{"id":8348,"date":"2009-12-15T09:00:03","date_gmt":"2009-12-15T14:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=8348"},"modified":"2009-12-15T10:46:30","modified_gmt":"2009-12-15T15:46:30","slug":"free-vintage-streetcar-ride-on-st-clair-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2009\/12\/15\/free-vintage-streetcar-ride-on-st-clair-saturday\/","title":{"rendered":"Free vintage streetcar ride on St. Clair Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/7119320@N05\/3565017676\/in\/set-72157614507635081\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3314\/3565017676_1513bd8b90.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"348\" \/><\/a><em>A PCC streetcar on the Harbourfront line, May 2009<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/7119320@N05\/3565017676\/in\/set-72157614507635081\/\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>By turning on the power on the overhead wires, the work is now essentially complete on the section of the St. Clair Avenue streetcar right-of-way between Vaughan Road and Earlscourt Loop at Lansdowne Avenue. TTC streetcars are now conducting tests in preparation of the next <a href=\"http:\/\/www3.ttc.ca\/Service_Advisories\/Service_changes\/December_Service_Changes.jsp\">&#8220;board change&#8221; on Sunday, December 20<\/a>, when revenue service will be resumed.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, there will be a free special public opening from 11AM to 4PM between Bathurst and Lansdowne (but not including St. Clair West Station). As a special treat, according to local councillor and TTC Vice-Chair Joe Mihevc, both remaining TTC PCC streetcars (4500 and 4549) will provide the service for this special event. The PCC heritage fleet is rarely pressed into service in the winter months, so this is a rare opportunity for some fans to see these vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>(As an historical footnote, the St. Clair Car was the first TTC route to be equipped with PCC cars, back in September 1938.)<\/p>\n<p>Work west of Lansdowne Avenue is still slowly progressing, though this stretch is relatively short and should be done in mid-2010 (finally!). This last phase of construction has resulted in sometimes severe traffic congestion at the intersections of Old Weston Road and at Keele, delaying both the 512 bus shuttle and the 41 Keele local buses.<\/p>\n<p>It has been a few weeks since I have been to Bathurst and Dupont, so I am curious whether the track and bridge work has been completed to facilitate &#8220;dead-head&#8221; moves of streetcars between the Roncesvalles Carhouse and the St. Clair line. 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