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Toronto Eglinton Line 5 | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx | Arcadis

Not sure if this has been posted, but signage up at St George Station! POST SCRIPT - oops - didn't go back far enough, yup already up

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Yeah, it's misleading, especially Line 6 appearing as a subway when it's actually just three light rail trains in a trench coat.

Still happy to see the map up though, because it now seems like both lines are opening imminently.
Are those "subway" maps or just "RT" (sort of) maps?
 
light rail ≠ heavy rail
subway ≠ heavy rail.

The Waterloo & City line in London isn't heavy rail. Trains are only 64-metre long, with narrow cars than Line 5. Would you say that an underground line isn't a subway?

Glasgow subway trains are only 40-metres long, and even narrower!

How much does a subway car weigh, and how much does an LRV weigh?

The only passenger carrying heavy rail we have is GO and VIA.
Weight has nothing to do with something being light or heavy rail! It's a measure of capacity, not mass!
 
How much does a subway car weigh, and how much does an LRV weigh?

The only passenger carrying heavy rail we have is GO and VIA.
The Flexity outlook weights 48,200 kg for 28m. The TRs weight 34,250 kg for 23m. When you do the math, you'll find out that the Flexitys are indeed the heavier rail cars by length. Based on weight, Line 5 and 6 are the heavy rail lines, Lines 1, 2 and 4 would be light rail.
 

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