As a part of Doors Open Toronto, I got to tour Toronto Transit Commission’s (TTC) Leslie Barns. Leslie Barns is a streetcar maintenance and storage facility, and it is brand new. It is not completely finished, but it is already being used. I had to ask several employees about this because I find it difficult to believe that it is being used at all. It is without a doubt the cleanest, neatest, prettiest maintenance facility I have ever been in. If you look at my blog at all, you will see I have seen a few. I love touring them. This place is ridiculously clean and organized. The pipes are not only labeled, but they are also color-coded. It makes my chemical engineering heart go pitter patter. The facility was built for the new street cars that Toronto is purchasing, which are very sleek looking. The place has a paint booth, maintenance areas, and car wash for street cars. Outside is a storage area for the street cars, and in the middle of it is a stormwater retention pond.
Pipes and ducts and everything else
Overhead crane lift area
Maintenance area
Work area between two tracks
Brand new street car
Pipes, ducts, and gantry galore
Look at these beautifully labeled and color-coded pipes
Ridiculously organized supply area
Street car in the paint booth
Doors for street cars to enter the facility
Street car in the storage area
Stormwater retention pond in middle of storage yard with facility in background
Storage area with view of downtown Toronto