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That has been another major concern, Canada Day. The C-Line needs to prove reliable when stressed. Failure at 10:30 p.m. on Canada Day can't happen.

I think this is your point about single choke point, which applies to non-downtown bus routes as well. Ottawa is in trouble as it cannot run enough trains to run the subway efficiently and reliably, a serious miscalculation. There was also a serious error in assumptions made about Tunney's...

Yes, they were unsuccessful at running 15 trains because of unreliability problems. Obviously, when running only 13 trains, trains will be more crowded than desired. They are using an excuse of only 'needing' 13 trains to hide the reliability problems. At present, 13 is the maximum number of...

The door sensors have been known to be problematic for months. Somebody broke a door holding it open. We are hearing that doors are closing before everybody exits the train particularly at the University of Ottawa.

Maybe I am wrong, but isn't VIA also piggybacking on an Amtrak order to get a better price?

The plan is to use another bridge closer to downtown to bring LRT across the river. Bayview is a problem because it is too far west of downtown and it would require Ottawa taxpayers to provide trains for Gatineau residents. There is a lot of politics involved in providing the highway link...

Hurdman Station is elevated to allow an under-station roadway access (included in station design) from south to north, which will enable the area surrounding the station to be developed in the future.

Makes sense to me.

Let's remember that hundreds of drivers received a pink slip last fall. What would you do under those circumstances if you received a pink slip? You would be looking for another job. I am sure many drivers found other jobs and left. Who would be interested in a job that was likely to only...

It was forced attrition because any new hires were only to be very short term and therefore very people were interested. The city has spent a fortune in over-time to make up for the shortage of drivers and is trying to get that extra money back from RTG because of the delay in opening caused...

Feeder buses are only being minimally upgraded. The city is overextended on Phase1 and the now under construction Phase 2, and operational savings are being directed towards paying financing costs. The last I heard was that hundreds of drivers were to be laid off presumably in early October.

Yes, the last upgrade was so badly botched, that trains routinely have to slow to a crawl at one of the passing locations.

Yes, but the Ottawa condo market is not big enough to support it, especially when the Lebreton and Bayview properties are still mostly vacant and don't require this additional expense of building a platform underneath. The trench in question is quite long and the Phase 2 extension will require...

That will cost a fortune.

Expansion to under-served areas will accomplish the same thing. Every new rail or other rapid transit line will redirect passengers from existing bus routes and the Confederation Line. At some point in the future, we need to look at more routes serving areas inside the Greenbelt to promote...

The timed trip length is 21 minutes. If that can be matched in real operations, then being short a couple trains may work out for the time being. It was originally expected that end to end travel would be 24 to 25 minutes. September will be a good test, with vacations ending. We will see how...

Because of the great delay in getting the Confederation Line going, the two additional trains that were purchased have been put aside. All efforts are being focused on getting the line open. It will be months before the other two trains will be certified for service.

If it is true and 13 trains will be put into service, there will be 8 train cars as spares. They have already purchased two additional trains, but they are not ready for service. Also, the order has already been placed for Phase 2 trains. I believe they are keeping the Belfast facility open...

It is looking like the city is going to launch the Confederation Line with fewer trains than planned. They have been trying to run the trains at a faster speed because they cannot keep 15 operational trains in service reliably. Whether that will meet passenger demand, we will find out after the...

The noise level is perfectly acceptable especially since it is not next to residences but the general assumption that trains are quiet is not true.