Recent content by mind_the_gap

I sure hope this marks a change in the TTC's attitude towards passengers having to push the button on streetcar doors to open, instead of unnecessarily wearing out every door mechanism at every stop by having the operator open all doors. At the very least, the TTC will need to create new door...

I really can't express how pleased I am with the TTC finally adopting the "tracked" plug sliding door system for their electric bus orders. They should've done this with the most recent hybrid orders as well... These doors are so much better than the outward opening doors we had with the VIIs...

Alright, who's the jokester at NouvLR that thought of leaving treads at Anse-à-l'Orme in this fashion, for Google satellite view... Source

Some hidden Niagara videos I've truly enjoyed... Abandoned Marineland: Abandoned ROW:

No kidding... Robot grocery delivery in Finland: Order robot delivery with the S-Market app: What is robot delivery? Available across the country: Source

This is for @APTA-2048 You really got me scratching my head when you asked me about Finland's BYDs... I'll provide you with a better explanation now - the only reason we have so many BYDs is because unlike Sweden, we're such a tiny market that for a while BYD and Yutong were the only...

I find Seton Park to be the most appropriate new name for Science Centre Station. It would be one stop east of Sunnybrook Park (Line 5), and just north of Thorncliffe Park and Flemingdon Park on the future Line 3. The park runs behind the former Science Centre buildings. There's also a Seton...

^ I hope they retain the "Please Hold Handrail" tiles for where the moving sidewalk existed! Source

I've never seen anything like this before at a MUP/roadway crossing - it's like a German level-crossing signal for trains/trams: First, the amber signal lights up: Then, double red: Then they alternate: Source: (Cheshire, Connecticut) At this point, just install a BC-style flashing...

Sorry for not replying sooner... I honestly don't know. Helsinki and Turku at least seem to keep their BYD fleets running properly - you don't hear many complaints on the Finnish transit forum about them. Example: Source Whether it has something to do with the TAs' desire to maintain their...

^ Hearing from you made my day!!! :D This popped up in my feed a few days ago: Toronto already does this well!

In honour of @just east of the creek's venture into my homeland, I thought I'd crosspost this from CPTDB here: Some recent goings on in Helsinki (Finland)... Source Left to right, heritage trams 339, 12 and 150 were secretively sent off to the scrapyard. 339 had been fully restored with...

Something really bothering me is the current lane setup southbound on Leslie at Eglinton. Normally, I wouldn't care about a slip lane being removed, but here it seems to have backfired. Leslie approaching Eglinton has always been 3 lanes - 2 south to east, one west. Since they removed the slip...

I am mostly a lifelong Torontonian, but this had evaded me - I never realized GO Transit had experimented with Gallery cars. I thought Montréal was the only Canadian city... ^ Source: (Great video!) Source Our bi-levels are such a superior design! I can't stand Gallery cars. (Sorry, METRA.)

Not to defend it, but passenger train graff is a big part of European graff culture. Those trains in Miles' video were soft... Here's an example of how a professional crew operates in Berlin: Pulling the emergency brake on an in-service train is a thing there... The closest we've gotten were...