GO Transit

GO Transit, officially known as the Greater Toronto Transit Authority (GTTA), is Canada's first, and Ontario's only, interregional public transit system, established to link Toronto with the surrounding regions of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). GO carries 45 million passengers a year in an extensive network of train and bus services. Since it began regular passenger service in May 1967, more than three-quarters of a billion people have taken GO trains and buses.

Related Topics:
Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Greater Toronto Area - Train - Bus - 1967

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GO trains are easily identifiable; they are double-decked, green and white, and the cars are shaped like elongated octagons. These Bombardier BiLevel carriages were originally designed for GO in the 1970s, and are now used by a number of other commuter railways across the continent. GO buses are not double-decked (though the agency is considering buying double-decker buses for use on some high-traffic routes), but they are also characterised by a green and white colour scheme. Most GO buses are inter-city coaches.

Related Topics:
Bombardier - BiLevel carriages - 1970s - Commuter railways

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Although it owns its own locomotives and carriages, GO contracts out the operation of its trains to the Canadian Pacific Railway on the Milton line, and to CN on all others. As a result, GO service is sometimes disrupted by labour disputes in which it is not a direct participant.

Related Topics:
Canadian Pacific Railway - CN

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