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No, because deferred maintenance leads to shorter equipment lifespans, not longer. Dan

Both of the LRTs that have been built and opened - Eglinton, between Leslie and Kennedy, and Finch between Keele and Hwy 27 - have these...

Says who? In Toronto the LRTs have been given a maximum speed limit 10km/h higher than the adjoining roadway lanes. In large part...

Correct. There is a whole host of changes to the service that were made on Sunday, but one of the big ones is that they have removed...

Remember that there are two projects underway already to do this - one is a "new" Zephyr siding which will be much longer, and the other...

Full repairs, yes. But one of the two tracks was reopened today. Some traffic is moving. Dan

Guess so. My info comes from the guy at Metrolinx who is coordinating it all. If he says no, it doesn't happen. Dan

I have bad knees, and I use the Crosstown every day. In fact, I use the stairs every day in an effort to strengthen them. Dan

It left North Bay at 6am today. Dan

No, it wasn't. Dan

I watched the crews as they installed it. It is built just like the exposed trackage elsewhere, but with rubber encapsulation of the...

The curve at Highway 27 is no sharper than can reasonably be traveled at a reduced speed by any generic LRV built to the "common...

I don't recall there ever being a higher speed limit through Renforth, and to that end I can recall that several of my operator friends...

Just to flesh this out a bit.... By the time the TTC was serious about extending the line, Bombardier was building the Mark II version...

The connection was re-lifted shortly after the Belleville Sub was reopened. They are trying to source additional prime movers for the...