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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 61. Chapters: High-speed rail in Canada, Light rail in Canada, Named passenger trains of Canada, Railway stations in Canada, Streetcars in Canada, Tram transport in Canada, Via Rail routes, Toronto streetcar system, LRC, Amtrak Cascades, Commuter rail in North America, Atlantic, UAC TurboTrain, List of named passenger trains of Canada, Maple Leaf, Adirondack, Rapid transit in Waterloo Region, Ocean, Sheppard East LRT, Nightstar, MoveOntario 2020, Canadian, Ohio Hub, Eglinton Crosstown LRT, Montreal - Gaspe train, Toronto Zoo Domain Ride, Super Continental, Vancouver Downtown Historic Railway, Rocky Mountaineer, International Limited, LINK Train, Corridor, Montreal - Senneterre train, Victoria - Courtenay train, Winnipeger, Montreal - Jonquiere train, Jasper - Prince Rupert train, Dungarvon Whooper, Polar Bear Express, Flying Bluenose, Jane LRT, High Level Bridge Streetcar, Edmonton Radial Railway Society, Etobicoke-Finch West LRT, Waterfront West LRT, Nelson Electric Tramway, Imperial Limited, Whitehorse trolley, Halton County Radial Railway, Scarborough Malvern LRT, Winnipeg Limited, Caribou, Northlander, Winnipeg - Churchill train, Sudbury - White River train, Evangeline, Royal Canadian Pacific, The Dominion, Rapido, Little Bear, Dream Catcher Express, Ahuntsic AMT, Whistler Mountaineer. Excerpt: The Toronto streetcar system comprises eleven streetcar routes in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, operated by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), and is the largest such system in the Americas in terms of ridership, number of cars, and track length. The network is concentrated primarily in downtown and in proximity to the city's waterfront. Much of the streetcar route network dates back to the 19th century. Unlike newer light rail systems, most of Toronto's streetcar routes operate in the classic style on street trackage shared with car tr...