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[Allandale25]

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[vic]

Some more photos from yesterday. The first couple are Paton Rd. on the west side of the tracks:

Looking south from just south of Wallace Ave:

Wallace Ave.:

Looking south from Wallace Ave.:

Looking west over the tracks towards Antler St.

And finishing with some more from the east side of Paton Rd.:

 

[Allandale25]

Some more photos from yesterday. The first couple are Paton Rd. on the west side of the tracks:

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There's a pedestrian tunnel under there right? It was filled in?

 

[vic]

There's a pedestrian tunnel under there right? It was filled in?

Yes, the tunnel is still there, and not filled in yet. You can see the sealed-up entrance structures on both sides of the rail line (the east entrance is in two of my photos above). If you stick a phone in through the cracks on either side, you can get a decent view/photo.

 

[vic]

Paton road abandoned railway tunnel. by Jamie Kaiser, on Flickr

Not my photo, but I've taken similar.

 

[Allandale25]

^ Thanks! So are they going to fill it in with concrete, or remove all the concrete for the tunnel structure?

 

[vic]

^ Thanks! So are they going to fill it in with concrete, or remove all the concrete for the tunnel structure?

I'm not sure exactly how they plan on handling that. I'm just hoping that I get a chance to go through that tunnel before it's gone forever.

Here are some screenshots from the 1996 Documentary "Tales From The Triangle". Screenshots include the tunnel when it was still open, and shortly after it closed.

 

[urbanyimby]

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[Towered]

That tunnel is creepy as hell - how was such a horrid design ever approved??

 

[vic]

That tunnel is creepy as hell - how was such a horrid design ever approved??

Apparently the neighbourhood wanted a bridge. But the powers that be chose the more expensive and dangerous option that nobody wanted.

 

[ProjectEnd]

So why was it finally shuttered? Lack of money to maintain? And what year do we think that was?

Thanks @vic - I had no idea this existed!

 

[vic]

So why was it finally shuttered? Lack of money to maintain? And what year do we think that was?

Thanks @vic - I had no idea this existed!

I wish I knew the exact timeline, but I believe it was only open for a few years. Opened 1991'ish? Closed in 1994. Safety was the main concern. Many people didn't use it, continued to cross the tracks at-grade. There were robberies and assaults, it was dirty and used as a urinal...

 

[ShonTron]

Apparently the neighbourhood wanted a bridge. But the powers that be chose the more expensive and dangerous option that nobody wanted.

Underpasses have an advantage in that there are far fewer steps to climb. It's also easier to put in AODA-compliant grades for ramps. That's why they're preferred at GO Stations, for example. But without enough traffic, or without safety features, they can be much more dangerous.

 

[smallspy]

Underpasses have an advantage in that there are far fewer steps to climb. It's also easier to put in AODA-compliant grades for ramps. That's why they're preferred at GO Stations, for example. But without enough traffic, or without safety features, they can be much more dangerous.

I'm going to go on a bit of a tangent here, but.....

Are underpasses actually any less safe than overpasses? Sure, the perception is there, and perhaps that perception is everything, but......is there any scientific research to indicate that they are less safe?

Dan

 

[W. K. Lis]

I'm going to go on a bit of a tangent here, but.....

Are underpasses actually any less safe than overpasses? Sure, the perception is there, and perhaps that perception is everything, but......is there any scientific research to indicate that they are less safe?

Dan

There could be dementors lurking in underpasses.

From link.