
RT-32 | Non motored grinding truck | 1988 by Ecolaire | Retired 2004 |
RT-33 | Non motored grinding truck | 1988 by Ecolaire | Retired 2008 |
RT-36 | Grinding train, ex-G1 5068 | 1953–54 Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company and converted 1991 by TTC | Retired and scrapped 2007 |
RT-37 | Grinding train, ex-G1 5069 | 1953–54 Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company and converted 1991 by TTC | Retired and scrapped 2007 |
RT-38, ex-G2 5100 | Garbage cars | 1954–55 Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company and converted by TTC G-2 5100 and 5105 | Retired and scrapped 1998 |
RT-39, ex-G2 5105 | Garbage cars | 1954–55 Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company and converted by TTC G-2 5100 and 5105 | Retired and scrapped 1998 |
RT-39 | ex-Garbage car unit, ex-H1 RTC-75 subway car 5423 | 1965–66 Hawker Siddeley Canada and converted 1997 by TTC | Retired 1997 |
RT-14 | Tunnel washing cars | 1954–55 Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company G-2 and converted 1988 by TTC | Retired 1999 |
RT-15 | Tunnel washing cars | 1954–55 Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company G-2 and converted 1988 by TTC | Retired 1999 |
RT-57 | Works Service Car ex-H4 5634 | 1974–75 Hawker Siddeley Canada converted by TTC | Retired and replaced by new RT-57 |
- Note that RT35 and RT36 are mixed-matched.
Track gauge
- – Line 3 Scarborough, which uses standard gauge
- – Subway