
Communications and Information System
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Communications and Information System is a communication system used by surface vehicles by the Toronto Transit Commission
. The system consists of a box with a phone and key pad next to the driver of the TTC vehicle. A transmitter is located on the top of the vehicle, near the rear of the vehicle.
First piloted in the 1970s, the system was implemented in 1991 and now full deployed on all TTC surface vehicles.
Toronto Transit Commission
-Island Ferry:The ferry service to the Toronto Islands was operated by the TTC from 1927 until 1962, when it was transferred to the Metro Parks and Culture department. Since 1998, the ferry service is run by Toronto Parks and Recreation.-Gray Coach:...
. The system consists of a box with a phone and key pad next to the driver of the TTC vehicle. A transmitter is located on the top of the vehicle, near the rear of the vehicle.
First piloted in the 1970s, the system was implemented in 1991 and now full deployed on all TTC surface vehicles.
See also
- Toronto subway and RTToronto subway and RTThe Toronto subway and RT is a rapid transit system in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, consisting of both underground and elevated railway lines, operated by the Toronto Transit Commission . It was Canada's first completed subway system, with the first line being built under Yonge Street, which opened in...
- Rapid transit in CanadaRapid transit in CanadaRapid transit was first introduced in Canada with the opening of the Toronto subway in 1954, built by the Toronto Transportation Commission . Montreal later introduced the Montreal Metro in 1966, though there were plans to build a rapid transit system since 1902...