Toronto's Transit is called the Toronto Transit Commission or TTC. The Toronto Transit Commission's subway is the first in Canada. The whole thing started in 1920 when a provincial bill created the Toronto Transportation Commission. The Next year, the TTC took over nine other systems and opened many routes by 1953. In 1954, Metropolitan Toronto was created and the Toronto Transit Commission (name change from Toronto Transportation Commission) was the only transit system in Metro. They opened a subway line on Yonge Street from Union station to Eglington Avenue. In 1963, more stations were added on the University line (to St George) and created the downtown loop. The TTC was going to make a line on Queen (or was it King?) but ended up choosing Bloor Street. The tunnels on Queen are still there. The Bloor Line opened in 1966 (Keele Street to Woodbine Avenue). The lines expanded and the last station, in 1998, is Downsview on the University/Spadina Line. In 1985 a LRT (Light Rail Trains) line was created in the City of Scarborough. The TTC has about 1,700 busses, 250 streetcars, 650 subway cars, 30 Scarborough LRT and 150 Wheel tans and community busses. The TTC has almost 10,000 employees. Another Transit that exists in cities that surround Toronto is the Government of Ontario Transit known mostly as GO. GO was created in 1967 and links cities on Lake Ontario such as Toronto, Oshawa, Ajax, Hamilton...
Montreal's transit is called "Société de Transport de la Communauté Urbaine de Montréal" or STCUM. In 1950, La Commission de Transport de Montréal (Montreal Transportation Commission) is created but starts functioning in 1951. It replaces tramways from the previous Transportation Commission by Busses and Trolleys by 1959. In 1966 Trolleys are no longer used. The same year, subways lines appear in the City of Montreal. It is Composed of 26 stops on three lines: Line 1 goes from Atwater to Frontenac, Line 2 goes from Henri-Bourassa to Bonaventure and Line 4 goes from Berri-de-Montigny to Longueuil. Why isn't there a Line 3? I don't remember but there is a reason. They were going to make one but decided to make a Line 4 before finishing Line 3 and then just dropped the idea or something like that. In 1970, the CTM changes its name to Commission de Transport de la Communauté Urbaine de Montréal (CTCUM). The Lines Expand from 1976 to 1988 and a new Line, Line 5 is opened in 1986. The CTCUM changes its name to Société de Transport de la Communauté Urbaine de Montréal (STCUM).
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