General

Station: Davenport Road/Toronto Transportation Commission (Electric) Crossing, a.k.a. Toronto Street Railway (Electric) Crossing, Toronto Suburban Railway (Electric) Crossing
Subdivision: Newmarket
Mileage: 4.86

Footnotes1

Newmarket Subdivision
Davenport Road—M. 4.86.		 Toronto Transportation Commission (Electric) crossing; interlocked. Semaphores on Canadian National tracks, derails on Toronto Transportation Commission tracks only. Signalman on duty continuously (B.T.C. 32175).

Chronology

Date Event
1908-06-21 Appears as Electric Street Railway Crossing[GTRS.ND.23].
1909-06-27 Appears as Toronto Street Railway (Electric) crossing[GTRS.ND.26].
1914-09-20/1929-04-28 Appears as Toronto Suburban Railway (Electric) crossing[GTRS.OL.BSD.5/30; CNR.CR.SWOD.TT.1/14; CNR.CR.SOD.TT.19/30].
1929-07-28 Appears as Toronto Street Railway (Electric) crossing, Davenport[CNR.CR.SOD.TT.33].
1934-09-30/1954-09-26 Appears as Toronto Transportation Commission (Electric) crossing[CNR.CR.SOD.TT.59/31].
1959-04-26 Absent[CNR.CR.SOD.TT.45].

Photographs

Date Image Notes
1923-10-08 Image Not Available
COTA Series 71, Item 2627		 Davenport Road/CNR crossing looking east.

End Notes

  1. Footnotes history:
    Date Instructions
    1908-06-21 Electric Street Railway Crossing south of Davenport.
    All trains must approach under full control.
    Signalmen will be on duty continuously, when gates are up for passage of the Electric Ry., cars of vehicles, the ordinary semaphore signal will be displayed, and until it is withdrawn no train must run over or upon the crossing.
    1909-06-27
    Davenport................. Toronto Suburban Railway (Electric) crossing, governed by semaphores located 300 ft. north and south on Grand Trunk track; interlocked. Derails on Electric line only. Signalmen will be on duty continuously. When gates are up for the passage of the Electric Railway cars or vehicles, the semaphore signal will be displayed, and until it is withdrawn no train must run over or upon the crossing..
    1914-09-20/1919-12-28
    Davenport................. Toronto Suburban Railway (Electric) crossing, governed by semaphores; Not interlocked; No derails. Signalmen will be on duty continuously. When gates are up for passage of the Electric Ry. cars or vehicles the orindary semaphore signal will be displayed and until it is withdrawn no train must run over or upon the Crossing.
    1926-09-26/1929-04-28
    Davenport................. Toronto Suburban Railway (Electric) crossing, governed by semaphores located 300 ft. north and south of Canadian National tracks, interlocked, derails on Electric Ry. only. Signalmen will be on duty continuously.
    1929-07-28
    Davenport................. Toronto Street Railway (Electric) crossing, governed by semaphores located 300 ft. north and south of Canadian National tracks, interlocked. Signalmen will be on duty continuously.
    1934-09-30/1936-06-21
    St. Clair Avenue—Daven-
    port Road—Newmarket
    S.D.—Mileage 4.86.    		 Toronto Transportation Commission (Electric) crossing; interlocked. Semaphores on Canadian National tracks, interlocked, derails on Toronto Transportation Commission tracks only. Signalmen on duty continuously.
    1945-04-29
    Newmarket Subdivision
    St. Clair Avenue—
    Davenport Road—M. 4.86.    		 Toronto Transportation Commission (Electric) crossing; interlocked. Semaphores on Canadian National tracks, derails on Toronto Transportation Commission tracks only. Signalman on duty continuously (B.T.C. 32175).
    1947-09-28/1954-09-26
    Newmarket Subdivision
    Davenport Road—M. 4.86.    		 Toronto Transportation Commission (Electric) crossing; interlocked. Semaphores on Canadian National tracks, derails on Toronto Transportation Commission tracks only. Signalman on duty continuously (B.T.C. 32175).