Toronto's old streetcars, a symbol of city, leave the rails

Toronto, Canada's biggest city, is known for a few things: the iconic CN Tower, the ice Hockey Hall of Fame, great food from around the world and its historic streetcars.

The historic tall, narrow, red and white streetcars, formally known as Canadian Light Rail Vehicles , were commissioned in the late 1970s. After years of debate at city hall and under pressure from activists, Toronto decided in 1972 to maintain its network, which is now composed of 11 lines running through the heart of downtown.

With the support of the city's transit commission, Fiorillo launched an art project called"A Streetcar Named Toronto" -- a nod to the Tennessee Williams play. The new Flexy Outlook streetcars, with softer curved features that echo new Bombardier models already in use in Berlin and Brussels, have low floors and no steps."We needed bigger streetcars because the routes are so busy and we needed more capacity," he explained."I don't care," says Bernadette Beaupres, a 61-year-old commuter who rides public transit an hour each day and describes the experience as"absolutely horrible.

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