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https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/go-train-operators-can-t-leave-a-train-to-help-someone-struck-on-the-tracks-says-union-1.6748812 Worth reading the whole thing.

Tried it today. Was actually a bit surprised they opened on a Sunday. Weekends they’re open until 16:00. Looks like a lot of their stuff had been sold when I got there just before closing which is a good sign. Got an egg salad sandwich (a bit pricy, but was expecting that). It was good and on...

No, sorry.

There’s a cow outside Union now.

Unfortunately I haven’t heard of a firm the plan for those items. A friend, who’s a mechanic at a different transit agency mentioned announcements might be too much work for the relatively short time these buses will be with DRT. Destination signs should be easy to do since they have the...

I’m very confused by that quote.

Stopped by Ajax GO Station and spotted a few of the new leased buses from the south parking lot looking close to ready for service. I'm hearing that they will start to enter service in February. There are fifteen buses and they will be split between Ajax and Oshawa. For those interested in the...

I was really surprised how popular it was. To me it looks busier than the outdoor skating rink was. I wonder how the actual numbers compare.

GRT unveiled their new battery-electric buses today.

I don’t have any official analysis, but the TTC’s fully low floor Orion VI fleet was notorious for its constrained capacity. This probably became part of the TTC’s input when Orion was developing the partial low floor VII. They were able to add ten more seats with the VII. Ultimately I think...

Looks like glass fibre reinforced polymer.

Finally some visual progress at Queen’s Park

New York and Toronto both have the same problem with older/incompatible infrastructure and excessive costs for platform screen doors. The MTA’s solution for now is fixed, half height barriers covering most of the platform. I’m not quite convinced it was worth it or will be very effective, but...

The guy you’re replying to just makes shitpost after shitpost. It’s not serious discussion. Best to ignore. You won’t get a genuine reply.

DRT has one of these at Pickering Parkway Terminal. I wonder if the TTC is testing the same Papercast ones used by DRT. The description sounds the same.

Originally posted here: https://cptdb.ca/topic/5871-metrolinx-transit-purchasing-initiative/?do=findComment&comment=986803 According to the Timmins Transit document, Nova Bus didn’t bid on Metrolinx’s lates TPI. They also believe, following a meeting at CUTA, that Nova Bus will withdraw from...

Station design survey just out: https://www.metrolinx.com/en/projects-and-programs/scarborough-subway-extension/events/scarborough-subway-extension-feature-wall-design-consultation

Post 9/11 paranoia too. I’ve last count the number of times security or police have hassled me for taking photos. This didn’t really stop until everybody’s phone also became a camera.

And with the latest cuts (reallocations), getting to the GO Station has now gotten worse in Pickering and Whitby. I’d say Ajax too.

There used to be a charter bus/sightseeing company that offered a shuttle between downtown Toronto and downtown Unionville. I don’t know if it was sponsored by the Town, but it ran for a few years before ceasing operation. It would seem a train would be much more expensive to operate. If the...