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There is the route through St Albert to Kaybob (Sangudo Subdivision) which ends about 50km from the line to Grande Prairie but zone speeds are 15-30mph. Seems like you could do a lot with the mainline route for the cash you would need to drop on rehabbing and extending that subdivision, and...

Without opining on the merits of particular individuals, the TTC is a massive city agency and a massive transit agency which deserves the best available leadership, wherever it comes from. It should have transit leaders from all over the world fighting to lead it, and not merely the ones looking...

perhaps Halton may also be able to obtain some bits and pieces from Vancouver’s Mark Is as they are retired, rather than rely solely on what the TTC was able to part with?

Agreed. The problem is that newer is not necessarily reliable as we are seeing with some of the Tier 3 /4 stuff. I see comments above about how electrification of the rail network generally is impractical / uneconomic. I suppose it depends on what your imperatives are and where they are going...

VIA Rail are re-rebuilding three quarters of their 1986-89 units to go until 2035 (when the rest of the legacy/long distance 1950s Budd stock is finally (allegedly) to get the chop.

Their F40s too - somehow California's regulator was persuaded to issue a waiver. US$6.32m for everything (power and coaches) https://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/caltrain-international-buyer-retired-diesel-fleet-19919903.php

A forum poster is a bit different than a city councillor. Colle should be and hopefully will be asked to substantiate that. Of course, if he knows only by virtue of information the TTC passed on, this could be a new friction point between Metrolinx and their contractor.

Maybe construct a third track on the busway as well as straightening the current west track, but turn the current east track into a siding for servicing the industrial spurs? Tricky part seems to me how to get the shifted mains back over to the current alignment once past the Ellesmere spur...

How have the TTC ensured that people will continue to have access to meat patties?

Nobody really knows, I think. Probably all waiting to see just when Scarb Extension is actually completed and how demand shifts around by then. The likelihood of a service route seems on the low side but maybe it could be kept so buses entering/leaving Kennedy out of service can sidestep...

As most on here know, it’s easier to be cheaper when your ROW, main tunnel and main station are basically handed to you and your spend is mostly refit.

Too small in what sense? Building additional aprons and hangars? 15/33 is 3500 feet, 400 feet shorter than the equivalent Buttonville strip.

VIA Rail isn’t just the Corridor. There are public service routes for which the government compensates VIA to operate them. It’s hard to compare VIA against operators in other countries - some of them own their tracks and can increase frequency on profitable route pairs to maximize revenue...

the trackside guide says St Guillaume Spur is embargoed from 0.29 (Farnham) to 24.70 (St Hyacinthe) and “CP intends to discontinue entire spur”

Which is one of the reasons I think VIA should be sending Ocean along the North Shore route *now*, upgraded to reasonable running time to send divert trains the same way when needed, and at the same time get some time back by eliminating the reverse move at Sainte-Foy.

Federal Court, S. 18.1 Application for Judicial Review. Parties are VIA, CN and the Attorney General of Canada. Docket is T-3067-24. No documents are posted as downloadable at this time.

not the best likeness

Might be creating a crisis to force the government's hand into giving some more cash to keep them open. The rest of that article was interesting, positing that ARTM should look for off peak/weekend/leisure traffic as GO (to some extent in Niagara) has

I don't think 2201-2300 ever went back to Siemens to have the mods/fixes done to it that its own testing provided for the production series of locos/cars. Even better if it's going back to have a proof-of-concept set of shunt enhancers and/or wheel scrubbers fitted.

The Gazette article linked within notes that the CAQ government draws support in part from the areas the ARTM proposes to cut, and is running behind in the polls.