, 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 47 million passengers a year in an extensive network of
Train and
Bus services. Since it began regular passenger service in May
1967 , GO Transit has carried over one billion passengers on its train and/or bus service. GO Transit achieved its one billionth passenger mark on October 11,
2006 .
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 (although a
BC Transit bus was used in an experiment during May
2002 ), but they are also characterized by a green and white colour scheme. Most GO buses are inter-city coaches (see directory below).
Although it owns its 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 Train service has been previously disrupted by non GO Transit related labour disputes.
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