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These large ducts are for the 230 kV transmission cables that were stored on the south side of the MX tracks for a while. They are replacing 3 old circuits that bring energy in from the Portlands Energy Centre and previously from the Hearn Generating Station to the Esplanade Transmission...

If the Cadence consortium has won the RfP (which this post suggests), the train supplier will be Alstom because CDPQ owns 18% of Alstom's shares and has a permanent representative (Kim Thomassin) on their Board of Directors...

The train set referred to in Hitachi Rail's press release, would be a modified TransPennine Express Nova 1, which is a BR Class 802/2. The standard 802/2 is primarily an EMU (25kV AC) with 3x700kW V12 turbo-diesel engines to allow it to operate on lines that aren't electrified. For the trail...

Bringing forward the impact of this decision. Previous solution involved relocating several graves within the same abandoned church yard, no impact on existing houses or the existing play ground. New solution involves purchasing and destroying someone's house and removing the play ground but...

That's the same AtkinsRealis (formerly SNC-Lavalin) that managed construction of the Ottawa Confederation Line and Crosstown LRT! They did acquire new transportation engineering talent when the bought-out Atkins but their performance in resolving the on-going challenges of these two projects...

For stations in England & Scotland managed by Network Rail, this station retail directory page provides details: https://www.networkrail.co.uk/communities/passengers/station-retail-directory/ London Bridge has a count of 51, London Victoria has a count of 32.

Agree about the graphics with white background. The three transport service providers all have alternatives with darker backgrounds with on their rolling stock or their websites:

Yes. Certainly on the new 12-lane sections of the 401 (from the 410 to James Snow Pkwy) where a quite a few single-occupant drivers want to treat the HOV lanes as an express lane and weave in-out of the HOV lane, passing those of us "only" doing to 120, to achieve their target ~135 km/h.

Brampton Transit offers the 505A and 115 MiWay the 7

Most efficient way to move from The Royal York hotel (just guessing here) to the north end of YYZ, to your private jet, would be GO Train from Union to Malton and short drive.

They Layover will be located between Heritage Rd and Winston Churchill Blvd. If the platforms ran over Hwy413, there would be room for a station East of Heritage Rd.

The City of Brampton had been pressing a new GO Train station around the intersection of the Guelph Sub and Heritage Road as part of their grand design for a boulevard instead of a grade separated highway 413. The recent Secondary Plan posted on their planning site now accepts that Hwy 413 is a...

Could mean they've completed installing the piles (that required the crane to move the reinforcement cages) and can now move on to forming the western bridge pier.

Short haul flights also generate more GHG emissions per passenger-km because the aircraft don't reach optimum cruise altitude and spend a greater proportion of the flight climbing and descending. So flying lots of short haul flights has a negative impact on an airlines environmental impact...

https://www.prestocard.ca/en/about/presto-perks I'm surprised by the number of places as Presto card gets you a discount.

It's not clear when we'll see the results of this 2051 Regional Transit Plan but it should provide - at least - a list of

Metrolinx's defense at the expropriation hearing (referenced above) indicated that the grade separation would be needed to support 30-minute or 15-minute service beyond Mt Pleasant. GO Transit / Metrolinx will have paid for 2 of the 3 tracks at Brampton Station, so could reasonably expect to...

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There are a couple of projects in the UK to create simpler very light rail vehicles targeted at: Low-traffic branch lines, https://revolutionvlr.com/ Streetcar style urban rail transit on lighter tracks - reducing the amount of existing infrastructure that needs to be moved before track...