W. K. Lis
Superstar
Airport Tripper Service
Today, the TTC has only two tripper streetcar services:
503 Kingston Road (Kingston Road, Queen Street, King Street, Church Street, Wellington Street, York Street, and back to King Street) and
508 Lake Shore (Lake Shore Blvd., Queensway, King Street, Parliament Street, Queen Street, Church Street, and back to King Street).
A tripper streetcar is a term for a special rush-hour service vehicle. The term dates back from before subway service when several streetcar routes in Toronto had alternate tripper services supplementing the base route. At some time in the past, these trippers were in service (some of the roads listed were two way streets back then, but are now one way):
They eventually disappeared, mostly when the subway came into service.
With the Transit City line, the establishment of tripper services could be considered. If the Don Mills and Jane LRT’s could become the upper parts of a Downtown Relief Line, an Airport Tripper Service could be studied. An Airport Tripper Service could use the downtown portion, the Jane, and Eglinton lines to get to the airport.
Other trippers could use the Finch West or Sheppard East lines as parts of tripper services to go downtown without transferring vehicles at Jane or Don Mills. They could replace some of the short turns, if passengers could stay on the vehicles to continue their trip.
Today, the TTC has only two tripper streetcar services:
503 Kingston Road (Kingston Road, Queen Street, King Street, Church Street, Wellington Street, York Street, and back to King Street) and
508 Lake Shore (Lake Shore Blvd., Queensway, King Street, Parliament Street, Queen Street, Church Street, and back to King Street).
A tripper streetcar is a term for a special rush-hour service vehicle. The term dates back from before subway service when several streetcar routes in Toronto had alternate tripper services supplementing the base route. At some time in the past, these trippers were in service (some of the roads listed were two way streets back then, but are now one way):
- King tripper had the King car extended west on Bloor Street to the Jane loop.
- Bathurst tripper ran from Keele and St. Clair, along St. Clair , Bathurst, and Adelaide, looping at Victoria, Richmond, and Church St, returning via Adelaide.
- Davenport tripper (pre-Ossington bus) was extended from its south-end Shaw and King looping along King to loop at Church, Front, George, and King.
- Carlton-East tripper came from the east and turned south on Parliament to Dundas, along Dundas to loop at Victoria, Adelaide, and Church back up to Dundas.
- King-Beach went from Neville Park, along Queen and King, looping at York, Wellington, Front, and Sherbourne back up to King.
- Danforth Tripper went along the Danforth and Bloor, then down Church to loop at Queen, York, Richmond, and back up Church again.
- Sherbourne (the south loop was King to York and south to Union, then return via York) tripper was extended east along Bloor and Danforth to Coxwell.
They eventually disappeared, mostly when the subway came into service.
With the Transit City line, the establishment of tripper services could be considered. If the Don Mills and Jane LRT’s could become the upper parts of a Downtown Relief Line, an Airport Tripper Service could be studied. An Airport Tripper Service could use the downtown portion, the Jane, and Eglinton lines to get to the airport.
Other trippers could use the Finch West or Sheppard East lines as parts of tripper services to go downtown without transferring vehicles at Jane or Don Mills. They could replace some of the short turns, if passengers could stay on the vehicles to continue their trip.