Discovering Ontario · Drawing 10 of 32
A Toronto Streetcar
Toronto · Ontario
The streetcar follows rails along the street. An arm above its roof touches an electric wire. Its joined sections let it bend around curves.
Did you know?
The arm collecting electricity above the streetcar is called a pantograph.
Look together
Can you trace the connection from the wire to the roof?
An idea to try
Draw a streetcar route with two stops and a bend.
For the adult reading along
A little more to discover
Toronto’s modern low-floor streetcars use a pantograph to collect electricity from overhead wires. This illustration simplifies an articulated vehicle, its rails and the street. It is neither a technical drawing nor a real route. Notice how public transit can carry many travellers in one vehicle.
Look together: Can you trace the connection from the wire to the roof? Draw a streetcar route with two stops and a bend.
Sources and illustration notes (1)
Simplified interpretation for colouring. Settings and people may be composed. Details, distances and proportions are not a measured record of the place.
These links lead to other websites. Explore them with an adult. Source titles appear in their original language; some linked pages are in French.
- Toronto Transit Commission: Streetcar Network UpgradesPlace, history or natural feature described on this page.
Source review: 2026-10-02. Illustrations are simplified for colouring.
