Aboard the Sam McBride
The double-ended ferry has been shuttling passengers to and from the Toronto Islands since 1939. Photos by Deborah Baic
Ferry passengers ride the Sam McBride Ferry in Toronto on July 16, 2013. Many people headed to the Toronto Islands today to escape the 31-degree weather. With the humidity it felt like 39 degrees.Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail
Ferry passengers exit the Sam McBride in Toronto on July 16, 2013.Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail
Ferry passengers Fiona Hastings, 21, and Louise Carroll, 21, both from Ireland, admire the skyline of Toronto on their way to Centre Island in Toronto on July 16, 2013.Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail
From left, Toronto Ferry Service First Mate Ted Kroell and Captain Allan Neilson man the wheelhouse of the Sam McBride.Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail
The Sam McBride’s engines used to be controlled by telegraph before new machinery was installed.Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail
A view of the radar aboard the Same McBride.Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail
Toronto Ferry Service Marine Engineer Ashraful Mojid spends the day monitoring and checkin the engines of the Sam McBride.Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail
Ashraful Mojid spends the day monitoring and checking the engines of the Sam McBride.Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail
Ashraful Mojid with the Sam McBride’s engines. He continually checks temperature gauges and dials as the ship’s twin 500-horsepower Caterpillar engines roar away.Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail
Operating since 1939, the Sam McBride is part of a fleet ferrying passengers to and from the Toronto Islands.Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail
The Sam McBride’s magnetic compass.Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail
Passengers line the rail of the Sam McBride.Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail