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I live close to Oakville GO. Where's MY express train to Pearson airport??? I thought we were trying to build a regional network you guys?! Seeesh!

We do have a transit network. It's called the GO train. Which serves both Bloor and Weston. Improve the Kitchener line so riders at these stations aren't so reliant on the UPX, and the UPX can focus on doing what it was designed to do. Moving people quickly and efficiently between Union and Pearson.

You don't see the irony in this statement, do you? "The conversation has never been had, so it's not worth pursuing." uhm... so let's have the conversation? I could understand your argument if we were talking about physical limitations regarding infrastructure. But you're basically telling me...

Of course it matters. How does it not matter? You're argument is that ML can't be made to change their minds. Silly argument. I'm sure we can get the Minister of transportation to send a sternly worded email to Vester, telling him to speed up the trains through the stations or find another job.

Makes me wonder how MX would make express trains work if we achieved "at level" boarding across the entire network. I'm sure there are plenty of other networks around the globe that have "at level" boarding and don't have their trains slow down through stations due to fear of trains making...

Yes, but is the time saving of only 2 minutes due to the fact that the UPX trains have to slow down through stations with high platforms? If the UPX could travel at a consistent top speed from Union to Pearson, would we still be talking about a time saving of only 2 minutes?

Can MX utilize a fourth track on the Toronto portion of the Kitchener line if they still haven't got a third track running through Brampton? Isn't Bramalea just going to be jammed full of GO trains?

Are you referring to the elevated portion that allows for level boarding with the UP Express? Does any train passing through Weston have to slow down because of these elevated portions?

This article & video is from 2016. Did ML figure out a work around for this issue? https://globalnews.ca/news/2485850/union-station-renovation-poses-problems-for-new-electric-trains/

The western extension? Or the entire Eglinton Crosstown?

Or instead of adding another stop on the UP Express, you could just ride the Eglinton Crosstown all the way to Renforth, once the Western extension is complete, and take an express Airport bus from there.

Toronto urbanists are repulsed at the sight of express trains flying past train stations. "The train must stop at every station!"

Wouldn't MX also have to order more locomotives to accommodate all these extra, shorter trains?

Yeah, I actually work on weekends. I work Wednesday-Sunday with Mon/Tuesdays off. So on Wednesday-Fridays I would need to catch the 41 GO bus, and on weekends the 47 GO bus. The 56 doesn't seem to work for me. The scheduling of the bus doesn't line up with my shift ending at 8:00pm. The 56...

I was messing around with Google maps. I wanted to see what was the best route for transit to get to work. I live in Oakville and work in Brampton. I always drive to work, never taken transit. I've come to the conclusion that it only makes sense for me to take transit if I drive to the...

Easy to electrify your network when it's only a single line.

Thanks for posting that video. The visualisation of the Brightline turnout really helped me to better understand what it is you guys are talking about. I'm still fairly naïve when it comes to rail infrastructure, but always willing to learn more. Seeing that video also made me realise that...

Can you elaborate on this? What's a "speed turnout" and what's a "#20"? How much of a speed increase will the #20's offer over the existing crossovers?

What's so frustrating is that, based on your recent posts, not only does there appear to be no effort from the TTC to address the multiple issues surrounding the streetcars, they're also spending hundred of millions ordering more of them. Money that probably would have been better spent on...

That was my thinking. If we want AD2W on a line with 15-30 min frequency (in both directions), while also running commuter express service on that same line, then we would need a third track. Wouldn't we? I mean maybe if you have a really experienced transit controller at the helm, they could...