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DRL Route through the core.

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TheTigerMaster said:
Thank you.

I'm going to throw a fit if Toronto dosen't pitch in the $900 to go to Eglinton.
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Um, where are you people getting the idea that Bloor to Eglinton will only cost $900M? Or, rather, what exactly are you expecting these different dollar amounts to pay for?
 
Markster said:
Um, where are you people getting the idea that Bloor to Eglinton will only cost $900M? Or, rather, what exactly are you expecting these different dollar amounts to pay for?
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TTC DRL Report.

A line that begins at Dundas West and runs south through the downtown and then northeast to end at Eglinton and Don Mills is estimated to cost $8.3-billion.

Source: National Post
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the extension to eglinton is actually estimated to cost $2.1 billion, as metrolinx's cost estimate is higher than the TTC's. Probably higher than that, as that is the TTC's estimate which is always way too low.
 
innsertnamehere said:
the extension to eglinton is actually estimated to cost $2.1 billion, as metrolinx's cost estimate is higher than the TTC's. Probably higher than that, as that is the TTC's estimate which is always way too low.
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The TTC estimate doesn't include sewers, water pipes, utilities, road work, street sweeping, lawn cutting, tree pruning, snow removal, painting our houses, haircuts, sidewalk repair, traffic lights, garbage removal, office stationery, stamps, pet spaying & neutering, painting the lines on the roads, eyeglasses, earplugs, gloves, etc.
 
Seeing as this is the new DRL thread (perhaps a merger is in order?), I did come up with an idea: Why not use Transit City rolling stock instead of traditional subway EMUs? The key advantage of this is that it would use overhead wires rather than a third rail for power, which could provide far more flexibility in the routing. While the line should be as separated from other traffic as much as possible for obvious reasons, the flexibility could make extensions more feasible.

For example, if it is to continue north to Eglinton, it could piggyback on the Millwood bridge across the DVP rather than building a whole new structure. Likewise, it could continue north to Eglinton via either Laird or Overlea/Don Mills, and perhaps branch off of the Eglinton-Crosstown line. This could allow a single seat from McCowan to downtown without overcrowding the Yonge line!
 
Electrify said:
Seeing as this is the new DRL thread (perhaps a merger is in order?),
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This isn't a DRL thread. It's the comment thread for the April Fool's joke about the DRL alignment being finalized.

Perhaps a mod could close this now that we've demonstrated how many people don't get it.
 
Electrify said:
For example, if it is to continue north to Eglinton, it could piggyback on the Millwood bridge across the DVP rather than building a whole new structure. Likewise, it could continue north to Eglinton via either Laird or Overlea/Don Mills, and perhaps branch off of the Eglinton-Crosstown line. This could allow a single seat from McCowan to downtown without overcrowding the Yonge line!
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I'd much rather have the line be compatible with whatever electric vehicle they decide to use for the UP Express which means high floor catenary with potential third rail integration for tunnelled operation. This would allow the UP Express to operate as a low-cost extension of the DRL from Dundas West.
 
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