Toronto Eglinton Line 5 | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx | Arcadis

[nfitz]

Yea it would be a really weird move to suddenly claim not to want to operate the line after operating the RSD for a month after the incident

Is it though?

I can see the union being surprised that RSD has finished, and they still haven't seen the report for the accident or the RSD results yet. Asking for it, and finding out they won't see it until after the line has opened (if ever). That's actually the timeline I'd expect, rather than going public straight away.

Sigh - why is the TTC still using those dated boards with the lights instead of a modern screen??

Because it's vintage. The design was finalized a couple of decades ago; perhaps they were trying to avoid Y2K problems . Gosh, TTC was still installing CRT monitors for the station displays back then.

You wouldn't use this tech on new trains. If they'd gone for screens back then, we'd have had a thread full of complaining of more bleeding-edge/made in Ontario expensive tech, that didn't even last the necessary quarter-century.

They are the same vintage as the R188 cars that you see on the 7 trains in New York City. Heck, looks very similar tech screen:


Compare to the kind of digital displays you'd expect today, on the new 2020s R211 cars from the same manufacturer, that they use on the A-C trains:

 

[Towered]

Cost is expensive to have modern screens installed and maintained

Then let's just go full on Toronto and use the old fluourescent backlit signs. Done.

 

[narduch]

TTC technology

 

[youngblood]

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I drove by cedarvale today and it seemed to be that these signs have all been switched over to Cedarvale with the alignment fixed as well

 

[UntitledCyclist]

VMC station has retail (a take out place) now:

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Even the SmartVMC YRT terminal does:

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The VMC complex is going big league!

It's no Eglington Station Cinnabon, but I could do a cornetto and a boba!

 

[kamira51]

It looks quite nice for the limited space they have.

 

[TwoWheelPoli]

It's no Eglington Station Cinnabon, but I could do a cornetto and a boba!

It's a bit pricey, but not bad.

 

[T-Bor]

Not sure if this means anything, but I spent an hour on the golden mile yesterday. Didn't see a single train in either direction.

Could mean there's very little training to do, and they're getting close

 

[ElrondHubbard]

Not sure if this means anything, but I spent an hour on the golden mile yesterday. Didn't see a single train in either direction.

Could mean there's very little training to do, and they're getting close

It could mean a lot of things. It could mean Metrolinx have decided at the last minute to cancel the LRT and build it elevated instead. Not that I believe that’s true, just that I wouldn’t put it past them.

The one and only piece of information anyone should be caring about is an opening date. I’m hoping to read it here first.

 

[Chaplinurbex]

It could mean a lot of things. It could mean Metrolinx have decided at the last minute to cancel the LRT and build it elevated instead. Not that I believe that’s true, just that I wouldn’t put it past them.

The one and only piece of information anyone should be caring about is an opening date. I’m hoping to read it here first.

Literally 0% chance of that happening. Silly comment.

 

[smallspy]

Not sure if this means anything, but I spent an hour on the golden mile yesterday. Didn't see a single train in either direction.

Crosslinx has been doing inspections on the line for the past couple of days.

Dan

 

[ThenWhat]

It looks quite nice for the limited space they have.

Meaning the limited space they have after the rest of the wall space is taken by advertisers.

 

[hawc]

Meaning the limited space they have after the rest of the wall space is taken by advertisers.

What advertisers? Nobody advertises on the TTC anymore.

 

[nfitz]

What advertisers? Nobody advertises on the TTC anymore.

Other than those who still advertise on the TTC.

It's down, certainly. But no shortage of ads for every community college under the sun, in July after university admissions offices sent their rejection letters.

 

[eglinton1661]

There are several trains on Line 1 with advertising space completely plastered with Air Canada at Billy Bishop announcements.