Recent content by smallspy

October, as I understand it. And as Northern Light correctly points out above, the factor is entirely trying to coordinate with Metrolinx. Dan

CP had no involvement whatsoever with the construction of the UPX, other than having their tracks realigned for various projects and having them replaced after. Dan

Unfortunately, it is nothing nearly as interesting as goats (although it if was, I would standing at the ready with utensils and curry). Metrolinx pays for a number of different landscaping companies to handle the mowing, and they do so fairly irregularly. And it's nothing more exciting than a...

The completion date does not specify when the project will be ready to use (in most cases). It specifies when the entirety of the project is complete and when the site(s) has been demobilized and returned to its final condition. It wouldn't surprise me if the path was allowed to be used...

That was a typo on my part - you are absolutely correct, McCowan's offloading (south) platform is the correct location. Dan

But there was a location on Line 3 that got so little use that it never needed to see any work done to it the offloading platform at Midland. I believe that they only replaced the rails on the loop at Kennedy once - just prior to the construction of the crossover which eliminated it from daily...

A photo of a rail with absolutely no context as to its location is not much help at all. Especially considering that there were some locations on the "mainline" where the rail very seldom got use, and therefore would have taken far longer than normal to become life expired. Dan

It's not. It's currently looking as if both lines will open at the same time. Dan

There are two carhouses - Black Creek and Finch West - but operationally they are one division. Much as how the SRT was operationally rolled into the BD, with crews based out of Greenwood & Coxwell. Dan

One thing about the operator training..... Despite the fact that the nomenclature and equipment is different, the two lines are being considered equal and equivalent from an operational perspective. The first pair of classes is not being trained on the Finch West Line yet. The second may, but...

Sure, there are no "known" issues. But we also don't have a list of which stations have reached the ability to be safely occupied other than the two or three they've listed on Twitter. A number of 75% of the total is not a list. And whether you want to believe it or not, the layout of the...

Believe me, I'm not. A short turn on something as complicated as the ATO/ATC system is not even remotely close to being as simply as it is for a bus or streetcar. On the subway system (or the Crosstown, here) the signal system needs to be enabled and active, and it needs to take into account...

Construction certificates aren't something to get worked up about. They may be at 8% now, but if they were to submit the remainder all at once - which they could do, as they are simply digital files showing the built form of the line - then the number would become 100%. In terms of progress...

Rails are a consumable. They have a lifespan, and that lifespan is dictated by a variety of factors such as axle weight, number of axles, equipment performance, curvature, gradient, acceleration/deceleration, ambient conditions, etc. Depending on where it is located, the lifespan of a length of...

No, he's not serious. Because actually considering it at this time would be a huge mistake. When lines are opened in stages, it's because they were either planned to from the beginning (see the Bloor-Danforth line), or the decision was made early enough in the design and construction process...