Aug 13
Looking at the site today, going to miss being open this year with the amount of work to be done. Surprised it so far behind schedule considering I been away 2 months.
I see IBI group is now part of this project.
No photos due to battery issues for some unknown reason
I thought they did both TBM At the same time as the pit area was empty in June when I last saw it. There was 2 TBM in various stages being built when I had my first look at the site.
It common to open things up in phases to get something up and running ASP when its a long and stage from day one.
Aug 7
Assuming hydro has done their work to allow poles to be place to support Sunnyside loop as well the connection to the ROW. Lots of missing hangers from where the new OS connects to the old King OS to the yard. Then, King OS has to be replace.
Still a lot of hydro work to be done.
Track...
Aug 07
In the next few weeks, you will be driving on 2 construction lanes in the new express lanes that have speed 100 km signs up for them, You are currently using some of the new 5 lane section with 3 lanes only. This for westbound only since we came back a different route and no idea for...
Not true
In 2010 and 2022, was on low floor DD Emu's as well high floor, let alone single level. They come with slide out gap plates as well.
It depends on the system using them. Intercity trains are usually high floor that can be a problem when some stations are high floor while others are...
The area between Matheson and Watline has concrete flower box area on either side of the centre poles foundation pour with dirt in them. The next block to the north is being ready for concrete to be pour. This will stop people trying to cross the tracks mid block.
Noticed a stockpile of precast...
Aug 8
Shot Milliken today and will this station be completed by the end of the year?
The south temporary platform has been relocated to the centre area over the new track 2, One rail is missing going south to connect to the new track 2 that is ballast and needs to be align. The north side...
There been talk for years of having GO go from the southside to the northside in a fly under at the west end of Lambton yard.
Its the best place to do it and it keeps GO out of CP way for the route except for Streetsville area. Got the room to put in the 2nd track for GO where the track doesn't...
I have no first hand info on the 2 cars how they look like.
I don't know what you call a strip car of all interior items that had to be removed to clean it from the flood damage??
The only cost between this strip car to a new one is the cost of the shell. The the roof power equipment and...