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The Hamilton express was originally a Grey Coach route that I think predated even GO itself. Didn't it operate out of the Bay Street coach terminal before the original USBT was opened? There was a similar service to Oshawa, though the service (in the 80s?) was removed entirely from downtown to...

I suspect the preference for most riders is a one seat ride, even if it's slow and unreliable, rather than having to transfer from trains that are often already overcrowded. But yes, I suspect some of those USBT-Milton trips will take well over 2 hours in practice.

I used the 21 between Mississauga and Toronto frequently about 13 years ago, and even then it was very unreliable certain times (Saturday afternoons especially) due to heavy traffic in Mississauga and on the QEW/Gardiner. It must be substantially worse now. The new 21 schedule has lots of weird...

I'm not sure what actual rule changes this would require (or whether TC would actually consider this adequate), but the most logical way to fit high speed turnouts into the CROR rules would be to use the flashing green limited speed aspects with a plaque - the same way the solid green medium...

CPKC and Metrolinx could learn from the BNSF racetrack. And BNSF has way more freight traffic on this line than probably any CP line in eastern Canada.

I find it hard to be optimistic about the future of VIA's long distance services under a conservative government. Again, this is all speculation (and PP has released no policy proposals), but going by what various CPC aligned commentators and Poilievre surrogates have been talking about...

I unfortunately wouldn't expect a lot of capital funding for any transit projects under a Poilievre government though, given how he's a hardcore fiscal conservative who will be laser focused on spending cuts. One also shouldn't underestimate how much the CPC base has become radicalized against...

At least with Waterloo they seem to be targeting business travelers and frequent fliers who otherwise would be using car service or Uber to get to YYZ. The bus legs are treated just like any other flight by AC. This means your connection is protected, so if there's a crash on the 401 or...

That hasn't been highway 3 since the mid 90s Mike Harris downloading. And parts of it were actually washed out years ago and still never rebuilt (though officially the closure is still "temporary").

It looks like there's a planned connection to the Belleville sub (it's not clear whether this means a direct connection or an unloading track, though FWIW the Crosstown is directly connected to the MacTier sub). Not sure if this has already been discussed in the ~1500 previous pages. If the...

If major work is needed on the original open cut section of the Yonge line, I wonder if after the Crosstown LRT opens if it would be worth it to do a 3-4 month total closure from Bloor to Eglinton to allow for 24/7 work. Preferably in the summer when ridership is lower. The Crosstown from...

All or almost all the ticket machines along the Spadina streetcar line have been destroyed by vandals and are basically just abandoned in place now.

Nope, the Highway 2A stub is the other one.

It looks like that schedule would require 2 trainsets to operate, which seems about right seeing how ONR bought 3 (so one spare), assuming frequencies are daily. It does make the most sense given the demand patterns and intended use cases for this service, but waiting for a train in Temagami in...

More like they're nostalgic for it and would bring it back if they could. The debate around the LRT was actually fairly divisive (at least by the standards of a midsize Ontario city in 2008), and was often about what kind of place KW should be rather than the utility of the LRT itself. Lots of...