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It seems the discussion is whether 610mm was the right call as opposed to 1220mm. Will GO ever reach a volume where their throughput is limited by the 610mm standard? I would say maybe at a few stations during peak demand. But low floor EMU's should be sufficient for the 'metro-style' routes and...

Isn't this on a CN line? I wonder if CN didn't want to create the space for the longer switch and ML wanted to get something done rather than spend more time and money for the perfect solution.

I don't think opposing the 413 and closing down the OBRY are hypocritical viewpoints. The two corridors run perpendicular to each other and serve different travel patterns. The only part of the corridor that could be truly useful as an alternate to the 413 (or really 410 expansion) would be...

I believe they are planning to eventually upgrade all platforms to be at level boarding height

If dwell times are becoming a problem, couldn't GO eventually get coaches with 3 sets of doors at the current low-level (610mm level boarding). It wouldn't help much, but they may eventually not run double-decker coaches and instead use coaches with just the lower and mid levels for the most...

The west-end extension will be pretty well covered by the GO RER Kitchener and Barrie lines. The OL would probably want to get further west before going North

Because GO already has hundreds of low-floor carriages in their fleet and 50+ low-floor stations. It is going to be cheaper and faster for them to slowly upgrade the coaches to level-boarding and much cheaper for them to get the stations to 610mm than to try and replace their entire fleet...

I think Sheppard East meeting line 2 at McCowan makes a lot of sense from an operational point of view. You have a large empty plot of land to build a new MSF at the CP rail yard (I think Metrolinx may already own part of the dis-used section of that yard), that would allow for greenwood to be...

I could see LW to Burlington and Stouffville lines electrified by 2027/2028. Partial completion of LE should also be possible in that timeline.

Why put development along major arteries that are designed for cars when you could put better development adjacent to a transit station with 3 different modes and strong connections? We always complain that GO stations are in the middle of empty parking lots, but this design change enables...

What would be ideal is if the widening allowed for a future move of the Old Weston stop to underneath the new Davenport Rd bridge, and then pedestrian stairs and an elevator down to the platforms. That would provide a nice connection from the station without having to re-route the streetcar.

This is the only source we really have. It suggests EMUs for regular service and electrical locomotives(I'm assuming using old bi-level coaches) to handle peak demand services on the electrified routes...

Ideally, the path would get to St. Clair along the rail corridor (fully grade-separated). But getting to Davenport and then moving the path to go through Earlscourt Park would also make sense.

RER is both. GO will run a mix of local and express trains. It seems you argument is either GO is incapable of running the mixed service, or that we should have another brand of service to separate local and express. Do we really need a different livery and service provider to differentiate...

Have you not seen a Lakeshore west or east train outside of rush hour? There is plenty of other uses for that service other than getting downtown, and go is perfectly capable of running a mix of express and local service. Smartrack is likely going to be an expansion of GO service and will just...

It is fine, but nit-picking every part of the above-ground OL is how we will prove that a deep station with a 10 minute transfer time just to get to the streetcar stop is superior.

Isn't this a placeholder until they build the new bus loop? I thought I saw a drawing indicating this is where the bus loop was moving to once the new track was installed.

Halton could benefit from a merged transit agency. Oakville and Burlington could combine many of the routes that require linear transfers, and bus connections between Milton and, Oakville and Burlington could be established. Currently, it is fastest to go via Mississauga when trying to go from...

Isn't Liberty Village (King West) Station going to serve that purpose? Liberty village also provides a destination and more transfers. I can't really see a justification for an intermediate stop between Bloor and Liberty Village.

I believe the eventual plan involves wider platforms, and stub tracks to make layovers easier for VIA: https://urbantoronto.ca/forum/threads/go-transit-construction-projects-metrolinx-various.9023/post-1686071