▁Rad ial ▁Railway , ▁Ontario ▁H ydro ▁managed ▁radial ▁lines ▁owned ▁by ▁municipal ities . ▁ ▁Prom otion ▁of ▁radial s ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁Adam ▁Beck , ▁founder ▁and ▁chairman ▁of ▁Ontario ▁H ydro , ▁began ▁to ▁promote ▁the ▁creation ▁and ▁operation ▁of ▁electric ▁inter urban ▁rail ways ▁in ▁the ▁territory ▁served ▁by ▁the ▁H ydro - E lect ric ▁Power ▁Commission ▁of ▁Ontario . ▁The ▁H ydro - E lect ric ▁Rail ways ▁were ▁a ▁vehicle ▁to ▁promote ▁his ▁vision ▁for ▁radial s . ▁ ▁Pro pos al ▁for ▁a ▁provincial ▁radial ▁network ▁Electric ▁rail ways ▁consum ed ▁a ▁huge ▁amount ▁of ▁elect rical ▁power , ▁and ▁Beck ▁saw ▁their ▁development ▁as ▁an ▁opportunity ▁to ▁sell ▁electric ity . ▁Beck ▁en vision ed ▁that ▁radial s ▁would ▁share ▁the ▁right - of - ways ▁of ▁H ydro ▁transmission ▁lines . ▁A ▁provincial ▁radial ▁system ▁would ▁bridge ▁g aps ▁between ▁various ▁separate ▁radial ▁systems ▁such ▁as ▁those ▁in ▁Toronto , ▁Hamilton ▁and ▁the ▁Ni ag ara ▁Pen ins ula . ▁ ▁Beck ▁pil oted ▁the ▁H ydro ▁Electric ▁Railway ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁This ▁repe aled ▁the ▁requirement ▁that ▁municipal ities ▁bear ▁all ▁costs ▁of ▁radial ▁construction , ▁but ▁allowed ▁Ontario ▁H ydro ▁to ▁develop ▁co - oper ative ▁agre ements ▁between ▁H ydro ▁and ▁municipal ities ▁for ▁radial ▁construction . ▁Only ▁projects ▁with ▁the ▁potential ▁to ▁be ▁self - support ing ▁would ▁be ▁considered , ▁and ▁municipal ities ▁would ▁bear ▁any ▁def ic its