The O-Train is a light-rail transit (LRT) service in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The present line runs north-south on a railway line, from Bayview to Greenboro, a distance of approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi). It is entirely isolated from road traffic, but shared with other trains; after operating hours the track has been infrequently used by Ottawa Central for freight service to the National Research Council.
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The O-Train is a light-rail transit (LRT) service in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The present line runs north-south on a railway line, from Bayview to Greenboro, a distance of approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi). It is entirely isolated from road traffic, but shared with other trains; after operating hours the track has been infrequently used by Ottawa Central for freight service to the National Research Council.
Various explanations for the system’s name have been suggested; however, it was first put forth by copywriter Tom Gerylo at an Ottawa advertising agency working for OC Transpo. The name O-Train was based on the classic Duke Ellington signature tune "Take the A Train". It survived an internal OC-Transpo naming competition and was adopted soon after.
The O-Train was introduced in 2001 as a pilot project to provide an alternative to the busways on which Ottawa had long depended exclusively for its high-grade transit service (see Ottawa Rapid Transit).
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