Recent content by ssiguy2

Yes, you need better transit but part of better transit is accessibility and for many lower-income Torontonians, GO is a luxury they simply can't afford. If everyone is paying for it thru their taxes, then everyone should enjoy the benefits of it. Also, by having GO are just part of the...

The One-Fare program has been a great success and was long overdue but in order for GO to reach it's full potential and become a viable option for all Torontonians and not just considered a commuter route, they should make the system the same fare AND completely transfer free. Within the City...

I don't understand how Ford can do anything about BB. I know he loves to micro-manage Toronto but airports are 100% the domain of the federal government and is federal gov't land. They can listen to the concerns of the province but are under no obligation to follow thru on their requests. An...

^^^^ Thanks for the reply. This really does help explain the complete lack of any real progress and accountability. This really is scandalous.

This is what I don't understand about ML and I'm not sure if this is the right thread to discuss it but......... Who and what exactly is ML? I know it's suppose to coordinate regional transit connections between all the transit agencies in the GTHA but how exactly is it governed? Are these...

This can all be done, piece of cake just like it is all across the rest of the planet. The ability to electrify is NOT the issue. The issue is that ML simply doesn't want to electrify the system. They have had a decade already and the only thing electrified on the entire system is the...

Who says you have to buy them from the same manufacturer. This is standard gauge track with a litany of suppliers. Just buy some new battery trains to increase frequency and hence capacity and just run these crates at the same time until they have to be replaced.

If one doesn't support this new VLRT technology {and I do understand the hesitation} then fine but that doesn't change the fact that these new streetcar/LRT lines are costing way to much and taking way too long to build. For this kind of money and construction time, how is a streetcar any better...

I think you will find that there will be a lot of resistance for funding a Waterfront LRT by both QP and Torontonians themselves after the fiasco of Finch. People will legitimately ask why spend so much money on something no faster than a bus in a bus lane and have to put up with years of...

Why not just buy a few more trains and have the problem resolved immediately?.............what am I missing?

I don't suppose it crossed anyone's mind at ML that they could have purchased 6 relatively new locos and 17 Bombardier bi-levels to help fill the gap? The commuter rail North Star in Minnesota just shut down a month ago and were {possible still are} looking for buyers. Both the locos and...

I could say I feel bad about saying "I told you so" but I don't. I have said repeatedly that ML has no intention of electrifying their fleet by their pathetic new timetable and turns out I was right. Now, they are saying 2040 which is also just a date pulled out of a hat. ML has no intention of...

As I understand it, when first proposed, this line would average 22km/hr. This is what was sold to both the public and QP and until it averages this speed, the TTC/City/ML have lied thru their teeth about the route. I bet if they were to ask the people back then if they would be willing to spend...

Seeing we are just a few months away from ML "surprise" announcement that no rail lines will be electrified until 2032 but they insist they are working on it, I'm wondering how things have progressed since then. Any new poles in ground, new rolling stock ordered, or any new substations? We all...

I took the UPX last summer when I was in Toronto and I wasn't very impressed. It seemed to crawl thru the elevated portions near Pearson. The larger section once it hit the mainline was quite quick but I found the ride surprisingly loud and jolting for a train. I still think the UPX would be...