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IMO this is a myth bc of what the TTC said in the Dec 10 board meeting and the slow speeds observed by trainspotters for years...
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I used to work at Don Mills and Eglinton, and to go home it's either taking the 25/925 bus down to Pape station or 34 bus west to...
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If were going to compare to Japan in the case of LRT would the Utsunomiya LRT which opened in 2024 not be a better example? Just some...
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I have been on the line before. It has one remaining level-crossing since 2005, scheduled to be removed by 2029-30, and certainly not in...
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Yep, and the Flexity Freedoms are their cousin, and working great on the Valley Line and ION. Should never have cancelled the order for...
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I substantially agree with your overall point, but it's unclear whether a fully underground system would've taken longer to build in...
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* as someone who travels bloor-eglinton essentially every day, a few notes: 1. Currently, morning of the 29th, normal speeds (aside...
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Unclear, but what Line 5 operators are saying doesn't bode well for 'reliability'. I'm not going to bore everyone with more math. Good...
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The fact that trains can fly though the underground portion while struggling at the surface level is further justification that we...
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Yeah, I understand now what Reece Martin meant when he talks about obsessing over Toronto transit becomes rather depressing, and you...
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I don't understand how any company, designer, engineer etc. can design a system that requires all of these slow and overly cautious...
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A concerning comment from a Line 5 operator: "Line 5 op here: I’d like to point out that when they do open the line, plans are to have...
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the disastrous line 6 operations have been so depressing to the point that i'm kind of checked out on caring about any future transit...
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If it's ultra reliable, I'd agree I'd trade some speed for reliability for sure. But it will likely be both slow and unreliable. Much...
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For me also reliability is more important than speed. Speed is good to have, but reliability is essential. That's my own view, others...
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