There was a time when the TTC had a fleet of surface work cars: rail grinders, flat cars, cranes, a sand car, snow ploughs and sweepers. They’re all gone (a few survive in museums), and maintenance of the surface system uses much more prosaic vehicles.
My favourite was W28, originally Toronto Civic Railway 57, that operated as a rail grinder from 1955 until it was replaced with a PCC rail-grinding train in 1976.
As an early Easter gift to readers, here is a photo gallery of W28 from 1967-8.
Steve Munro 