WATCH ABOVE: Marianne Dimain explains why some of the aging TTC streetcars struggle in frigid temperatures.
TORONTO – Extra buses will be replacing 13 streetcars on the 502 and 503 routes during the afternoon rush Thursday as the cold weather again forces aging streetcars off the tracks.
Twenty-five TTC streetcars were pulled out of service Thursday morning due to equipment issues as a result of the cold weather.
Augmented bus service is being rolled out on the 502 Downtowner, 503 Kingston and 511 Bathurst routes.
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TTC spokesperson Brad Ross says moisture build-up in the streetcar air lines causes doors and brakes to freeze during the extreme cold.
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Toronto’s Medical Officer of Health, Dr. David McKeown, said in a media release that he has ended the city’s Extreme Cold Weather Alert.
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