Operation
Despite its political image as a ‘modern, rapid transit’ streetcar line, the 604 Harbourfront route was originally operated using rebuilt PCC streetcars, which were referred to as "Red Rockets" in a branding effort. These were soon replaced by Toronto's CLRV streetcars, which form the majority of the city's current fleet. There are calls for the TTC to operate ALRV (articulated, or double-length) streetcars on the line, but that is seen as being highly unlikely due to a shortage of such vehicles, as well as technical issues involving the tunnel along Bay Street in the event of a streetcar becoming disabled (space limitations inside the tunnel restrict the brakes from being manually released, and the grade exiting the tunnel makes moving a disabled ALRV very difficult, especially in poor weather conditions).
Because of the amount of shared track, the Toronto Transit Commission has grouped the 509 Harbourfront and 510 Spadina routes together for accounting and measurement purposes.
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