Toronto streetcar among 'journeys of a lifetime'

[Jesse Joe]

Toronto streetcar among 'journeys of a lifetime'


Published Saturday December 15th, 2007


It's a journey that thousands of Toronto commuters do each day, without much pleasure.
But the 501 Queen streetcar has now acquired lofty status, having been included in the new coffee-table book Journeys of a Lifetime: 500 of the World's Greatest Trips (National Geographic).
The 501, one of the longest streetcar routes in North America, is listed among the top ten trolley rides on the planet. Others include Berlin's Tram 68, Lisbon's 28 Tram, Seattle's George Benson Waterfront Streetcar, New Orleans' St. Charles Streetcar Tour, Hong Kong's trams and San Francisco's Streetcar F.
Montreal's underground city -- with shopping malls, banks and offices -- is among the top ten underground walks, along with Vietnam's Cu Chi Tunnels, Wieliczka Salt Mine in Poland, the sewers of Paris, and Rome's catacombs.
Cruising from Seattle or Vancouver to Alaska is listed among the world's top trips by water.
Other leading water trips include Canada's Trent-Severn Waterway.
Top road trips include the Icefields Parkway between Banff and Jasper, Alta.; crossing the Andes from Bolivia to Chile; and the route from Delhi to Agra, India.

[charlene]

I"ve been on that 501 many times across Queen..in July when it was so hot we took forever to travel a few blocks due to a miovie shoot going on I thought 'd melt..but it is a fascinating drive thru the city and the myriad of neighbourhoods and shoppes and people of the world..
another cool streetcar ride is the 510 up spadina through chinatown, the university district, the entertainment district....lots of interesting characters out there!

[Jesse Joe]

The 501, sounds like a good song title.