Recent content by dowlingm

Re: Gaspe - I note they are only committing to run a train as far as they can wye. Presumably that means F40 and 2-3 worn out HEPs and that's your lot. Ideally Quebec and New Brunswick would acquire their respective stretch of the Ocean trackages as their contribution to a service which is more...

They don't own the OVR Sudbury-Mattawa as it is... might want to swallow their current acquisition first before looking to chew on those.

I wonder what capital deficits are on that line. Hope I am wrong but I think I remember @smallspy saying some of the track Metrolinx picked up in the GTA had quite a lot of deferred work which had to addressed after the acquisition. It is quite a statement of intent though. At least if ONR pays...

High speed rail has also been 15 years from killing YTZ for the last 15 years, and there’s a good chance the same will be true in your projected 15 years, given the current vacillating over routes.

UPX was supposed to make YTZ redundant. And yet.

Okay so maybe Brad Bradford instead, since Tory has just issued a typically wordy statement saying he’s out

2003: John Tory running on a platform to expand the island airport 2026: John Tory running on a platform to expand the island airport?

I would think that Corridor Ventures are being wyed during this loco leading period, no? But in any event, I did mean either way that there would be no necessity for ONR to use the Metrolinx Newmarket Sub unless the Bala south of CN York was embargoed - either it can using the trailing cab or...

The reason is that Canadian doesn’t fit on TMC wye and they don’t want to use Bayview Jct to turn it, or run shorter consists more times a week. Hardly a problem for Northlander.

ALP-46 and ALP-45DP are both cousins of the Adtranz/Bombardier/Alstom Traxx family, as ACS-64 / Charger is of Eurosprinter / Vectron. So the only North American locos presently being made are either actually European built (Alstom) or European design origin (Siemens)

I wonder how much of a challenge draining is going to be for any underground spaces, given the steep dip of Merton between Pailton and Mount Pleasant

As far as the line speed goes, the City granted this line and Eglinton derogation from the street speed limit (50km/h) so the LRVs may run at up to 60km/h on the surface. Obviously depending on stop spacing the trams won't be able to make that on all portions of the line even if #1 and #3 were...

Dan, what is your view of the desirability of TTR's continuance as USRC signal and track maintainer, given Union's current and future development path? They were involved in the air rights mess over Rail Deck Park - does Metrolinx own the ROW below a certain height now, and are maintaining TTR...

The factory the MPs were made in (Boise) was divested by Wabtec. That said, they likely still have drawings/designs for both MP54 and HSP46 and could make them in Erie for a large enough order - and post GE merger they might push the latter a bit harder if a Tier 4 version of that engine will...

25kV locomotives can supply 7000hp+. Unless the battery is in a trailing coach with driven axles, surely wheel adhesion would be a problem sooner than motors needing more juice?