Recent content by smallspy

As I recall, Science Centre Station was configured the same as Exhibition, with double-crossovers on either end of the platform. As well, there will be crossovers at the MSF. Dan

The curves aren't the issue at Sherbourne, the issue is that the tunnels are bored to the west. Because of the distance to the surface there, I'm not sure that excavating a cavern is viable - it may require an open-cut in order to do it. Perhaps east of the station, but they've never modified...

Yes they were used, in the olden days before the cars were made accessible and the controls were installed in the doorways. Dan

There are a couple of ways. - on the older varieties, the car numbers are located on the end doors of the car (not the illuminated sign on the ceiling at the ends of the cars - that is your train number and car sequence). 33xx are LRC coaches,, 41xx are HEP2 coaches, 81xx are HEP1 coaches. The...

Your interpretation of his statement is incorrect. The old cabs have A/C. There is an overhead position-able vent in the cab, in fact. What they do not have however is their own controllable A/C. On the new cab cars the crews can set the temperature level independently of the rest of the...

They do use shocks, and just like in a car they can wear out. As can the bushings, bearings, linkages, pivots, etc. The HEP cars are going through a servicing program, one of the parts of which is a rebuild of the trucks. There is a very, very substantial difference in ride quality when...

I took it every day for many years. It sucked when it wasn't running, sure, but the number of actual closures that occurred were exceedingly rare. They would slow it down if they were worried about it, but seldom did it not run at all. In fact, other than a couple of snowstorms (which also...

The SRT had issues with it's design and implementation, sure. The closure to re-configure Kennedy Station is a prime example of that. And while it was more problematic than the subway in terms of operation, it never suffered from nearly the same level of operating complications (to put it...

What do you think supports the rails? That weight and those forces need to go somewhere. They don't just disappear into the rail, ties, trackbed, etc. This is less of an issue in most of the tunnels because of the way that they interact with the soil, but it may be a serious issue at things...

There was signage on and to the platforms showing which train was coming next. There was also signage at Woodbine and Keele, which continued to be used until the line was extended past those two points. The issue was with the signalling system. The way it was designed, it just didn't have the...

If they are digging anywhere else in the station complex, they may require pedestrian tunnel closures while they do the work. If one can't get from the platform to the surface - or even from one platform to the other - what good is stopping at the platform? Dan

When has the TTC opened a rapid transit line that didn't work, obviously notwithstanding the usual TTC issues? The ones that I have been old enough to witness and remember - Downsview, TYSSE and Sheppard - all went off without a hitch service-wise. And I've never found evidence in any of the...

So, even worse than that..... Because of the interleaved service, there would be a requirement to keep the headways at some sort of multiple of each other in order to allow them to run efficiently. So if the Yonge Line runs at a 2.5 minute headway, the University side would have to run at a 2.5...

Since it bears repeating..... The Crosstown will be operated by the TTC, not Metrolinx (or their contractor). For all of their problems, the TTC has lots and lots of experience opening and operating rapid transit lines. When it is finally ready to open, it will run well. The problem is getting...

Indeed, and that is a big rabbit hole that one could go down. Or showing lines by movements. Or passenger ridership. Etc., ad naseum. THAT would make for an interesting series of maps. Dan