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Ontario Northland/Northern Ontario Transportation

Could the subsidy be for ONR bus service to continue a northern transportation service that was eliminated with the ending of the Northlander rail service?
 
Some ONR new fleet seen in this video not mine
 
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NorthernTracks said:
Intermediate stations will more or less have the same design. They include:
  • Bracebridge
  • Gravenhurst
  • Huntsville
  • Matheson
  • Kirkland Lake (Swastika)
  • South River
  • Temagami
  • Temiskaming Shores (New Liskeard)
  • Washago
It remains to be seen when the ones on the Newmarket Subdivision will be constructed though.
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I was just at where the Huntsville station is going to be a few days ago, so far no work has been done
 
lenaitch said:
According to their website the shelter contract was awarded in June 2024. I suspect installation on the CN Newmarket Sub. station stops will be slowed by legal matters.
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If the stations on CN track get delayed, I wonder if they could still start service on-time without those stations. The stations on the CN Newmarket sub are:
- Washago
- Gravenhurst
- Bracebridge
- Huntsville
- South River

Washago is an existing Via station so service can almost certainly start regardless of the progress on shelters and platform upgrades. The construction is presumably staged to maintain partial platform access for Via trains already.

Huntsville still seems to have its platform in place from the original Northlander service but I'm not sure if it's in a condition that would be acceptable for public use while the new platform is under construction.

So worst case scenario if construction is delayed, they could still start the service on time by running express from Washago to North Bay stopping only at the completed platforms.
 
lenaitch said:
According to their website the shelter contract was awarded in June 2024. I suspect installation on the CN Newmarket Sub. station stops will be slowed by legal matters.
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Legal matters in the sense of coming to an agreement on using CN's property?
 
reaperexpress said:
If the stations on CN track get delayed, I wonder if they could still start service on-time without those stations. The stations on the CN Newmarket sub are:
- Washago
- Gravenhurst
- Bracebridge
- Huntsville
- South River

Washago is an existing Via station so service can almost certainly start regardless of the progress on shelters and platform upgrades. The construction is presumably staged to maintain partial platform access for Via trains already.

Huntsville still seems to have its platform in place from the original Northlander service but I'm not sure if it's in a condition that would be acceptable for public use while the new platform is under construction.

So worst case scenario if construction is delayed, they could still start the service on time by running express from Washago to North Bay stopping only at the completed platforms.
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The platforms were never in good shape to begin with. I'd imagine if there is a safe spot, just outside of the construction area, they will stop there if the platforms are not fully built on opening day.

The other thing to remember is that it seems that many construction projects tend to go into December. It is almost as though they forgot we get snow. So, they still have a month. And, also in spring, they may start construction as early as March. So, there is about 3 construction months if they plan to open in May.
 
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