Wonderful video. These men could teach Metrolinx management a thing or two.

I appreciated the part about the terrazzo floors: although he was not shown in the film, my father (a recent immigrant from Italy) was one of those workers who worked on those floors. Every time I stand on a subway platform and look down at the terrazzo, I am reminded of the hard work my father, and others like him, put in to build this city and country.

Looks like a better time in many ways. I love the old red subway cars. I rode them in the 1980s when they were still in service.

What an amazing video, wonderful history. Still here today, no computers, or high tech systems. Maybe current enginineers and contractors could follow a past example. So interesting.

I must say impressive for this being planned out in the 40's they definitely factored a considerable amount of line that could in the foreseeable future surpass the actual city during that time. Goes to show how we sometimes underestimate the real magnitude of potential expansion/growth there could be. Japan, definitely planned accordingly. Canada. Not so much.

Early days of rock ‘n’ roll : )

I remember being astonished by its CO/CP or R Stock sounds, plus I hadn't spied the door tread nameplate of its when boarding that marvelously roomy red carriage

the Mt Ryl Tunnel was this country's 1st, silly .. somehow, however, its 8 rapid transit cars got lost during shipping that had occured just before the end of WWI .. its turfed access was to additionally accommodate regional and inter-city services though

Back when government got things done. Meanwhile, the Mississauga-Brampton (Soon to be White Elephant) LRT drags on when these men would have had a proper subway built at this point.

Yes Toronto was finally lifted from a morass of traffic congestion. 😂

Back before Wellesley had that big ugly box put over it 😭