Willybru21
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GO Transit: Service thread (including extensions)
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nfitz
Superstar
Just the gate arm??? I thought those things were supposed to shear right off.
SkylineHorizons
Active Member
Edit* That may have been the case although apparently this crossing gate, which was recently reconstructioned as the road was expanded not too long ago, would sway quite a bit in high winds, to the point where it would be appear to be just about foul of the track(s).
I always thought those gates weren't very tough or reinforced well but I suppose there's a minimal level of structural integrity that they need to have in order to serve their intended purpose.
Indeed. Might be safer to not ride up right in the front anymore for those that do...
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smallspy
Senior Member
They are, if they are hit by a car.
But they are not designed to be speared on-end. That's what the train did.
For the record, a crew had notified CP about the gate in the morning. They had not fixed it by the afternoon rush, when this happened. Also note how close to the windshield that window is. This could have been a lot worse.
Dan
generalcanada
Senior Member
naturally they went to the media lol
Also describes what incident it was
Also describes what incident it was
nfitz
Superstar
I guess CP is off to the TSBC for another slap on the wrist.
torontowest91
Active Member
lakeshore west growth must be because the gardiner closure
KevinT
Active Member
It really seems to me like a severe over-reaction. As the Stop The Horns founder says, "Why do the residents have to suffer for the sake of the folly of one person?" Now that the incident has occurred, and the developer and their sub-contractors are well aware of it, it's not anything that will be happening again.
Northern Light
Superstar
To what post are you responding?
generalcanada
Senior Member
I dont think so, Thats why metrolinx is going through the review process to ensure what went wrong to se that it doesnt happen again.
ownthesky
New Member
Yeesh, maybe the city needs to bite the bullet and yank those multiple tightly packed at-grade crossings, replace them with a cheap bike and pedestrian bridge. Win win for all parties. Highway 7 and Main St are only a few meters away, that’s three at grading crossings within a few minutes of walking from each other.
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Sauga89
New Member
Yes, I wonder, if the local residents were given a choice between keeping the horns or blocking off the street temporarily into two dead ends, which would they choose? I suppose what they really want is this quiet zone back, but if that isn't an option, maybe they should close the street. I'm guessing that whenever they get around to electrifying the line, it probably won't be worth building a road bridge there. How much would it cost to bring a pedestrian bridge that has to be built anyways forward by a few years?
(EDIT: I suppose you'd pay more in interest by building the pedestrian bridge a decade early, but that crossing is next to a senior's home. If even one of them has a heart attack because they can't sleep, it would probably cost the province tens of thousands in OHIP medical care and lawsuits - and that's just the financial cost, not the emotional one.)
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KevinT
Active Member
So it takes a lengthy investigation to figure out if an idiot that almost got killed has learned from their mistake, but they know instantly that horns would have solved it? Sorry, still sounds knee-jerk to me...