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The VLocity trainsets being built in Australia, which mechanically are almost identical to the various Voyager types operating in...

The rate of injury per 100,000 passengers is also lower with the Outlooks than it was with the CLRVs. Dan

In what ways would high floor LRVs make the Waterloo ION run faster? Is there a difference between 70% and 100% low-floor? How much...

Thankfully 30 metre LRVs that are configured with 3 trucks and 5 modules are very readily available from a host of different...

Except that none of it is government safety bureaucratic overreach. There is no Federal rule that requires the trains be operated this...

On top of all that..... There is nothing installed between the axles on the lead trucks of the loco and cab car - certainly nothing...

They have not been certified for use by Transport Canada - they haven't even tested them yet. It is possible that Siemens has developed...

It is not clear as yet just what is going to change on these new trains. There may be a lot of carry-over from the TRs for all we know...

Beyond all that.... The TTC also runs storm cars & trains when the weather is expected to be inclement. They do this done on all...

The obsession - if you think it is that - has to do with what is capable. Some members seem to think that using the particular track...

Switch heaters, and trackside forces equipped with brooms. The same thing as the full-sized railways. Dan

The trainshed is not an impediment to electrification of the tracks at Union Station, and never has been. Dan

The H5s in particular went through a couple of courses of rather intensive work to keep them running reliably. The one that APTA-2048...

The plow was stuck at the time - the operator had exited the vehicle before the train was in sight. Dan

Why are you assuming that the TTC didn't rebuild any of their equipment? Dan