Recent content by Fritter

I suspect that between Richmond Hill GO trips and 1 train each direction for ONR per day going North/South through the diamond there just isn't the traffic to justify the expense. Dramatically increase GO trips, increase daily ONR trips and maybe return the Southbound Canadian to daily trips...

I suspect it was CN wanting to be rid of it, as the route and customers along route fit better with ONR business needs than it fits with CN's business needs.

So ONR crews will operate the freight trains right from McMillan yard to North Bay? If so, I can only assume many ONR engineers and conductors are currently doing Subdivision familiarity training right now.

I believe switching will still take place in North Bay, as CN will still operate it's current trains to North Bay, but now will pay ONR for the trips it takes. There is very little yard capacity at Washago to complete any transfers.

Will Grimsby be the new terminus instead of Confederation, or just an additional stop on Niagara trains only?

I believe that the RoW is wide enough for dual carriageway, and it is somewhat noticeable at the Long Lake Rd. Interchange.

Now just to play devil's advocate, if Metrolinx had not planned anything and let the public assume everything was normal service today, and the weather was much worse than what we eventually got, would we all be posting "what a chitshow" GO service was today, and how Metrolinx should have...

Not all stations received the paddles at the same time, and enforcement of policy is at different levels at different stations. Some tenured Station Ambassadors question the wisdom of holding these flashing badminton rackets when a vast majority of Canadian passengers would have no clue of their...

Thank you @Milaisacat , you sir are a much better creator than I! This was just what I was thinking.

I can picture a heratage moment vignette, the wooden pole nobody owns but no one wants to remove! This pole has existed since time immortal and now, part of our heritage !

If he wants his name on it, let him have "The Donald J Trump Duty Free Emporium and Gas Station." ( tariff payments required at I75 toll gate)

Maybe because it was pre sold and mainly built during the investor box era?

https://renx.ca/new-jll-report-examines-backfilling-vacant-hbc-stores Not much new information, but an interesting read IMO

Regarding the discussion about Alro to Union or bust, are Montrealers haveing the same Gare Central or bust discussion?

Maybe it's the same answer as to why all the fantasy hotel towers proposed in Niagara Falls .