The linear induction technology was developed by the Urban Transportation Development Corporation (UTDC) of Ontario, then a Crown corporation but now a division of Bombardier. The line had been planned for streetcars, but the UTDC system was substituted for conventional light rail to develop and promote a new technology that could then be sold to other transit companies. This idea has borne little fruit – sales have been made to Vancouver, Detroit, Ankara and Kuala Lumpur.
For a list of the stations on the RT line see the list of subway and RT stations in Toronto.