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Perhaps they are using an NRC facility? Ottawa doesn't seem that much colder on the whole than Toronto.

Can anyone tell me what the anticipated opening date is for the new express lanes to Hurontario? They seem to have been on the cusp of finishing them for an eternity now.

Personally, I have found that reverse thrust on a turboprop is significantly noisier than on a jet, or at least a more disruptive noise.

It may simply be the case that it's easier for people to be aware that they are in a quiet zone if it is a blanket rule like all upper-level areas. I know I often do not realize which car I am in, and asking everyone to make the effort to know where they are in the train may result in the quiet...

GO, UPX and Presto are all distinct brands within Metrolinx. It doesn't necessarily follow that the Crosstown would be subordinate to any of them. I would think that the Crosstown would be akin to the situation with VIVA in York Region, but maybe more knowledgable people could chime in. In any...

The link WK Lis provided explained that the main issue is that the wires suspending the existing lines are flush with the current wire and would get snagged by the pantograph. Most of the time, mixed traffic routes would run slow enough that wear of the pantograph wouldn't be an issue, but in...

Cool, thanks for the info.

What changes have to be made to make a line ready for pantographs?

Perhaps they confused Toronto with Iqaluit? It's an easy mistake to make if you don't know how to type and mash the keyboard often enough.

Where is it available online? The only episodes on discovery.ca are Sydney and San Francisco.

I don't think it's a big deal where the lines are different. It's obviously an issue for YUS though.

By that logic I guess the 407 must have been a resounding failure.

You are certainly rounding rather generously. The trip from Allandale Waterfront to Union is schedule ~1:45. From Newmarket, it is pretty much exactly 1:00. All trains serve all stops. From Hamilton GO, the train is scheduled to take 1:15, skipping all stations after Oakville. From Aldershot...

Using the GO Electrification report from 2010, the ridership per train for one year is: Lakeshore West: 234392 Lakeshore East: 191114 Milton: 479114 Georgetown: 331985 Barrie: 385613 Richmond Hill: 252133 Stouffville: 329910 The major caveat is that the number of trains per...

What is voter turnout for a by-election compared to a normal election?

Not a transit map, but full of useful information about transit system functioning. Worthwhile read for people interested in how to optimize the operation of a rapid transit line. http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/tcrp/tcrp100/part%205.pdf via Transportation Research Board (apologies...

What are the constraints on Union Station's capacity? I hear it repeated all the time that as GO moves toward more all-day service and greater frequency that they will run out of capacity at Union. Based on a simple count of platforms and tracks, this doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me...

Thanks for the link. The ultimate terminal plan I mentioned earlier is shown on Page 3 of the Passenger Terminal chapter: http://web.archive.org/web/20050520100346/http://gtaa.com/documents/news/master_plan_chapter4.pdf

So, some of the commentary I have been reading seems to be suggesting that Rob Ford might not be allowed to run in a by-election. The language of the ruling is: The question is whether the term ends when Ford is removed from office, or when the next regular election is called. The language in...

I'm not convinced that Rob Ford would actually run again for mayor. On the one hand, he seems like the sort of guy who would want to give the finger to those people who wanted to see him kicked out, and being elected would be the best way to do that. On the other hand, if I have ever seen...