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| Local 113 & Transit Milestones 1960 to 1979 | |||||
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1962
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- The Toronto Island Ferry Service, established primarily by the Toronto Ferry Company in 1890 and taken over by the TTC in 1927, is transfered to Metro Parks. | ||||
| - Fare zones reduced to two. | |||||
| - Canadian-built, long lightweight aluminum subway cars are introduced, setting standard for future TTC subway car purchases. | |||||
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1963
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- University subway line opens from Union Station to St. George. Last Peter Witt streetcars retired. | ||||
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1964
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- Training pay - 20 cents | ||||
| - Shift Premium - 5 cents | |||||
| - Transportation Seniority | |||||
| - Bereavement Leave - 1 day pay for parents, wife and children. | |||||
| - Union renamed Amalgamated Transit Union. | |||||
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1966
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- Queensway Garage opens and operated as a subdivision or Roncesvalles. | ||||
| - Bloor-Danforth subway inaugurated from Woodbine to Keele. | |||||
| - Greenwood Complex opens as TTC's major subway car repair and storage facility. | |||||
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1968
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- Bloor-Danforth line extended east to Warden and west to Islington. | ||||
| - Group Life Insurance Plan implemented. | |||||
| - Tool allowance $25.00 | |||||
| - Bereavement Leave increased to 3 days for parents, wife and children. | |||||
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1969
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- Transit Control Centre opens at Hillcrest Adminstration Building | ||||
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1970
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- GO Transit launches bus service as adjunct to it's GO train service which began three years earlier. GO buses take over former Gray Coach commuter routes during 1970's; TTC and GCL provide drivers. During the 1980's GO transit assumes complete responsibility for suppling buses and it's own drivers. | ||||
| - Transit strike (12 Days) | |||||
| - All tear gas billies (security device) removed from divisional offices and disposed of by Materials. | |||||
| - Safety Shoes - $8.00 | |||||
| - Final year that farebox revenues meet TTC operating expenses. | |||||
| - Shortage Allowance - Vault clerks and subway suppliers - $50.00 | |||||
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1971
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- U. S. funds first accepted for payment of fares (at prevailing premium/discount rate) | ||||
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1972
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- Commission votes to retain streetcars indefinitely, following strong municipal support and citizen lobbying. Decision reverses a planned phase-out by 1980. | ||||
| - Reserved bus lanes first established on Eglinton Avenue, eastbound between Bathurst and Duplex. | |||||
| - Air Conditioning in Subway Booths. | |||||
| - Alarm Buttons in Subway booths. | |||||
| - Bereavement leave 3 days pay for sister / brother / mother / father-in-law | |||||
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1973
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- Yonge subway extenstion opens from Eglinton to York Mills | ||||
| - GO Transit/TTC Dail-a-Bus demonstration project launched in area adjacent to York Mills Station. Low passenger volumes and high operating costs using mini-buses bring cancellation of project in 1976 when service on fixed routes is established. | |||||
| - Operatored permitted to remove ties, June through September. | |||||
| - One fare zone for entire Metro Toronto area. The few remaining "coffee pot" fareboxes are withdrawn (used by Roncesvalles Operators to collect Zone 2 fares from seated passengers on downtown LONG BRANCH rush hour tripper cars) | |||||
| - Peter Witt Tour Tram service inaugurated. Witt cars withdrawn 1988 due to wear and tear; replacement PCC cars prove unsuccessful. | |||||
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1974
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- Yonge subway extension opens from York Mills to Finch | ||||
| - Transit Strike (22 Days) | |||||
| - In summer months, operators permitted to remove ties, while wearing short sleeve shirts without jacket. | |||||
| - School of Instruction, undergoing a major remodelling, is renamed Operations Training Centre. | |||||
| - EAP (Employee Assistance Program) implemented. | |||||
| - Goldenberg Award - 1974 Strike | |||||
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1975
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- Exact fare introduced. Operators turn in run money. | ||||
| - Communications and Information System (CIS) pilot program launched on VAUGHAN route. Wilson Division routes equipped in 1976 and system-wide implementation of CIS is completed in 1991. | |||||
| - Metro Toronto and TTC establish paratransit service, Wheel-Trans, for the mobility impaired; service is operated by private contractor using modified vans and non-union drivers. | |||||
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1976
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- Wilson Division and Garage opens | ||||
| - Priority seating for mobility impaired and elderly passengers intorduced. | |||||
| - Buses run express | |||||
| - Alarm device installed on Surface vehicles | |||||
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1977
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- H-5 subway cars introduced, TTC's first air-conditioned vehicle. | ||||
| -One piece specials. | |||||
| - Free 5 year guarantee in pension. | |||||
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1978
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- The Spadina Subway, an extension of the University line, opens from St. George to Wilson. A major privately subscribed art program and unique architure are features of the new line. Wilson Yard and Carhouse opened to serve Spadina Subway. | ||||
| - Transit Strike (4 Days) | |||||
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1979
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